CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 290, 7 December 1932, Page 6

CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.

Evidently '-Progress'' is not satisfied with the present' methods of electing city councillors, and in my opinion no right-thinking p cr ' son could be. * The method at present operating according to my view works out sonicthing like this: A self-appointed body calling itself the Citizens' League gives wonkl-he candidates for municipal honours the "once-over, and, if approved, their names go on the "ticket." The ticket completed, the question of cars is the next consideration, and the supply is always equal to the demand. The average voter, not having ridden in a car since the last Parliamentary or municipal election, fee'= somewhat elated and is in th.2 proper f'" anic of mind to be handed a league "ticket" along with his voting number at the polling booth by a person wearing the league colours ana a smile. Having copied the names f[? m •'ticket" to voting paper, the result is obviqUf —fourteen out of twenty-one candidates pledged to support the interests of the league are elected—and it is called democracy. Thpee with any sense of humour agree, and wonai'J. how long it will be tolerated. JAMES m-riIEESOX.