PERTINENT POINTS FOR PEOPLE

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 255, 2 March 1917, Page 1

PERTINENT POINTS FOR PEOPLE

To Budding Borough Councillors. (contributed.) When seeking office be affable to everybody. Be sure and promise everything to everyone. It pleases them and costs you- nothing. You will never be able to keep your promises anyhow. Tell tho ratepayers that you will have the rates reduced—this is a aire vote-catcher. Before the election go rouud and kiss all the babies' faces— another suro vote-catcher. Don't forget to promise tennis clubs, bowling clubs and other institutions with poverty stricken members that you will have their rates remitted. It is a graceful act to be generous—with everybody else's money Talk glibly on "Rating on Unimproved Values " as the electors like you to be " up against the big man." They wont know what you are talking about but they think like the Maori of the motor car " not much noise not mudi good." Promise liberal subscriptions to everything and everybody—if you are elected they will be scared to remind you of your promise and if you don't get elected, well, you can afford to be independent. In making a speech in public be careful to corner the egg market. It may be cheaper than a new suit. Advertise your views liberally (in the "Times" of course) and don't forget to appropriate your opponents' ideas. Other people's ideas will never be any good to them and anyhow they have no business to have any. Always be careful to mention that you are going to fight a clean fight and intend to avoid personalities. Then get in first and give your opponents "rats." Don't on any account say which day you favour for the half-holiday as you would lose votes one way or the other. Easily get round this by saying that the the question does not concern the Council election as a Referendum will decide tho matter. Finally, don't put on airs , mean what you say, eay what you moan, and keep sweet with the police.