The Feilding Star. Published Daily. TUESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1893. WOMEN'S FRANCHISE.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 75, 26 September 1893, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Published Daily. TUESDAY, SEPT. 26, 1893. WOMEN'S FRANCHISE.

The women of Feilding have already taken the initiatory steps for a regular canvass of the town and district for the purpose of having every available name placed on the electoral roll. We are informed that a considerable number of the fair sex have already done this, and we hope and believe that by the time the rolls are completed not an individual name will have been omitted. From what we can learn it is safe to assume that the new electors intend to take an actively influential part in the forthcoming contest, and we trust with the most beneficial results. They have the salvation of the colony in their hands, because with them will lie practically the power of keeping out of Parliament those political adventurers whose sole aim and object is to pocket the emoluments of the position. The progress or benefit of the colony is the last thing they think of. Women , with their natural gift of shrewd observation will be able to detect and expose humbugs, so that the chances of re-election of some of the windbags who have already enjoyed Parliamentary salaries for a season, will be reduced to a minimum. No doubt the women will build a political platform the several planks of which will be duly particularised at the proper time. The main electoral rolls are to [ be made up and reprinted to the 7th ; of October. Names may be added to the supplementary rolls until the writs \ for the new elections are issued. All : who are entitled should therefore send ' in the necessary applications at once. This is specially the case with regard to women.