THE PAREORA ELECTION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2587, 28 November 1893, Page 3

THE PAREORA ELECTION.

to the editor, Sir, — I see by your article of Thursdav last you are following in the lines Flatman, striving to gull that a member of Parlia- ient has uothm(r to do with Prolu _,j.ciou 3 bat very naively add afterwards that all a member of Parliament can do is to change three-fifths to a bare majority, Now, I hold, and will prove, a bare majority in this case is Prohibition in nineteen licensing districfs out of twenty, and well the Prohibitionists know it. For instance, say there are 5000 electors on the Pareora roll, ami at a liceusiug election only 500 vote, and 251 vote for Prohibition, then you have it. I will ask any fair-minded man is that just—that at the bidding of 251 fanatics 2749 people aro deprived of what they require, not allowing for the travelling public ? But you may say, if people want Jut els they will go and vote for them. I say No ; people, ns a rule, who are not monetarily interested in hotels say, fanners and those who are busy in agricultural pursuits—are not going to leave their horses idle and bring their wives, and daughters to vote; on the other hand, every one of the fanatics would go fifty miles to record their votes. If the like of Mr Flatman and Mr Maalin don’t want Prohibition by a side wind, I would like to ask thorn what they want when they support the bare majority. If the Prohibitionists are in the majority, why wont the present Act satisfy them I The clause in the Act, and a very good one too, that they most dislike, is that half the number of electors shall vote, otherwise the poll is null and void. Tl\ir, is tha pith of the whole A.ct, ay,3 ff the Prohibitionists are in tha majority surely they will poll, half; but they know they are a small minority, and want their little fads carried by side issues. I hope the electors will not be gulled by such men calling themselves Liberals, for as sure as -.he sun shines those men will throw over Mr Sadden for Sir R. Stout if opportunity should arise. Sec how Mr Flatman fenced the question between Sir R. Stout and Mr Seddon at the Point! You yourself, Mr Editor, said in your loading columns three or four months ago Mr Seddon wasn’t fit. 1 Premier ; no one could guide +1 \° ) jC of the Liberal Party me destinies Stout. Why so -otter than Sir R. as for Sir P -uw your change / And frier*- 3 Stout and Mr Seddon being it is simply moonshine. Who did more to wreck the Liberal Party ? Who has caused all the dissensions now in it '!■ Only Stout, Isitt & Co. I say, fellow electors, d*m’t bo gulled by such men as those; their one object is Prohibition. See how they all rally round them ! Who will have to make up the revenue when they get it 1 Not the

j Prohibitionists, for there is not one in j twenty of them baa got anything. lam | sure it can hardly bo put on the ueces saries of life; then it must go on the land, and the farmers will have to bear the burden.—l am, etc., A Liberal.

[The publichouse is safe for three years. Mr Flatman did not fence the question, but said he would follow Mr Seddon so long aa he was followed by the Liberal Party. Mr Seddou is perfectly satisfied with Messrs Flatman andMasliu, and so will all his true followers. The first thing Messrs Wright and Rhodes would do would be to turn out Mr Seddou if they could. The last thing Messrs Flatman and Maslin would think of doing is to turn him out. Surely a true Liberal cannot fail to see that with Messrs Wright and Rhodes there is a chance for Mr Seddon.— Ed.]