THE BULLER SEAT.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 25, 25 August 1911, Page 16

THE BULLER SEAT.

Sir,—With "Anti-Militarist," of Granity, I feel impelled to voice a protest at the improbability of a Labor candidate being forthcoming for the Buller seat. ■ It is rather hard to understand the reason, seeing there is no electorate in New Zealand, probably, that should be so easily captured, since the entire population is almost working class. ; Is there' some deepseated compact between - the present member and the local representatives of labor, or is it because we have none with the desire and ability to rise as a Saul among the people to protect us from the enemy? If the former, time will give up its dead secrets of the past and permit of treason being once more exposed; if the latter, then it is surely the duty of the Federation to endeavour to hunt up someone for us, for there are innumerable good men m the country spoiling for "opportunity" to fight in a good cause. But we have both men and. ability right here, and why the local representatives of the Federation of Labor are so apathetic is inconceivable. This silence and ominous death-like disinterestedness is calculated to break forth in a storm of suspicion and contempt for our longloo ked-for saviour, the Federation of Labor. We should not fear defeat, for we would indeed be totally unworthy and undeserving of victory. We should not submit to an inclination to lie passively in weakness lest we lose the opportunity of acquiring vigour. We should not sleep longer than necessary—yea, not one golden minute —for the harvest is ripe if we choose to get up to garner it in. We should not fear insufficiency of funds, for I daresay there is as much spent in drink in one minute in the electorate as would run a candidate and the hearts of "Coasters" are as big as cabbages and ever as green and ais refreshing. Where are you labor leaders of the Coast? Are you dead or are you knaves or fools, or do you just wish to be allowed to continue in your peaceful little sleep of No Desire ? „ Ngakawau. VIGILANCE. (We understand that a- ballot is to be taken upon the question of running a candidate, and hope the men of the Buller will vote for having their own candidate in the field. —Ed.)