An Unmitigated Nuisance.
Iv'-fii-riii',' to house-10-houso canvasing by candidates for Parliament, the Lyttelton Times says : —To the ordinary householder there i.s no more unmitigated nuisance than having to attend to people who deliberately violate the spirit of the ballot, and it would bo an exceedingly good thing if a practice that is so highly objectionable were to he abolished by statutory enactment. In the Christchurc-h byeelection the touting on behalf of the Conservative candidate was in some ir.-tances pushed to a shameful extreme, and a prosecution on the ground of intimidation was narrowly averted. In the present contest there has already been most unwarrantable pressure brought to bear. Isut the electors are learning wisdom by experience. Whatever reply they may deem it expedient to give to canvassers, they know that the secrecy of the ballot is absolute, and that in the polling booth they are free to record their vote as they please assured that no one one can work them harm.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 169, 12 November 1896, Page 4
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162An Unmitigated Nuisance. Hastings Standard, Issue 169, 12 November 1896, Page 4
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