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THE LABOR PARTY.
MR. CHARLESTON REPLIES TO MR.
ROBERTS.
On Wednesday evening a report from The
Advertiser interviewed Mr. D. M. Charleston
on the subject of the statement made by Mr.
Roberts, and published in yesterday's issue,
with reference to the i-plit in tbo labor ranks. I.
Sir. Charleston said :—Mr. ftolxa-ts iiws in I.
accordant? with tha reqiu*t of the Labor;
I'arty deiejjr.l", piven his ;-ide- of the dispute!
in the tanks of tli? Laiur Party. Judging '
j fmm the report of the interviett'l bliould say (
liis view of ibe cause of the dispute and its
efioct upon the nirmtjere of tho |?rty was j>u:
for him through jour column* on pnvious
oct^isions even better than he put it i?jr him- i
seif- Kvei-y c;>arj:e hi- tasiJe a^amsl me Iwlime'
the committee ol enquiry appoiuli-d by the.
Labor l*.-irty has been pL-u*"d before, your;
readers. Ilv has added nothing lv what y^u jia\e:
already stat-!*d, ami which has U*en ;in-sw??r<*d by ?
myst.JL His inscuiuus ativniii: t>i W-ldiid
the real issues on tlie Pastoral Bill ot lS'.Ki,
! clause 11, rr *'raU-s and tax^s.*1 w:is dis:n-'
peuunus. His charge, against me was that Ij
voted to prevent r. "land tax" bciiu; imposed!
on pastoral i-sts. This J havo already ex-!
f plained. Th? only new matters referred to by i
? Ml. Itobrats ?rto uiv avtioa willi rueard to
the Hon. IL S. Guthrl.-V Ik>iler Expluaiuu J;ill
and my intention fcj leave tv? LaW Party. .
, With re&iir;* to tiie first I nwd ?nly say tbo ;
j Bill muu lie weak indeed if a little faint prai.-e '
is enough to damn it As to tbo secoud, 1
candidly admit havinp intiniati.il must plai.-ily
that should Mr. Koix-rta's aui-.-ndiii^iit be;
carri-xl my only course nouid bu to leav<? tho ;
parti- at. tho mil ot my term in the Legis- j
! iativo Council: and that 1 revolted upon
! doiii^T, and made no secret of my intentr.on, .
: iniblicly or privately, it 4* injj evidmit that llje j
I carrying of Mr.Jioberts's amendment would;
! practically be an endorsement of his action, \
; and equivalent to a. vote ot censure on me. :
i But this your readers -ire already conversant I
with, and it lio-i only a janis! bearing'
i upon my n-sijniation as a member of t!?: j
; Legislative Council. My dispute witli Mr.
I Koberts his a iH.'n*onal alfair having reference
?to niy cuunodion with the Labor Party. Mr.
Trice's nitcranc—t)n> cause oi u>y n>?ignation
—had reference to my action as a !f-£:riator,
m-hieh reflect?-d upon my honor and that of Or.
Magarev, aud also U]Kin tb<> reputation of tlie
Couiicif as an honorable body. I think Mr.
IkuOena's attempt to draw attention from real
issii-'a of public import to what are party dif
fereaici-s u-ill avail but little I re;Jcnr.<l toy
I Eeat in the lA"K>sla'ivt< Council because of Mr.
' l'ricai's remarks, aail not on account of any
tliias vuat iloljert* had sr.iil or Joae. Hih
action and the fudorsemtfiit ?>f it by the Labor
I'arty would havo Itnl me £<? fepjraie my Cf>n
nection with the parly at iheind of n<y tcrnt
? and in the iiicantiui!; I ?ho?id have ni/Ftrvf
;|>ledges I uia?Joto ihe jixrty as their ealij
i date. Thesi- they admit I have faitbfully
1 enrrii-d out duricc tho time I have been in the
j 1,-cislativeCouaril.
! Mii. I'KICE ??KFMJ?S TO OPPOSE MR.
CII.VIILES'I'OX.
Mr. Charleston atlaeli.id pr?-at weight to the
asv-rti,? of -Mr. T. l'nt>-. M.l\, tlmt he l?ad
I " sold his party." Tlie KujjinL-c?s' Socn.tr lie
'inatldod Ida: t<ie sliUm-TH. fii.mld ijo ivvh-
Ulrawn, but ii-j tnp!y hiis yet Ij-x-n n-ceiv<xi by
! that tiodv. Mr. J'rii.v, hovruvor. terioutlv cou
' j ldered liio loitter, and dra.it-d t.i i-?i^ti his
' si-at in t!su liou^- of A?at-iui.>;y as a rt jmi=seata
(tive of the District of Stun anl <-um<: out as a
; cindidatt' in >ij>jK)jitii>a u> Mr. <'Uarlesion tor
tbe vacancy in the CVatrjl district.
I Tliis cihim of aciion was thourht b}- Mr.
