THE CITY CANDIDATES

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 286, 2 December 1896, Page 2

THE CITY CANDIDATES

(To the Editor.)

Sib, —Aa an elector for the City of Auckland, I would, with your permission, claim a small spaco in your vuluable paper to review the merits of soma of tho candidates now seeking election for the Uouao of Ho[ireßentatives. For instanco, take Mr Button, who is a champion of the prohibition party, and his viewing of affairs concerning the working man in Now Zealand. Spooking ab Symonda-streefc ho paid thab he win in favour of the Chinaman coming into Now Zealand freo, nntl thought they had as much right as tho Europeans. We'll, sir, I differ with him, and 1 think that every right-thinking citizen will do the same. For instanco, fcako Iho caso in Wakotleld-atraot la^t wevk. I think that shou!il bo enough. Surely tho rights of common decency demand a different) Htata ot things than thai. But. what will we have if Chinaman conuo into tho country free? Comment is ncecilosß. Mr Huston niao mid that ho wan a Lhorongii froo-t.rador, und wouKi be in favour ot allowing goodn lo como in freo, and dntnago our industries, which would certainly be aaaiusb the interesb ot tho working man.—l am, etc. Earnest.

(To the Editor.) Sir i I notice a letter in last night's Stak calling 0:2 the workers to vote for Molars Thompson, Holland und Roster. Now, 1 liopo tha workers wont ba led away blindly to support the Goveritirr-nb nominoos. We want* at loftffc one independent mombor trom Auckitmd. and tbo-n who have heard Mr Fowld.V addresses um-b admit his capacity is socond to uonu of the cindidube^, while hie character U beyond roproach.—l nill- eic-. I A Wokki.ng Man.