THE DUTY OF THE TOILERS

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 284, 30 November 1896, Page 2

THE DUTY OF THE TOILERS

IN THE ELECTION.

{To the Editor).

Sir,—The great battle for tlsa cause of the people is sow about to commence. The issue between tha contending Rrimea mil result in the success of Labour or ite total rout. Toryism v rampant m the ci.y a, febo present fcima, and ita represontatnves are chackling with <?loe at the diaorgaiiibftiiioa which appears to demoralise the ranUs of the Liberal party. H tho Labour party Should perchance b 3 oVaawd, they wil ouly have themselves to blame. But if they coneidor thoir position calmly—discarding all side issues —tho atrafcejjy of Mieircqamies will dwindle ioto inMguinesuce before tho advancing army c£ Labour. . .... , There are so many aspirants for pohsical lame, and so many issues put bafore tho eleccprs, that the working cUmbs ata really so perplexed and confused that they know nob to which side tboy should turn !est> they fall into fcbe hands of spies ami Sraii»ra, who never fail to turn up when fehe eauao of Labour is trembling in the balance. Leb tho women and men af Auckland who earn their living: by hard work aek themselves if tbe Seddon Goverunoent have bettered their conditioa. If they admit that) the interests of the masse b—the bone hß d siaew of the colony-have baeu benefited by the Hoh. Kichard Seddon and the Liberal Ministry, surely they will nob be co baso, so lost) to all sense of crutibude, an to treacherously desert their benefactors iv the coming struggle. It is well known tbab bvqtj eurtmnfr device and every manccuvre that tho in£e:>imy ef Toryism can plan ara boiwg resorted to for the purpose of breaking up tho Liberal party, and leaving the toilers ab tho mercy of their natural enemies, tho Tories. Bat tbe friends of Labour and Liberalism should sob be dictated to by a lot, of blatant imposteri. The only queasier, the working women and working men of Auckland have to cunaider is in regard to their own interest, and that is absolutely involved in Jhe return of Mr Saddou to power. Then, iri tbe name of tho Great ProConsul (Sir George Grey), in grateful ro niembranco of the lessons of wisdom inculcated by that Grand Old Chief of the Liberals of New Zealand, I call upon the Liberal ladies of Auckland to join with their husbands and brothers in returning Thompson, Holland and Rosaer aa tha representatives of Auckland city in bho Parliament of New Zealand.—l am, etc.

Old Libekali,