TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9330, 3 February 1896, Page 3

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

We cannot undertake to publish letters copies of which have been sent to any other journal. Correspondents desiring insertion of their communications should, therefore, senl us a statement that they have not beeu and will not bo forwarded to any other paper. CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION. TO THK EDITOU OV THE TRESS. Sir,—l notice Mr W. W. Collins and Mr Russell are working hard fer Mr R. M. Taylor. At lirat sight, this seems strange, seeing that Mr Collins jumped Mr R. M. Taylor's claim last election, aud Mr Russell appeared at one time as though he would tignt the Government. But now a change has come about-, aud Mr Russell is now a strong Government supporter. When asked why Mr Russell should cake such an interest in K.M.T. he replied, "Oh, you can always depend upon his vote. He always voted straight cue six years he was in tho House. 1 ' If that means he always voted as he was told 1 fail to see where the recommendation comes in. As iar as I can see they are all birds of a feather, which may uot help them much at the next election. In Mr C. Lewis we have at least a manly, independent man, which is more than can be said of some office seekers.—Yours, Sec, Papanui. to the editor of the press. Sir,—" A Tailor," in his efforts to discredit; Mr T. E. Taylor, indulges in repetition of tue false and malicious charges already levelled at him, and then proceeds to hysterically criticise. Let "A Tailor" hear Mr T. E. Taylor, and he will bo iv possession of facts, and may have some grounds for fair criticism, but nothing can excuse such contemptible misrepresentation as in the letter under discussiou. The fact is, that Mr T. E. Taylor's oppo • nents recognise that he h.a the best chauce of being the successful candidate at this election, and have made a dead set at him to bring him iuto discredit either by fair means or foul. 1 think the general public are too fairminded to allow such tactics having tho result intended, aud will see that Mr T. E. Taylor is at the head of the poll on February loth. Many of the electors have not yet heard Mr Taylor. I would urgo such to attend some of his meeting, aud judge fairly and impartially whether he is not a fie and proper person to represent this constituency. —Yours, Seo. Fair Plat. P.S.—To avoid any misunderstanding I would like to say that the expression " Mr Taylor's opponents" does not refer to either of the other candidates.