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STATE P !OifljC , S
:Mii wiAbif A?AiiiiiibD.
illiElA'i . ACiii iEN'J'N.;1
The Elntlith b itaI oiibhibb i Wi tLMi
lsnll; , rab 'fllh'd hllt i fglit' t"li'er ,tMr.
C. 'Oi, ade? : 1Videi' St thed Stdt ':OOsjid
itour ojen the nlgnpaln- n Biehiaif/ fle
Liboral crandtdaal, MF C E. 'NlChulsi?i;'
In -cInnetloh witti thel bS'eldctiol itoi
th'e' Maitland seat, t'endhired vacantbt ha
death of Mr. Johi .llitee, the lateb mem
ber. -Mr. Wade was warmly recsivkd by
a 9ryg, seation of the audlioncd;\s and he
had atgood hearing; There weas' a Ftong
Labbur contingent In thb hall; hut:they
did. not .lnterrupt the speaker, and' the
ilntcrectlions wore only .what might be
gapooted at any political meeting.: 'lder
man F. .W.-Thuraby, Mayor of West Mi?t
land,. presalded, and, In introducing: Mr.
Wade, sand. he regretted very muoh-J the
need.for that mooeeting. They all regretted
toee death of Mr.' GOlilles, who had (beaer.
faithful In the discharge of hlsdultlosla0
member for Maitland for 20 yearsI. .
Mr.- Wade/. who received an ovatlon,
said It was ljust ten months elao"' lib,'sa
In Malutland oflicially to Jodln-ld"I re
union of the late Mr Glillies' upiportrs,
to do him honour' one bdlng' agalh rtuirn
ed to Parliament at labt elettloni ;He
little dreamed thon.that- they wdUld' be
called upon to mourn his .los1 so"'o'on,
and to soeok a successor In the'pla?do'that
he'had hold so long and so well."':'One
might say, without fear of contradlipon,
that' nover had there boon a mrhriner eof
Parliament who had served hlis ow bloc
toratoo so.rdoently and Bo fdlthtifulf' as
the late Mr. Glllleesi Allhough they buuld
not lose eight of the'lfact.that they were
mornrinrg a friendl and almost a bi thnor,
yetl, publio life was so Ineodrableoi"'that
eoven while they .mournad ":thoywl at oi
paling with almost unseemly haefd for
aupport for: his successor.? HIl, iadty.ly.od
to,put beforep them somel of thd1,irgu.
menta, as' leador of the' Oppoaltinra an0
Liberal party, why the people of .Weec
Maitland oshould support tho'' gdidaldte
who would' carry In the, om.
Ing contest the banner: o, freedum
and the 'fl~a of 'llboerty,' .I pifellt
it incumbent upon him to remind othe
public at largo of the record, of work
established by the Liberal partty. They
heard too often from thleir opponeuts
tthe Jibe that thbo Lboral -party wer oup.
posed to the workers,. BUt th ftct.Waes
that the. Llberal party could: piluce bo
fore ,the people a record of work'per
formed, nof 'Acts passed Into law, the liko
of woh they would not fnd in any olther
period., He claimed there was nO party
that could afford at any- tlmo to ,leglo
Into for one'section alone i and-ho-would
claim their support on the stroelgth of
tho work errlied out alosat eonflrdly by
his own Governrment, in the interests of
the Whole rf the people'during the lost
tiroe years, supported by .work-of a
similar charaoter, carried out -by.,thelr
pr'odocessore in the three preceding -years,
eo erreflrd to the minimnum wagoeclause
In the Foctorlee, and Shops Act1 arid
said: the public 'at large aend; parnts
must 'tlanele the Wade OvoernLrert" for
that, Than thlere wae thb now irachinery
Introduced to doal with industrial differ
ces., TrThe wages board eystdlh was
free fronr the dlnelultliso that ldo'dt ?pro.
vious leglelatlon, and were opento' nm
ployesa in every walk of Ille, ;'evor to
those engaged in elorical work. This was
one of the most generous and liberal ad.
vOanes over. accompllished in logsleltlon
li New South Wales, o0 thot woos lIhcly
1o be neompllrhed during 'their:'genera
tion,' He' also referred to the assistance
i-von to friendly oulitieoc towards lcip.
