THE ELECTIONS.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4844, 19 July 1884, Page 2

THE ELECTIONS.

: (To the Kditor of the Eyening'Stir.) "'% f :. Sir,—Allow me a little space in your widely circulated journal to make a^fewvremarks on the—to my mind—meaning* Jess comparison in ao advertisement ap«», pearing in Wednesday's* issueof :;th#^ : : Stab, and in the following morning's Ad- : rertiser, and also a few words in reference! .to' wbat is urged against Mr Speight's election in your issue of Thursday. With reference to the. advertisement, " Consistency," I must express myself as astonished that any sane man could, see i; inconsistency in; the;'; remark si- of Btr „ : Speight at the hustings on the nomination daysl of this and the previous election. ;On the last occasion he had the show of hands in his favor, and when it came to the ballot he was thrown out.^ Gn thii occasion the show of hands was against him, and Mr Speight said he attached no ' importance^ to ■.-'-•the; show of hands. ;He koew from experience that the shows of hands on nomination day* were not to be depended upon. I am .;•••'■ sure any person 1 present-at last Wcdnea- v: day's nomination could not Tail lo h»r«V noticed the striking contrast between those who held up their hands for Speight ' iand those -who did likewise for Colonel •Eraser; some,, to i-roy knowledge, not having Totes at all. Under these circum* ;riI stances, and the previous, reyerav when it •Game> to the polling day, who could ■ wonder at the remarks made—in fact, there would hare hare been inconsistency , |if?<jhe: had placed confidence m;yth(av show of hands, when ho had learned 'to Hhecontrary.; -It. : miißt:;Be; v a:-;iire»kpettipij;^>: i that sloops to spreading false statement! ; against ; their opponent^ such as Mr Speight has had a job offered him, iwlis> about leaving the district ;and r wbeatbit v was contradicted, to state,,:without- any knowledge on the subject (or the writer would have told what the sum was). "tk«t the screw was. not good enough." &cv ');■ About the only \ fault thejr; find against Mr ■ Speight is, that he can sp^ak;^e!l.t;^ey say"(his opponent*), and one:,pl£your T correspondents, ihat all wo want as a representative is a plain, matter-of fact man.—» it does not matter whether he is » speaker or not. H6# ady peraott who:hal^a;^f; ;the politics of: any nation can say that, I v .know not. -Loot at the American slavery. question ;< it was abolished, and «la?ery* made: a"thing iof the past;rjust iir6ugh;¥ three or four able, consistent, and patriotic speakers, and not ;;by :^hose "^Ko'-'"were:,^'.-' soarcely able to express I theii * Triew*. /These;: v .men,;^amongv:Vwhom^-"i^;:'^m^ Garfield (late^ /- [moreover^^a^ma'n^wh^lnewililhiidj^^eafc-'- '■ stake in the country), overcame ajloppoiiition, and eventually freed their oountry from slavery^; wft&wani :< ;; ; ;is a man who is straightforward, honest,-*.^ ;an -'. ablet speaker, ;¥and;;''vplitrjotiei:-:^Mift:-/ Speitfbt is admitted by even his opponents' to have these qualities, therefocfl Speight is the man to represent us>^l am^ >tic.; r:" ;