THE FORGERY OF THE HON-E. MITCHELSON'S NAME.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 285, 3 December 1890, Page 5

THE FORGERY OF THE HONE. MITCHELSON'S NAME.

(To tho Editor.)

Sir,—lfc is a pity that wo cannot elect members of Parliament without so much misrepresentation, because ifc mare the goodwill and happiness which might otherwise ba general in this lovely country. I have received great abuse from Mr Desmond, who poses as the working man's friend and publicly brands me as tho working man's enemy ; bufc I have never heard of any generous actions done by him for the working man, justifying his claim, whereas I adduce my fcwenfcy-seven years* life in Auckland aa a proof how I feel towards, and what I have done for working people: but I caution anyone against Mr Desmond's allusions to me, because ho was actually too dishonest last) night to quote correctly even the circular which I sonb to the members of the Employers' Association. He left out very significant words. But that is characteristic of Mr Desmond. ]Now take the case of bis challenge to.Mr Porter. He was publicly reported an follows : — " Mr Desmond then carao forward, and in reply to Mr Porter's challenge stated that he had positive knowledge that there was a secret organisation in this town supplied with money from the Globo Asset. Company to run the elections. (Cheer* and *crie3 of "Prove it.") Some of th , money was supplied to tho Employer,Association. Any man who voted for Globo candidate was a traitor to his cou* try. "The Chairman said such statement were nob proof of the charge against M Porter. "MrDesmond then said he was prepare'to prove his statement, but he had no? come there with the proofs." Mr Porter properly called him a " liar, , ' and challenged Mr Desmond to prove hia assertion at St. Sepulchre's next night. Instead of doing that, he merely made several slanderous allegations which would lead to legal proceedings if Mr Desmond were not a reckless single man, and a man of straw. It is utterly and absolutely untrue that the Employers' Association had anything to do, directly or indirectly, with bringing out c£ Mr Thompson, or Dj Wallis, or Mr Adam Porter. When DiWallis and Mr Thompson were addressing audiences it was thought that they wer more likely to pass laws equal to rich an poor than tho other candidates, and there* foro the Executive said that they would jk« dividvally work for fcbem, and they asked me to write to the other members to invite them to do so too, if on hearing them they approved. They had as much riglib to do so if they chose ac the other party had to work for their candidates. Mr Porter's name was never mentioned, and it is only because a Committee, in no way connected with the Employers' Association, accepted him to run on Dr. Wallis , ticket and appointed me secretary, that any colour whatever is lenb to Daemond"'a falsehood. As regards the Globo money, that is utterly untrue, and ib is also absolutely untrue that any such letter as that alleged to have been wribten by Mr Mitchelson to me was ever received, or seen, or heard of by me, or, so far as I am aware, written orsigned by Mr Mitchelson or anybody «lse. It is a forgery. Ifc is one of the most melancholy features of the present contest that the working men do not know their real friends. —lam, etc., F. G. Ewington.