THE ELECTION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2563, 3 October 1893, Page 3

THE ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Mr Rhodes has sent from Wellington to his friends iu Temuka a circular letter accompanied by several forms of claims for enrolment on the electoral for Pareora. Mr Rhodes requested his friends—some of whom are friends of his no more—to register the names of any woman who was known to be favorable to him. This is good. Mr Rhodes wanted only the names of those women who were favorable to him enrolled.,, but considering that he did hia, best to prevent vroxwgetting the vote, I cannot see K ' a can exptect any women to v , -ow he I fancy Mr Rhodes w'" ™ te *°. r hira> constituents ', ■- <? ddress t " 8 lad y " Ladies T " arr *ves as follows : t +3 _ uid my best to prevent your 1 ..xiig a vote ; I did my best to keep you in political slavery, 1 do not believe in placing you on an equal footing with men, but now that you have got the vote in spite of me, please give it to me ; please put me back into Parliament so that I can oppose any other thing which you may like to see become law." This, of course, will win all the ladies to his side at once. I notice that in Dunedin women have declared their iuteutiou oi voting against

every member of Parliament who voted agaisnt the Female Franchise as they say that it would be the same as voting for their natural enemies.—l am, etc., An Elector.