THE BYE-ELECTION.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11011, 8 July 1901, Page 6

THE BYE-ELECTION.

TO THE BDITOS OF THE PRESS. ',' \ Sir, —As there is (no burning question fcei , . fore tie electors at the present, it- is to T» ! hoped that they will give tbeir suffrage! to' 1 the best alll-roumd man. In mv opinioo is Mr A. H. Turnbull, wliose integrity, fauvj ness, shrewdoaess, and capacity for work wj"* well known to tJie people of Ohmtchnrch.';:," We want men of this sort in ■where there are already too many tfhnl&) power of speeah anuobi exceeds their ciil laaowledge and 1 capacitr for Tiseful ymt%&, Of such, of "t&iEse -there always -\vilt be", tife d'orfbt, plenty of'candidates .from wbbwj»| choose, as, not being aucoessful in occupations, they have notliing to sacrifice! in bxoining members of Pv j .al!inment. pa tife, other ihand. it is rare thaib a. oapabla 'bufin n«s3 man will sacrifice his private intereitfi for the moral , kicks and 'halfpence ttatlMfc the chief emolumente of our Mr .Turnbull ie apparen-tly ready to nfltei this saciifice, probably bewiuse be tho spirit of his father, who gave many years of his life to the service of the peop«of New Zealandi. £'b Now that so zattok of our legislation aim£ at regkating in teides amd conunerce, nwjw tera that were formerly left- to find tofflf; own natural settlement. Parliament is A , urgent need of members Lie Mr who possesses a general and intimate prafc... tical knowledge of our chief co-mmercx&l ijte terests. I repeat, sir, we want as mm eentatives men with practical kno\W«lge.o|fj the afloirs to be dealt) with, who wiUj»S ceive wtbat is -wanted, and will $a out waste of words. I Jiope that the d*s tors will prove that they are of this by electing Christehuroh, July 6th. '' '^.g