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Sir Thomas Bavin - circular, 15 Feb. 1929, to the electors of Parramatta
MLMSS 6883

NEW SOUTH WALES
PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT
SYDNEY, 15th February, 1929.
In reply quote No

To the Electors of Parramatta:

On Saturday next you have a grave responsibility in choosing a successor to the late Mr. Bruntnell, and I appeal to you to support General Lloyd, who will stand for the principles that Mr. Bruntnell stood for and uphold the traditions that he upheld. I appeal on his behalf on personal grounds; his military record is one of which anyone might justifiably be proud, and the qualities which gave him military distinction have also earned for him a high position in commercial life. These qualities are badly wanted in the public life of the State.
I appeal also for support upon public grounds. The issue is not whether you are completely satisfied with what the Government has done, but whether you wish to revert to the methods adopted by Mr. Lang during his reckless regime as Premier of this State.
Mr. Lang is endeavouring, as he did during the Federal Elections, to divert attention from his own deplorable record by wholly false and unauthorised statements as to the Government's intention regarding Family Endowment and the Basic Wage. This Government is just as anxious and just as determined as Mr. Lang to maintain the standards of living of the workers of this State, and to lighten the burdens of those who are in poverty or misfortune. The difference is that we are determined to give substance instead of shadow - things instead of words. Nothing more cruel can be conceived than the effort that is now being made for the purposes of the Election, to deceive those who are in want, by promises which Mr. Lang knows cannot be fulfilled.
A vote for General Lloyd is a vote for honesty and efficiency and for real effort to raise the standard of living and of public life in the state of New South Wales.
T.R. Bavin