CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9327, 30 January 1896, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION.

TO THB BDITOR OF THE PKMSS. Sib, —The ancients believed that those whom the gods wished to destroy they first made mad. Such a fate, I believe, moat be about to overtake Mr T. E. Taylor, or he would never have insulted the electors of Christchurch so grossly as he did last night. Iα speaking of the " Drink Sellers' Litany," he said that "Most of the men who criticised that article were bleary-eyed, beery - mouthed, godless individuals, who had no respect for themselves." Is Mr Taylor aware that at least 90 per cent, of the electors, including, perhaps, every minister of the Gospel, except one, are not only criticising it, but are shocked and outraged, to Last June, Dick Crawford brought bis twelve-months-old child, suffering from infantile diarrhoea, to mc. It had been weaned at four months old and had always been sickly. I gave it the usual treatment in such cues, but without benefit. The child kept growing thinner, until it weighed but little more than when born, or perhaps 101b. I then started the father to giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhiea Remedy. Before one bottle had been used a marked improvement was seen and its continued nee cured the child. Its weakness and puny constitution disappeared and its father and myself believe the child's life was saved by this remedy. J. T. Mariow, M.D., Tamaroa, 111. For sale by Wallace and Co., chemists, Cbristchurch. Where fragrance is bliss, of course you must smoke that delicately flavoured and j perfect cigarette, the " Indian Chief." 101

think that such an atrocious publication should be permitted in a Christian community. And does he think the said electors are going to send to Parliament, to make laws for them, a man who could uphold each blasphemy, a man, in fact, who ie the moving spirit in the party that published the same, and who added insult to injury last night ? Mr Taylor evidently forgot for the moment his character of a candidate for our suffrages, and hie assumed moderation, and fancied himself once more on his favourite stump in Cathedral square, and did not hesitate to fling his insults about broadcast. The true character of the man came out unconsciously, and ths electors will take due note of it. —Yours, &c, Elector. to the editor of the press. Sir, —It is not surprising, when yon so grossly misrepresent Mr T. E. Taylor, that some of your correspondents follow your example. The statement made by one of them mat Mr Taylor, at Sydenham, implied that Mr Lewis was no gentleman, is absolutely false. Hundreds of those present would testify that Mr Lewis was courteously referred to as a gentleman whom an opponent could regard with respect. Your treatment of Mr Taylor is much worse. You first miareport him, charge him with saying things he never said ; accuse him of a readiuess to make vote-catching promises which he has never displayed; then, when he folly answers you at a public meeting you carefully suppress his rejoinder and tind space for a few sentences of his which you think will damage him, and quote them wrongly in your report. To be defeated ny such tactics would be no disgrace, but you may rest assured that he will not. be defeated. Auy impartial reader of the articles and letters in both papers must be struck with the fact that nothing disrespectful of Mr Lewis is written by his opponent; that Mr R. M. Taylor's political character is noo harped upon to his hurt; but that nothiug too strong can be said by editors and correspondents to discredit the candidature of Mr T. E. Taylor, and that he is attacked with a frenzied violence which shows how greatly he is feared by the enemies of Progressive Liberalism aud pure administration. —Yours, &c, Righteously Indignant.