COALITION (OR “LOYALIST”) DECALOGUE.
;I Coalition Liberals we are told, deplore “irresponsible reprisals only. Here is the Coalitionist Decalogue : One precept hold in reverence strong. That what’s “official” can’t be wrong. Do not on any idol dote. ’Tis waste of time. It has no vote. Curse none, nor none by ill names call; - He might vote for you after all. In church on Sunday always sit (The Cabinet approve of it). Honor the Ministers that they May honor you some New Year’s Day. You should not kill. To murder is - The Government’s prerogative. Avoid all scandal. All reports Can’t be suppressed and then, the courts. f Shim naked theft. You might be caught \\ ithout official sanction fort. Utter no slander, friend but quick! ' i ! Get someone else to do the trick. Nor covet. Vote but straight and true. And something shall , be done for you. —“Under- the Clock, March 11, in the London Daily } News.
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New Zealand Tablet, 16 June 1921, Page 33
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155COALITION (OR “LOYALIST”) DECALOGUE. New Zealand Tablet, 16 June 1921, Page 33
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