I I'rii-n to ix tho only way in vriiicli th<' diaput*
could pruperly b- ri-ttliJ. If the cloccors. re
jected him then he waalii bow to the in
cvi;aMe. The LjiH'it I'iity vr^c not at all
favorable to Mr. l'rice ns-^ninp. "h?w,"
s^iii x Jcadju? ]Bscii)i'r, "it l;a<j tv lt*r and
nolhins to pain by tlie buc^otcd aLtiuii." A
! candi-iato would Slave to U- run for tho
j vacancy in the Sturt district, and the risk ?f
; lo^inf; ti;e seat was not small, while
'at xiiu Faun: tiuia 3ifr. I'rico wo?M
uoed tlm undiTidvd F-jpiurt of a!l
0:e par.'y to win ilir Centra! district t?.?t. If
iiii-r!forti<<if t!i?; j?rlr ?rrp divided bftween
the two contorts, xhe ?-ij.-.ne> s wen- sunea lint
against success. Mr. I'riee <i .si^natea himself
"a fi;Atin£ dan." and he drtinitely offered
the <-\ecutive officers ri the -Start district
rommittcf bia rcsinnation as lai.ir represH-ota
tive, but they did not warn to run the risk of
an election, nnd refu.H-d ti accept it. A larje
inrvtiu^' of the Srurt <!istr:-:i'coniinittp? ii-aa
h'-ld in tin: (itKKlivood 11-.itc-J on Vcjnctday
! civenin^ Mr. C. Stanley |j:<->idiup;. A itotioa
i, to .xcludt the prvi* was carried, and Uii; ro^-t
-: iu^ was h>'ld in oi ultra. The jacmbers had
two **ourKes open to them—either to accept]
; their executive's rec.>mniend:vTicn or dusapree, j
the latt< r, w? am inEora;(.d, being a veryj
r-.Uiote coiitingincv.
j The ioV.omuq shows the rainfall at tl,?
| in?Wn?>nti->nod places riurinz the 24 hour,
ending at Ua.ni. on Wtiliieidajr, Augnst2.'.:—
lort .).u t mu?osl Oinj| lllilr.lurt .. .. ?">??:
Y&rdcl .. .. Ot'J I Nairae .. .. C"0?0
1'or: Broaghton .. O-iiu Muum Barker .. 0?n>
liure .. .. O-liU I e+.jn;a .. .. OWJ
Mtirosc .. .. UMW i MirciofieM .. ?-:&}
>'. :rrai;ara.. .. Ou.fl j liii-Ws .. .. OTlW I
Ca'.:owic .. .. 0-BS.1|Stnl!u'ili}ii .. 01-35 !
Ja.;.os.o?n .. U-GM \ Uilans " .. .. 0-Oli '
Ocjr^clona .. O-100 1 Williioo .. .. B1H5
lti-lii-.ll ?. .. n\>;o j Kadiui .. .. o-oao
Kooluo;;* .. .. 0-iii j Kabila .. „ virZi !
Kurelii .. .. ?\n-u i Ciraii I'liin? .. 01?0
HJlilt „ .. Ojr',lHii:imJ .. .. 0-CVOj
Snavmnrn.. .. (?l.o l-.w. Victoria .. fja
l'.ri::kwortU „ 1!-J:j3 ?:.rk* btowii .. ii^jIO
Ii:v:l; .. .. O-IW Cou*a .. .. 0-023
Clir<- .- .. ?""?! Ok IVjtU ., (,-i'iM
l-jm-irsr.it .. <j-b.n> I vu.tT.s. -:-lfe .. ?-!cii:
lliiilaro'^rtril .. ?!\i.-.. | Oijst W iiioatllby fcl-^S
V.at(.-.iiC. .. <j:?) j Vivur lltrtxn- .. OOiO
.*iil>i:7u .. .. Ki>uo j Poriniiot.. .. ?0IO
liiAlcU.il .. .. ?D7u ; Meuinjrie .. .. O'llO
Sidillvworth .. ?"u'.u i Kiiifsvon .. .. 1>1>.?0
WarriLrf .. .. 0-.;ol ; liotw .. .. C'lU
;Xir;it .. .. i)v.Vj ikidipcrt... .. o^?90
t;-.ockjx>K .. .. u-OOo j C-NorU-.-ajberUnd O-i&O
;{a;>.inda .. .. l"00.- j lkjMtn.JKn „ 0120
Frrclinj .. .. COJO | Wclwlcy .. _ U"UC5
tin-^ncck .. .. a-xa 1 raccts .. .. OHO
Sln-:k?'?U .. .. O-UIU yarracoorte .. 0-130
Nurioorra.. .. O\rfj LucndaJe .. .. I>-1GO
Vir^nia .. .. 0?^ PeaaU .. .. 0-.3O
AJElvde .. .. 0-li:u Uiili^ent .. .. 0 110
M^iU .. .. D-i :il liooul GunUer .. O-KO
him .. .. Ovzi Williu^t'jn ., QvCQ
Cntcrs .. .. or*) Ulnnchttoa-n .. o-Oij
VLucrdon.. .. CDi'i <Her!aud Corner., otlCO
KoarluDSTa.. „ 0^130 Kinmuk .. .. Q-tfM
Wiiloa?? .. .. <l-13l Tireeni, N.S.W.., ?K70
Aldirm .. .. Or)tO V>"cnV?or(li, S.S.W. OtIGO
Euducda .. H O-O2S
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