hng'the aged and Infirm. Lasto~ bllt not
e afst, his Government habl suppipmtnentd,
hat' grand mtonAuro, tIhe Old .ll AgoPon.
elcits at, by Proavidlng, or peusluons, to
invalids,, • ' .
a ice; Vo 1a0(10, t bs;'i.,hero,' iJ',;i" i -
lri W'nde':rI' ni not.n ihero, .l,nmorcly
ehLlm to bo nemeiher o n. humnie party,
Lasnt year, n' amio exceeding ;o~! o,000.,
boeen , pent:, nilder wlnt" le mI h!.,flrl
clelim to 'b the. iuot et'lenerd ' l'i' ;"
humane of, all the moniaures pnased ht++ii'
cent yemrs., Frol thco thlngs the nii~no of
the Liberal partny, if, iot' now, 'would' In'
yearn to coime bo held In revoeerl'cb"lnd
renpoet. Tlhen why should their 6tip6on'ntd
sany thnt they wero not o( oylnpnthy'wvlth
thoe', workerH .nnd 'tho .people ?.' Thle' lied'
given erOqll oeppartllnity for all,,.n il Econ-i
cessions to, none I As glllinst n.'polldy bf
heliplnl onIo' sctollon Alone,. allnd puIttli'
veoryone who did not hbelong to A'snorenr
rilai o0lt Iii tho cold entirely, o. cltlmedi
that, thlielit .to l1ln1' overnmeet, thyllylid(
Inldnstrlnl leglslntlon , thiit, waII, Hfr -niic
iwWAy Above the old Arbitratlon'Act.;.. n
llmade tioe lass distinction, .It wane.on s) lo'
overy workor, no mnttr 'what hin clil. i, thli
creed, 'ot his politicanl views, 'Th'd only
lllestloA nalked wal-Aro you oppressedi 7
If so, rollet wna nfforded,. Oneoo hill:greoa;
coiuplinlts igianllet thoe Lnbolor partyrhe.
pretorrcd theo term Canucon inrtyrwnltw thnt
lnlloea I poroq wone wlithllin the , lRerodil
circle oft itlanlon hle wi not'to boe ;iorivdd
to nppronch" the corts, no o iatter 1 hly ho1
might lie sweated. I befotore theo Coiirt.
they clnlmed that lreterenco slthool', be,
grilnted to .tinlonlatR 1 nnd. thoi .'olitptldo,
tliat pAle inlliht ponltlil li e Ilnalid t"o ob.
illn work, H'le w'(I not agniisllt comlbln.,
ion on o th i pnrt of 'the worlere, or Evpil of'
onliltnl; Ilie Jt lanl .colnlniilloii of.,qCpl-;
till tlillt lienlieo the hlildeonlH truIIst. ,IBQ7
m1inoein to tile t'ollltry, 0o tile ioilIblit iltln,
of oInlinr thnt 'beenn n an e xchiriile, 'en ,
wint likwiloe n' dannor to, the .pilic' and,
tlea etiteC Dy nil laollnn let nlel orgn (llo;
ill by. all iilenlla (troelltleln their illlO'yi 1.
but Rtrongtllen. them for hindultrihl pil'
poUto, to Improvo their worklng condlt'oll'
ond 'their atntiol, so no to ennblo themo'' to
enrn moro wn0on, IIoe joilned lIso; ithiw
'evor; ith thoseo people who n ld thnt' the&
lolioll formed for nlduotrinl pnlrp5o0a 'Wii'
'only open to thlono who hold a certain phl-'.
tlhol eliof, They inlhllt Jntst.n well do'
milnd to 'lIoW whnt' a mnlt'a creed was, II
wnno nlAist, . lnnd 's n rohblng peooplenot
thelr'rlighta In a freeo coAntry, An;to.,1,n
.llatter of tilheo.employmont of rrnl work
ms, tl IIl lluoil pnrty recogonlid n hilit
thoey Hlodldl lio nllowed to Ilvo In dcilit
comfort nAl hlinamn oinlnR 11, lnt Lhrn'
naiinl they Ilnd al enxample, of.
