Sayings of the Week

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 19, 4 November 1908, Page 3

Sayings of the Week

Money was a very-• di flic till thing to handle, and Aery sensitive. The moment one touched it and smarted putting Tates up, one produced widespread effects that, like the boomerang, came back sometimes arid hit the people who caused them.—>S*ir Joseph Ward.

'A bullock which formerly cost 26/ to send to Wellington could now be railed for 10/6, while sheep could now oe trucked cheaper than they could be driven. — 'Mr. V. E. Major at llawera.

He had voted for the reduction of days Of racing, and those who complained of it did not know to what excess racing had been carried. He had voted in an endeavour to clean the sport, and he would do so again.— Mr. G. Witty at Biccarton.

During the twelve years from 1895 to 1907 the national debt had increased from £40,000,000 to £64,000,000, and the amount of debt per head of population had increased from £5B to £7O, notwithstanding that the population had increased in the meantime. — Mr. 7*. Moore at Papanui.

The coming of Irish Home Rule, bringing in its train peace from politics, would for the first time liberate the productive forces of Ireland. It would mean more economic benefit to Great Britain than all the wild-cat schemes of Colonial Fedeartion (with a food tax for cement) that ever mewed and clawed in the office of the Tariff Reform League,— flfr. T. At. Kettle. M.P.

The construction of main trunk railways should be pushed on, to the exclusion of branch lines. The main lines would be self-paying at once, and the feeding lines could follow in due time, — Mr. R. Moore at Papanui.

, llvexvihing that the farmer his land was free of duty.except boilers, which z could be made in New Zealand; The increased duty on boots ceased when the boots reached a value of 12/ per pair, and farmers knew' that hoots worth less than that were too poor ami flimsy for rough work in the fields.— Mr. D. Bud do at Kaiapoi. ♦ ♦ * 9 If bare majority was in force now, some of the prohibited electorates would go back to license, and he was convinced that the whole cause would be impeded, if they tried to go ahead of public opinion and force on bare majority.— Mr. F. Al under, M.R. Ho saw no reason why ladies should not represent constituencies in Parliament.—Mr. R. Moore at Papanui. Instead of us having to fight trusts through the State as is done in America through President Roosevelt, the time is coming when we shall have to fight, a great trust in the Stale itself: I hat will be one of the great tights in the future. — Air. F. M. B. Fisher. .The country had spent six times £3OO on his political education, and he learned more last year than in any three years before. He now asked them to return him again.— Mr. Major at llawera. ♦ * * » The buying up of land by the State Was a system of slow land nationalising that only needed to go on long enough to cover the whole country.— Mr. Muslin at Ashburton. He did not suppose it could be said of any other Administration what was true of the Ward Government, namely, that, since the Administration took office not a single relation of « single Cabinet Minister had been appointed to the Civil Service.— Hon. R. McNab. The earth hunger in the Dominion was enormous, but the Government had tied lip its capital for 999 years in many instances. Nations rose and fell in half that time: languages had been altered, and the whole social system of a nation had been altered perhaps three times in

a thousand years, yet Jimmy Jones drew a section and no one could shift him for a thousand years, and he would get a fresh renewal if he appeared in person.— Mr. G. Sheat at Biccarton.

We should be a source of strength to the Empire, instead of, as I believe we are at present, a source of weakness.— Sir Joseph Ward.

It is imperative that there shall bo drastic reform in native land legislation, so that native land can be taken up and the people get their title at small cost and expenditure. The native land legislation is one of the completest “monkeypuzzle” trees I have ever known.— Mr. J. Stevens at Marton.

The Prime Minister had said that Mr. Allen was, notwithstanding his strictures, excessively active in making applications for votes for his own district. He was bound to admit the charge. If the plunder was there and he did not dip his hand in the chest as representing them he would not be doing his duty.— Mr. James Allen. < * -K- * 1 believe in borrowing for reproductive purposes only. The cost of taxation is entirely out of proportion to the population of this country. — Air. Winder at Wellington East. We in New Zealand should be prepared to do our share in the matter of Empire defence, and we cannot get proper ucience without paying for it. The volunteer who goes into training should be paid the full amount of the wages he loses.— Mr. Buddo at Kaiapoi. • * * * There is a tendency in the House at the present time to disregard and disrespect the rights of viio .x>ivners -of property. They are being : disregarded far too much at the present, time, and you want men in the House will help to stop that.— Mr. F. M. B.• Risher. * < < All the Government’/Candidates are dealing out set speecheJr to the electors, sort of made in Germany kind of things. 'They are not allowed to have any individually. no original thoughts, but must have their manhood stultified, not only in toe House, but on the platform before the electors. Why don’t, you vote for a man who can think his own thoughts, and speak them?— Mr. Byron Rroirn at Mouton. Little did I think when I allowed myself to be nominated as a candidate for Bruce that the flashlight of the ‘\viilton Mirror” would be cast upon me! I am now’ in the'glare of that light, but had I thought I would have to stand with the light of that influential luminary shining upon me, I think I would have shrivelled up like a piece of overdone bacon.— Air. James Alien. The best thing a person could do who did not want to see a solution of the Labour problem was to (‘migrate to the Philippines—where there was plenty of hemp, but no Constitution. — l/r. 7'. M. Wilford. * * * ♦ At one time 1 thought the native landlord was the worst on earth, but how the Crown runs him very close, and Crown tenants know what it is to now the knee.— Mr. E. fl. B. Aloss, Parnell, They had come to the conclusion that, if labour was to make any further ad vance, labour would need to put in a party of its own that would not be at i..e beck and call of any particular party that might be in power.— Air. ./, IV. Munro, Dunedin West.’ In nine cases out of ten, gaol made criminals worse than they were before, even if it did not manufacture them.— Mr. F. E. Baume. A Socialistic colony was founded by Australians in South America* but its members had lost ah their money and bad to beg or borrow from their friends to get back tu Australia, where there

