MR TOOMER AT PHILLIPSTOWN.

Press, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5025, 15 October 1881, Page 3

MR TOOMER AT PHILLIPSTOWN.

last eramr, at eight o'clock, Mr Toomer, tta., one of tie candidates for the representation of Steamers in the General Assembly, addressed a meeting of the electors of that district a the schooiroom, Phillipstown. The room was wil fifed, and Mr George Collier was voted to % siair. In introducing the candidate the ttemam spoke of his long residence in the and his connection with the City }«m 2, adding that he believed he was intro*Kwto them tie coming man. Mr Toomer, sea., who was well received, Baid oune before them on the working men's «s#, and no otter. Hβ denounced class legisjwan,' «ehich had brought them to a Bad pass. Sort of the man sent to Wellington were those «we loig purees, and it behoved the working '-5?? •***" care of themselves by sending «pKßmath*s of their own class to the General ~**®P<»J- As a working man, who earned his TOd bj the sweat of his brow, ho coaSsered he was a fit and proper person » represent th*ir interests. His motto *"> i- 2 ***?' Equality, and Fraternity. W held that every man was entitled to the laborer equally with tbegentlemat, wla-Idt if they were not up and doing the ttaetfcinjs that occurred at home would lesult ■Sβ, He believed in universal suffrage. As Iβ eoaality, fiey were all hrethren, and it was gatune that all should etand up for eqqal S* H? was for the bafloi, not as at present j«n*»wiih the corner of the voting paper «»w«d so thai votes eonld be traced, but the ' sre ans B ™P le - As for place eeeking in ha wonld rednce what was paid ■ 2?*sli M to P* y "o* expenses. He SJ"?.* 0 , *i*t ftere was no property laoMshoa hsae ; let them see thai there never **• in annual Parliaments, as it ''v£r* rf* members to be easily got rid of. then gave his ideas of the relative - 2J2« ™PJta! and labo?, also free trade and cJaiming that aU colonial products I?-rJ™ Protected by heavy duties on ™»JBpojted arbdea. Hβ would sell the land. te^. 8w *y '■ a lar S e ioldinps. He -ftSSS ,S^* 118 P lßßßll * system of education, but ■*8» that the Eible should be used as a Sfn n history onlj, He denied that Juniefcry deserved asy credit for the 2P?*entation Bill, for evenes Disraeli stole j|s«k»'b Hepresentation Bill %t homo, so had Grey. He would be lappy to answer »5 *° several questions, MrToomor said the Licensing 831 theuld have J™* PjWichouses to be opened »t certain gj* on Sotdays to stop sly drinking. If re- ' SSjJ w>eld not trive a thick and fiiin supmaa, bat if Hr G. Grey brought in ' -fiffS aas o« he woaia vote for it, although, Sfi?P\ G * e,r IBiaae n »"«»ke8. [Langbter.j SttS^ilf? tax beaidn, * <*ink it oppressed abift the tax off SaS^T tqttors, . AefwplntaHbref votee, a man might he allowed to vote for i ; Hewmia.seU tta large feeegwPeitetes if they were too V%. Hβ would rai'wey rates altered to suit local ffij. l ? l ?' l,, favor of the West Coast Sr*f of its being carried out by SeZfc^?* ,88 " He Prefored « land and ' iauL^^ , ?? l A the lottery *S iSu"** 11, ? *- aai * i% for its repeal. He was de-housea-wew^d; - ST; *»*a»&r»£± TO «%2i, 1 » 1 »e not given ess cownfaxation, but he enp-

pored as the Government wjae bard up it wanted the Maoris' lands. He would tax nbsentets donWfi. Hβ was decidedly opposed te Chinese immigration. He would not give every swapper a vote, but he thought many of them were as good as the questioner. The amended Bankruptcy Act was a Bnbject he did not want to touch upon. On the motion of Mr C. Walton, seconded by Mr B. Clephane, a hearty vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to the candidate, and a fimilar compliment to the cl""*""" 1 terminated the &.eetmg.