Ulnloninll riin mn1d, for they endeavoelfod
to prohibit farmers' nona Korlclin with
their parents llnlesn thoso' none worn
meomhors of tho union, When t11 rached
thli HlnBge pulbll inidgnation hadl nt last'
founil ventl, The OtIUno GaovornlmnVt Ihal
broegtht thint proposal forward In POnrlln
mcnt Inst June and Jiuly: but hil party,'
by their roolnltaico of that tlnlair Iden,
bld lnduced the Govornmont to sarllio out.
tiant clllalco no far tn It opplied to moln
l nr of ln rarmoel'n family.
T'ile workl done by tile Ilboral pnirty
whil Inl power hail boon oolld and monol
mental; but theoy could sarch theo Bta
tllo enoleo and they woulil nolt find, after
12 montfl of Lnalbour Oovernmont, anyu
thing that wan of importance, Ileyond
littleo tllnpot amandlig Ioawn, lirling the
Inlt 12 montla i noilat ropronontlqg tlie
Labour policy hadl boon pllacd dn the
Statuto Uook. 'Tiih publi were told that
thlll wan tho ftiult of the Opponltlnn.
Wall, It ,wa thoe Irnt time hb hBal heard
at Government any lthy could notecarry on
work boeannll of tle Opponltlon. 'Phn
Labonr Oovorninn t had now ruon a tIirdt
of lln ooulran in thln l'arllainon, and their
record was ann empty oel. llli contitotlon
wIan th t thei Lalloulr party natoredl for
onelo ilo only, anll for tieo purpoan of
itronatthnilng tlil ,political orgtinlinaton
to which thliy ioloingeid. On the otlher
Ilbald, the pollry of Ilin f,llinral pnrty wne
broadl nnl nit! 000oighb to lnvor ovary
cineln llll ortnirl-Ofnd thalt policy wann ilnn
cd oan trulh, Illbrly, and freedom. It ho
lhad nl il, threa yoearn ago, that lin (In
virnmnlllt ollld dio no work bIonunn of
thel Opponltlon, what a howl thoro would
lanva' banll Irom north to nloith, annt to
wret--'What alro you dorln tlhoro?" I
Illy ionlld 'not ncarry out their policy,
there wVa one vlry obi7lo7ii enllrano for
thoin toi adopt--tn rinallta, inlo lot otlllnr
lt Ilio norkl. lrnoat.lng tlhe grrolat iiiiueo
t(>lt ?f I dlmll Ilottllnl Ont. IU) I!oIIntltIniil
that tihe inonlre llo In rllwiiy reaolptal
(lirlini Inllt yanr wl1t1ill toi the lipolicy
to clnner :lottleinll lt Illnlgttlrntld by thin
Liborafl ptrly, i1ld Ibr.ughtii. to cornplltion
by liln owl nnvornntont, It tlh two.
ien tlalonlllnK witl the pulraflino nf lIuld
Iorn clouer pottlomont nuit .for, inalitlna
elba Ba iii idhd lid l eet hidmuisler&d
a*s hlu Giltdihtment had Intended. thy
whuj4 tuaot hbt*lad thoe dllbult, at land
settljmovit. ili tlI? Intbrlor of' tue Stiit.
p icut the bcu a a drt f wasB SldgefIb t b
policy of 'l, he o n lle tb?. did
not "ar5 ti r¶lllde lrty'8 lylly
od the fiaar t 81?' Ho~iies; thcj: ihad prac
.tlcnll. idllh?,,ei thI tr¢o acts to odi t fm
want oa nourishment. Theo rcnsult w,
that eitce they had coma 'nto power,
edt a sluglo acre o! land had been ro
sunidd and nolhln? tad been done to help
noani sottilr . The oo I d-d lined
ec~tC~mbn 1Hi .thBSil' l dfdeirp ·opt ' it'dt!. sl.