was n chance for the individual to better his position. Socialism had been tried at Brest, in France, and the whole place had gone to the dogs. Last year the people there had swept away all their socialistic institutions.— Mr. R. Moore at Papanui.

Complaints were made against the Government for not encouraging the farming industry. And what did they find? in 1892-3 the agricultural vote was £38,520, and in 1908 £149,033, so it would be seen that the vote had practically quadrupled.—Air, C. E. Major at Hawera.

There will be no need of a second ballot in the Parnell electorate. It is going to be a straight-out fight between Mr. Lawry and myself. We are old friends. He succeeded my father as member for Parnell eighteen years ago. It will tie a well-fought contest, but there will be no bitterness on either side.— Mr. E. R. Moss, at Parnell.

During the past year the Dominion has gone through a very severe crisis, and had it not been for the Advances to Settlers Act and the Advances to Workers Act, probably a good deal more would have been heard about it.- Had it not been for the existence of the Advances to Settlers Department, thousands of people would have lost their earnings for years. — Mr. Barber, M.P., Wellington.

He was not seeking re-election to Parliament for any profit he might make out of it, but for the honour of representing them. If a portfolio were offered him he would accept it because he would deem it his duty to his constituents. Be did not pose as an orator, a statesman, or a reformer.— Mr. Field, Otaki.

The verandahs in some of the main streets of Auckland are a disgrace. It is quite time that a uniform verandah was agreed upon.— Mr. George Sayers, Mayor of Grey Lynn. Relief works on a great recurring scale, stereo typing the evils of casual employment, would act as an incentive to the. thriftless, and a bonus to the blackleg.— Mr. John Burns. I consider tha t • Rhodesia is one of 'the countries with a future. If I were a young man wanting to make my fortune, 1 would try Rhodesia. Of course, it is warm there, but in many parts it is quite lit for Europeans to reside in. There is a good opening there for farming, fruit-growing, and also mining.— Rev. David Russell, of South Africa. The most experienced military men are all of one opinion that in New Zealand and Australia, we have not. to make provision for the possibility of invasion by a foreign army, but. only for minor attacks l\v way of raids.— Sir Joseph Ward. Too many peojde are crying out for legislation nowadays, and miners and mine-owners, half the time, don't know wnen they may be transgressing against some law or other.— Hon. J. Metinw>an. The Upper House, is a storeroom for political rejects of the right colour, and for pugnacious opponents who are weak enough to accept nomination. — Mr. R. R. Douglas, of Caversham. • • • • It is a strange thing that the politician is the only person in the community who is not supposed to require any special training for his work. Anyone who has audacity enough may l»e a candidate for our Legislature. V\e take

