▁his ▁cr us ade ▁against ▁swe at ▁sh ops . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁his ▁ser mon ▁" On ▁the ▁sin ▁of ▁cheap ness ", ▁stir red ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁community ▁into ▁action , ▁and ▁the ▁cause ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁Sir ▁George ▁Fen wick , ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁O tag o ▁Daily ▁Times , ▁and ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁chief ▁rep orter ▁Sil as ▁Sp rag g . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁a ▁royal ▁commission ▁on ▁swe ating ▁was ▁established , ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁social ▁re forms ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁de cade . ▁W add ell ▁was ▁a ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁trade ▁un ions , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁T ail or esses ' ▁Union ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Kath le en ▁W add ell ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁R uther ford ▁W add ell ▁married ▁Christ abel ▁Dun can ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Dun ed in ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County ▁Down ▁Category : 1 8 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁death s ▁Category : I r ish ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( before ▁ 1 9 2 3 ) ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁writers