SETTING CLASS AGAINST CLASS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1637, 22 September 1887, Page 2

SETTING CLASS AGAINST CLASS.

TO THE EDITOB. Sir,—We bear the usual howl about setting class against class from our Tory friends who would like to persuade working men that their interest will be best secured by allowing them to rule the political roost, and i being content with the crumbs that fall from their table. How are classes, con stituted? There are poor men and rich men, honest.men and rogues, intelligent men and blockheads, working men and loafers, etc. There is no other classification of men that I know of, and as thus classified they are naturally antagonistic, and require no set'ing against each otherl In politics Liberalism recognises no class, the principles of Liberalism being Government of the people by the people and for the people, and aims at promoting the rights of man irrespective of position. Toryism recognises classes, and assumes that one class has a right to ru'e overall others for the sole benefit of that class, and talks loudly about the rights of property. Formerly Tories made no secret of their prneiples, when they could imprison and hang whoever dared to question the righteousness o'' their assumed power. But now they aDpear like wolves in sheep 3 clothing

in the garb of Reformers—and nondfcf but *' greenhorns" among them woula speak disparagingly of a. mud cabin daring an election. The more intelligent Tories depend on their ability to etir up factious prejudices among the masses, and carry elections oa mere personal considerations. They dare not appear in their true colors in the present age, as the natural-born Eadical has obtained full power of deciding who shall and who shall not legislate. All we now want is more political knowledge to pretent our being imposed upon by an unscrupulous crew who have the effrontery to make a public boast of their ability to keep the Ministry in and their measures out, and then abuse the Ministry for not passing, their measures. (3ur duty now is to return the Ministry in a position that' will enable them to carry their measures, and our prosperity will follow. Liberal Government has always been accompanied with prosperity in erery country, and cannot fail s here if we have sense to keep the Liberals in power long enough to eradicate the evils their opponents have, brought upon us. We are bidding fair to do our duty in South Canterbury. From the tone of the Timaru Herald Mr Buxton is pretty safe for' Eangitata, his supporters only require to take the Herald's advice to their opponents and roll up to a man. And we must do the same for Mr Twomey, and the Timaruites wont forget Mr TurnbulL —I am, etc., Wm. L. Duffciir.