,t sh sti atill, If ttao fart ieodJ.i ildwied
ohld hntort onnte o m to afi l ci; hth
tte turo that" UI" u
kltot woald utltt d d li ,
I. HoW t t tt dwe; nat t?hbw
Aol ror"s : rl rd eplng iyo orli t a
long; n;hfle. L,;ei k~nbS;. ..
hr, Wade: I hini..qilittb piteptaBenhPe t
hcountry to-eorrow; nei td Ir
chance there; t14ie cont~ilbae hid toble
Ont thoe Intlortous terams In Jul loast, I'
he had been hungry for It.. Blithe tad
said thdt. unoless ihe could takoe' obce
wth honour I would not'takoe il t at tl.
ie won qute content to leaVe the verdle?
to. te god aenee of tile peope, .Any.
ititng would he botlerthen ethe ptresent
eyoteln---evan it Laboui' party with a
mniorltr pof 20. a
A VWatc t You will btie tltnt to tlnme,
MI., wedO #lad tOit tdrilemebhtdr' thtli.
tutltn wit b'biln dlsgracoed hod door?ild
-A Vocoi:c Who by ?--by d, ov?n6r?ien
that hee Ilingln? p to .ofihc0 hry thd
aadrlflco' bt prlncIlp!,-:n dr? he ed by, ri
;?peitker,"· wiidlindir d~uidzed.' dbS" .o ls
.w ar ';y, (Lnu? aLlwhlnasO, arad Lo me
nt cWt would a. strong
uanotn man think of the Inadivdanl whto
"tirned dog" on his union during a strlkt
or a loctout ? lIb said no term.of op
irobreim wvould be too strong for eurh
it man."' Yet tllhoo whtt would usa the,
eiaat opeprobrtoua tlormnn suclt ci caan,
titd suntc no low In regartd to tltnt' e6'eh1
Of duay that they were prupdreh to tilth
as ai means of keeping t them In otcb, th'd
support bi f mne wthoittfi; onant ii blohaO
log on ills owil tide',:t (Aeultlaaeeo, tel
contended, alsoi that tile coilttnilnoice 1i1
power ot tip preshntovertimci t wthid
mean 'resl., txatlOn. Thti 5ta,'no
duties anh thIat Tierlrbh of the liscone tha
rhauttted. by hb b tborti GdVerinnioat
would be put ha alat. The honied '#
rash soallstiac' venture? Ih B?dngy' th
mathti very well have bher Idt Inhytoh
ice nntil tie revenue Of'ths Otfito. ioh
turovea, Soob 'thininit thi ferrybdntp 10 ron
from Oirculhr Quoy to N6tIth .8hi'o; lb
compete with brlvrte tIrrles rat ii hitt
or proably' the best part ?¢ halt dil'
lion; blus metal ius?arloe thai; hb witS
told, cutntld nbt he worted ohetpol' thba
rlviitd Indlvlduals could p/rrh tnm dho'
and Briekworke, I-lb alad, w;ith cdno
dence, that while thtao brlckwofukh ollght
bna omo help i lthe pboeodle of hi'ddi¢
they Wereo not much Gbod tI the pdtdllec3
thoccbudtry, who hdd to pay foetl tlno,
'l'hone prhposalh would efn' aoddiltloadal
taxation. Reteoenee h Wetld ireiiuBotlY
..ado ta the lncreinod ctkt Of llvfg but
they should r hamier that dnb ol thi
tttaors. n that mattle Weto the "duties
imposed by the tuodelal 'oVprerhdnt With
the support hond endoi'dmedt la the
Labout party, As to hlb own party, What
Ant nould they have repealed? that Would
have gven rfetio to the workerS? .
A Voice: Tile CoorciOn Act,
Ir, Wade: That Act wan padead at a
llmo when 'the country wAs oh thoevorge
o, civil war,
hlr. V. Brennan: It Wao net,
Mr,. Wao: Well, it Is nMt matorlal.
DLsldes,'the Labour' arty had stated that
they would repeal that" Act as soon as
they got into power; but it. wa still on
the Statute Book, and was being used by.
the Labour Government aogainst their
follow-workers. Did anyone contend that
that the Act was bad and oppressive?
Mr. Drennan: Y;cs; 1 am sure of It;'
Mr. Wade: Well, what did they think
of a Goverament that had stnyed in power'
for twolve monthb and did not repeal It.
Mr. D,. Watson: Did you assist them?
Mr. Wado; Tho Lnbour Government did
not'glvo effect to their promiseo because
their thought their billets weould bo lii
danger,. They were 'quite prepared 'tu'
hold on to ofice rather' than take' their
chances in ondeavouring 'to r6peal the.
