THE MAYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 176, 20 April 1908, Page 8

THE MAYORALTY.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT. During the current Mayora.li'oampaign Mr. j Hislop and his supporters 1' nve laid much 3 stress upon tho alleged fact t Jiat'Mr. Aitken i was being supported' by soin-St of tile people connected with tho Gas Comj.sr.ny.' Mr. His- ! lop has-repeatedly urged, that the citizens i should therefore not support, Sir. Aitken, his , suggestion being that if tho public does not i want the Gas Company ;to get,more out of I tho city than is proper, they should vote for him (Mr. Hislop) as he. was likely to drive a harder bargain. At. on April 2 he said (wo quoto from the " Evening Post," which supports Mr. Hislop):— • The people who ha-d invited Mr. Aitken ! to'bo. a candidate were afraid' that ho (Mr. Hislop) woulri/hoas successful with tho municipalisation of tho gas-works as • lie had been' wit'ii; the electric lighting. 1 If. lie was again in office there would be a tough fight to ;prevent the works being taken , over by tlie city, but if Mr. Aitken were returr/ed the interested parties • recognised that .there would not bo anything like ths. same fight." Again, at Aro Sircvjt on April S, Mr. Hislop concluded his roffj-ences to tho Gas Company— "by stating these people in the • Gas Conipau;; , . /idently thought that ho (Mr. Hislop) 'j culd be likely to drive the. hardest bargain with them when the tinie of negotiations arrived.." Tho "Evoriiiig Post" on April 6 said:— "It septus perfectly clear from Mr. Hislop's. .'statement .of the dramatic, change'in the attitude of tho chairman of the G;js Company towards his candidature—<i statement which has been made several iiines, and never contradicted— that tfce company-looks to Mr. .Aitken for betfe'r torms ; than it hopes to get ; from Mr. Hislop." . ' •The public is invited, first, to consider-that . the wages of. the. tramways employees run into very many ' thousands of pounds per annilm». and., that the recent demands of tho men ir.rolve increases that would more than swal'icw, up the past year's net profit, and, seooijd, to read the following resolution carried; by. tho Tramways Employees' Union: — • ■'"That, having considered the meetings and the principles expounded by the : candidates for tho Mayoral election, the ■ 'Tramways Employees' Union hereby clares, in favour of the Hon. T. W. liis- ■ lop, aoid rospectiully urges all members i and tramway employees generally to lecord their votes in Mr.'Hislop's favour ■ on polling day, Wodnesday, April-29." . Let ..the public apply the' methods of Mr. Hislop ajid the "Evening Post," and ask themselves:—' (1) Why do the tramway men support Mr. .■Hislop? ' (2) For whqm should tho public voto if they do hot desire to .'see the. city "despoilc-d by an excessive increase of the, pay of the tramways employees P . / ' Mr. Aitken will address, a public meeting and deliver his policy speech in tho Concert Chamber, Town Hall; on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. r''Mr. Hislop will deliver an. address at.Fullford's Hall, Brooklyn, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. At.a meeting of the Tramway Employees'' Union held on Friday the following resolution was carricd, unanimously.:—"That having considered the meetings and the principles. expounded by tho candidates for tho Mayoral 'election tho Tramway Employees' Union • hereby declares in'favour of the Hon. T. W. Hislop, and -respectfully, urges all; members and . tram ivay employees generally to record their votes, in Mr. Hislop's favour on polling day, Wednesday, April 29." MR. HISLOP AND MR. FISHER. [to the, editor.] ! Sir,—Lest anyono should bo left who credits Mr. Fisher's statements when uncontradicted, I desire ,to say that 'thero is not one .wonl of' truth lin his assertions' that I ' altered tho'status of tho Loan Commissioners' .the retirement. : of. Mr. Martin had anything to do with his refusal to sign'any ; cheque—if .he ever did.-refuse to sign one. The loan floated about that time was the, £16,500 on tho Hunter Street block from ! the Corporation to. tho Commissioners,:. and ' I .cannot' suppose that there could bo any ■■ ground of objection, as, wo had had- the : security ■ approved «by Messrs. Bell,' Gully, ; [JBell, and .Myers, as well as the City Solici-, ' [tor. - His statement,,too, that Mr. Palmer : was appointed in Mr. Martin's place is tin- J true, as slight regard to his year-book would ' have shown him. Mr. Palmer was a comniisJ sioner .'all along.—l am, etc.,;' I April 19. T. W. HISLOP. i . . ,i