The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo. MONDAY, JULY 8, 1895. THE AUCKLAND CITY ELECTION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 161, 8 July 1895, Page 4

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo.

MONDAY, JULY 8, 1895. THE AUCKLAND CITY ELECTION.

for the oausa'that lacks aafistancs, For tho -wrong that needs jeaistance, J"or the fnture in the distaiwe. And tlia cood. that we caa.da.

JUBILATION IN TECE CAMP OF

THE OPPOSITION.

There was a good deal of jubilation this morning in the camp\of the Opposition when it wa^ kaown that the Trades and Labour Council and Workers' Political League had declared in favour of nominating Mr Fawcus, formerly of"Auckland, but at present employed at the Government Printing Office, Wellington, as a Labour candidate for the City seat. We can, of course, only ,express our surprise and regret at the decision. _ We, have no doubt at all that it is a mistaken one, and not in the interests of the great mass of workers themselves, nor as it what the Government might reasonably have expected from that section of the community in whose special interests' they are persistently accused by their opponents of: (raminft their chief measures. Our .morning contemporary is, of course, delighted, and after abusing the Government day by day for years, because of its. efforts to improve the condition of the labouring classes, now patronisingly applauds the Labour Party for turning round upon Mr Seddon, because he expressed a wish that Mr Thompson should be accepted as the"Government candidate at this election. The " Herald " again harps upon the string that a slight was cast upon the Labour Party in making this selection, and that it had taken them by surprise, although its own columns bear witness to the fact that'more than a year ago, after the last election, the Government publicly announced tha^t Mr Thompson would receive their support in any bye-election. No one is better aware than our contemporary, moreover, that in England such a wish is almost invariably deferred to by Liberal and Conservative candidates. It was in response to such.a call from Mr Gladstone that Sir George Grey retired after he had entered upon his candidature for Newark. In the management of great political organisations there must be a recognition of leadership, or they will soon fall to pieces. This is the central principle of party government.

We have no doubt' the labour representatives who; decided on Saturday to support Mr Fawcus, acted; in good faith and to' the best of their jadgraent. None the less do we think that they have made a serious mistalce^ which we sincerely trust they will yet repair, y ' *■'■£/■ ,' : ..\ - ~s : The Hon. J. G. Ward, in his address < yesterday, published- on -our second page,, made some, pointed remarks upon the need for unity in the Auckland election, which we commend to the earnest attention ofall Liberals.