Care that in ordinary irmeation> of life people must receive special training, but not so in regard to the important work of making our laws.—Ret*. (/. Burofiits. of Newton t ongregational Church. ♦ . * * He was strongly in favour of quin quwnnial Parliaments. I uder tile present system the first year was spent breaking in new members; the second in doing work; and the third in talking to constituents through "Hansard." He favoured a five year term of office, or. tailing that, certainly tour. l/r. I. Hardy, at Rakaia. • • • • He considered that the <he r,, lt . was a borrowing and a squandering Gov eminent, which would Iwirrow off a newspaper-boy if it eoutd, and if the security were considered good ct:o :gh. - Mr. Haselden. at Waihi. . . . . Notwithstanding the constant iteration on the part ot the Government that New Zealand w'as the most prosperous country on the face of the earth, the cost of living to the workers had gone up to the tune of about HO per cent... whilst the average rise that had taken place in wages was not Io per cent., at the outside. l/r. /. H . ifiiHnj. Dunedin West. V # » » England's treatment <»f the native princeM and principalities has lieen marked, as a rule, by wise, judgment, just liberality, and diplomatic skill. Her control, which is largely exercised through example, influence and guidance, but sometimes by restraint, has its severe critics, but the preponderating opinion is that it has b<‘en a beneficent one.—— Mr. A. I’. IF. Jaakson. I.E.D. The Institute of Marine Engineers of fered a valuable object-lesson to the industrial community. If all industrial associations copied (heir methods of com bining with their employers, the employ ers’ associations would not requirt* to deyote so much attention and time to the business of the Arbitration Gourt.— Mr. ,1. Burt, ot the Institute of Marine Engineers. I'heir biggest asset was the railways. They hud some t24,3t>5.U00 sunk in (hem, and they hud 2,469 miles of railways, which had cost t!*.S6l a mile Io con struct ami equip. If they went hack eight years to I9OU they found that they had only 2,690 miles, which had cost 16 millions, or an averagr- L 7.549 per mile. Thus the average cost per mr’c had risen from 17.549 to t9.M6u, If/. (' Cooper, at Searl>orough. * «- * * I’he only way for the country t<» strengthen the sound elements in its House of was for them to rally their political tones and close up their ranks around a national and commercial and an Imperial ptdicy, s<» that they might l»equeath to their children and to posterity a less encumbered i idierit a uce. Mt. R. A ttsu'-orthu. t'hri*.* church. VV non tie went to Parliament he did no with a blush on his cheek. Now he felt there was nothing left but the ehcck.*— Mr. R. B. Rons. Pahiatua. He felt that of all the Premiers New Zealand ever had and she had been blessed with some political giants, states men in every s«*nse of the term not the least among them was the present fnivr.— Ale. 4’. F. Major at llawera. • • • • Before 1 answer whether or not I am a Socialist, 1 would like my questioner to define what Socialism i**. There are so

main brands of Socialists, you know, including that set up by Mr. Massey, who classes as a Socialist everybody who differs from him.— Hon. G. Foulds.

There should be a reserve stock of arms and ammunition and a force of men able to use tln-m in any emergency. —Mr. €*. H. Poole.

A Government was a necessary evil—like go-carts or crutches. But it should not be a fossil, but a plant, which should be nurtured. — Mr. T. M. Wilford.

From a national jioiat of view it was deplorable that the young womanhood of New Zealand between eighteen and twenty-five years of age should be generally debilitated and frequently devitalised by doing "( heap jobs’’ simply to save wear ami tear or so much iron and steel. To exchange the fertility of the race for a so-called economy in industrial operation was a Ihul bargain for any nation to make.— Dr. Thacker, at Lyttelton.

Football was good, but there were higher ideals than to kick a piece of inflated leather hide. He had been a footballer up to his thirtieth year, but he begged young men not to allow sports to dominate to the neglect of public duty.— Nir l‘oh<rt Utout.

It was a matter for reflection that a building which a few years ago would have cost about £250. now cost nearly £5OO, while rents in the towns had gone up—even in Masterton—from 10/- to 15/- and 18 - per week. — Mr. .4. IV. Hoag.

There is no doubt that the banks in New’ South Wales are financing money much more freely for legitimate trading requirements than they are in New Zealand at the present time. It must be remembered that there are several large mortgage ami investment companies over there that appear to be helping people in the Commonwealth in this respect to a much greater extent than exists here. Some years ago we had a few of these companies in New Zealand, but they have gradually withdrawn their capital from the Dominion. — Mr. Harold Beauchamp, Chairman Bank of New Zealand.

New Zealand should become a buyer of tobaeeo, to prevent combines and trusts entering the country. The cigar and cigarette trade would give healthy employment to many girls, while the smokers would be ensured a. supply of pure, wholesome tobaeeo. — Dr. Thacker, at Lyttelton.

' He had been told of the splendid fishing ami shooting to l>e had in the neighbourhood of Denniston. The only shooting that went on was by the volunteers there.— Mr. Hickey, of the Miners' Union. • « • *

The field of sport was a good training ground for a politician. The Hon. W. P. Reeves entered the political arena straight from the playing grounds at Haglev Park.—lf/, I . ' Bojcxhtill , Christchurch East.

The sheep are set towards a race, and are led by several old hands, which lead the others on to a certain point, and then break away from them, while the innocent sheep rush on to destruction. The old hands just go calmly to where there are niee, sweet eatables awaiting them. Such 5s the position of the political laliour agitator.— Mr. l.airry. at Parnell. There are too many degrees, such as JIA. and M.A.. being granted nowadays, what I would like to ace is degrees such as "A good stacker," “A good ploughman.’’ "A first class worker.’’ and you may be sure that (arsons holding these degrees would never be long out of employment.— If/. IV. Willie urn. of Geraldine. * » « • As an importer of live stock for the British market. Ireland, even under the present wasteful conditions, is easily first. In butter she i« second to Denmark; in eggs, first in value; in poultry, easily first; in bacon" and hams, second; in potatoes, second to France: and in oats, fourth.—Mr. T. M Kettle, M.P. • « » * I am prepared to give £101) to the S< hool swimming bath at Mt. Eden or any other good object that Mr. Nicholson names if lie will prove that my produ-ce--or iMr. Scddon) ever refused permig•ion to cut any girl’s hair at Te Ora ng a. r-Hon. G. FowUln.