The Dominion THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918. DO NOT BE MISLED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 138, 28 February 1918, Page 4

The Dominion THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918. DO NOT BE MISLED

There would seem to be a very real necessity to give the electors of Wellington North a final warning against being tricked into voting to-day in a manner they may afterwarda regret. Tb.e_ usual lasthour stories are being circulated to prejudice the chances of candidates, and some of these fictions or halftruths are by no means creditable to those spreading them. There are one or ■ two points, however, which every elector can and should be certain about. The first is that there is only one National Government candidate, and that candidate is Mr. Luke. Do not be misled by advertisements or statements to the contrary. Mr. Brandon is not tho National Government candidate, and a vote for Mr. Brandon is not going to help the Government. On the contrary, every vote detached by Mr. Brandon from Mr. Luke will injure the prospects of tho Government's candidate. Electors should not bo deceived by the efforts of Mr. Brandon's friends to make it appear that their candidate has better prospeots of success than Mr. Luke. Nothing could be further from tho mark. It will occasion no surprise if Me. Brandon is at the bottom of the pojl. The real fight in this contest is, between tho National candidate, Mr. Luke, and the candidate of tho forces of revolutionary Socialism, .Mr. Holland. That is a, point which electors should keep clearly in mind. We are firmly of the opinion, from tho information at our disposal that those who are thinking of voting for Mr. Brandon in the belief that by so doing they are opposing the I turbulent forces behind the Social- ! ist candidate are really helping Mr. Holland. Every elector when he comes to cast his or her vote today, if they wish to strengthen tho hands of the Government against the forces of disorder and disloyalty can only be certain of doing so by voting for Mn. Luke. Do not be misled. Votc-splittingi will only help the candidate of the '"Bed Feds. , ' Ifc is not too late now to sink personal prejudices and to place national unity and your country's interests above your personal predilections for this or that can-

clidatc. It will be too late to change your mind after the poll closes and iho result is declared. If ever electors had a heavy responsibility placed on them in casting their votes it is in this election, for a victory for the furces of disorder and dissension would encourage a most dangerous clement in our midst, and would bo liable to bring grave- and far-reaching trouble to nil classes in this Dominion. We would therefore onco more urge the electors of Wellington North to view tho issue from the point of view of loyal and patriotic citizens concerned only for tho welfare of their country. If they do this they will see that it is their duty in tho circumstances whWt exist to-day to cast their votes unitedly for tho nominee of the National Government, Mr. Luke.