MR. MACK AND "THE WORKER."

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 33, 20 October 1911, Page 17

MR. MACK AND "THE WORKER."

Sir,— "Do I sleep, do I dream, Do I wander in doubt? Are tilings what they seem, Or are visions about? Is civilisation a failure?" Or is "The Worker" stone blind and also afflicted with total rk-afness? Thnse questions are prompted by the statement in the second part of "In our Oniiiion" in your issue of tho 6th inst., that "Mack'in Pamell should win .and will-win if the railway mun_ and otuor workers do their duty." Before the worker decides to support a candidate he should consider the candidate's platform and record. As to Mack's platform, it is a nauseous mixture of Lib ; - Labism and Cold Tea. His record is more interesting. In the A-S.R.S, he is well known as one of the clique that burked the remit re federating with other organised workers from the.special conference, to the E.C. in February last. The man who, in face of this," can cotn>e out as a Labor candidate possesses at least cue attribute of the successful politician —nerve. Nerve alone, however, should .not secure for him the support of "The Maori land Worker" nor the votes of the Pnrii.sU workers. In order to drive home his claim ( to the workers' support, ho has stated that Sir J. Fitt'dlay has promised to help him in the event of Mack getting into the second ballot, and Eindlay being out of it. Here or hereabouts the duty of the workers comes in. The duty the railway men to the man who did iiis damndest to keep them on the back-shunt of craft unionism when they should be on the main lins of solidarity is 'simple—don't vote for him. The other workers will no doubt recognise that the- Labor candidate who" lias boasted of Sir J. Findlay's support .has cold feet, and will treat him accordingly, in short, Sir, if the workers do their duty.. Mr. Mack will be passed out on his political ear and will lose his deposit.—l am, yours £ rat evn-al ly, BAIINABY DUFFER-BEAM."