Coordlini't;Ac?;: 'If'le 'Act'. was wrong,
Dixon, tthiettlth'gowOtunnlnleti 'should not
havhe'ben allowed to'stay In 'gaol one mo
mont; andlif It'wanH good lia should not
have bbon released. 'iTho Government
stood: cnndemned' for a' gross 'broach of
faith lthlor .to 'its supporters or to the
people ont tHo.tato,. -They had not the
courage .torcpent't lt Act, ndr' the cou -.
aBO to lr'eiooffootolto-' Itn its' enthrty:'
hut they putlthdiritollow-unlonls t ingiteSl
'or ton. dnayagind!i tthen" thought; they
would savs thoir.own'n slkns by releaanng
Ihim, IF was oloe-moro Instance of ctl?
want of prinoiplo and wanht of counrag
that had clnaratorised thietl party dyrlnt;
thne hat twelve monntls, If they wanted,.
nnother instannu, '.lot 'him (remind tihemn
of the treaotment meted' out' to that. ol
annltroied conrade of Labour SIr, Nialsca,.
Io.n aal with ll sincerity that if thloro
was onu man in.theo coutry theat hid buon
loyal to end consistent in 'respeot of. tha'
Laboulr l'nn! programmd, that: man wue'
Mr, Nielsen', And where'lwai he T Turn'
ed adrift In' 'disgrite, becauuo, Corsooth,
he lhad dared to.stand'.by, hils principles,
and askl hlu' party to follow ln,'lls o(?.t
stopa, and so rislk thee pols ''of hileo.
T'hoy lnd rooognlsed that theire waa n.e
nmore loyal exponent of thouLaeoour polleo
than' Mr.. Nielton, and : thloy aboll
ten? ' of g'lot when they heaord
that ho' was no longer with tllemi . But ti
Mr. Nielson wan loyal to his party, thun
the Llbhour Ministry wasalloloynl to it,
and loyal to theomselvc ' alone. Wheon
thoy tltmught they had a n0majority to carry
on with, they had allowol Mr, Niclon
to tall 'of Iho, repeal of ;thoe t0nvoralon'
Act, 1Hn (Mr. Wade) dita;reeod with Mr,.
Mr. Nlelson'a'policy, but iln conlduct ho
could' nt help roespoeting. Tle throwing
of , htt overboard was an not of gross
political treachory on the part of llo
colleagues. They lhad torn thlor policy
up, and hold' kicked poor Nintolon out. Thlat
was a trick which thlu honelesl filhter
would noorn. Another won the monkey
!ng witll the rolls in Mltland last weeoolk.
nly tlhcir sharp practlrco, the other aide,
)inrl olltained a mot unfair odvnannago
over tho Libnral pnrty In tlhin coming
clc.cllon. Ill reply to an Intorjectlon about
Mr, Willln. Mr. Wade nald they had hoon
deprived of their rilghlt as frou mon,
indt they cold 'not lheolp ronltling as
they lhad done recentlly In Parliament,
Mr, ,lrolnnan: That would Ilavo boon
calld a riot It worklingmen had done
In conolutnlon, Mr, Wade mndo an np
ponl (to the elcotors to olupport MI'. Nloihol
non,
Mr. Nicollnon hbriloy addressed the
mooting, land propoaed a vote of thanks
o Mr, Wade. It was soonnded by Mr.
J. II, P. Waller, and0 carried with ano
lnamatilon. Bevoral' quloBtlons wore put
to Mr. W'ldo, 'wio answered tllenn, al
lhnilIKh not iell of the nnnwore were eat
fleetnbry to thle qlomtllonnor, Tile mooting
coOoned wtlllh ' vote of thanks to tile
chalrmnn. - '
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* Mr. .T. W. liecho writee: tI have hearil
that my nnme han ijcit Inentilnow In cono
neetlnn' with fh1o Ibnhoar noloctlon tar
Mll.llind. Permit meo to atnt that I.
ihnva hecno a momhor of the Intrna
tlnwlnli '~elnai9tI Pa~rty, a?nd twOuld nat
annd for lPhrllmlnent acopl an an on
dorned lcandldateoto that party. ! have
cmnnle'n to' theo ennalanlon that tle I ?houIr
prty ndmlnlntinrln t the, etlnlntg
cilllallot. Cyntem In the Intiercto o tihn
enpllnlltlt olnne."
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