THE LABOUR VOTE AND OTHER MATTERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 177, 21 April 1908, Page 9

THE LABOUR VOTE AND OTHER MATTERS.

■ T oir?TrTSeeing.;.. r .that 'organised .decided. to vsupport Mr. -Hislop/ it cannot be taken ; that becauso the Trades and Labour, Council has pusst:ci a resolution* asking, workers to /voto far/the. present Mayor,-, that they /are • going to do ' so. >Noi doubt the mover ..of the: resolution and those who.;supported hiin:did so because of-their feocmlistic tendencies,, as J;;l»liam.Mr..Tri'p. lop .claims to bo a Socialist' (?). .... ■ -V matter I jvould like tho Mayor to explain is. Yifhy tlio /conference - between • the Railways Committee and .representatives of theiTramwaya Union is being held.in camera? Mr ;: -Hislpp,should to niore Consistent, as I ' stated ''that •ho ''believes in the Council's business-being dbne'in'an/open' manner./; And I contend;' matters ■ of fiuanca ii OU n ? ' 3e /'. with yiri opeii >' Council, and the Iress; admitted/.a's he is not-dealing with' private individuals'', money,': but tfe public's (the ■ .Tho Vtramway employees ar «. ask i»g • foWfihcreaso-of i wages, : --and '*1' do not^understand' why the/Union's representai l ®,. a sainst. the' conference being open ~® iPress,. who aro ' the ' public's. representatives.; inthis, matter.' \"WJien:' so much' sociecy.fis"borne! observed in ; the'matter' it' makes tho public .suspicious/' ■ I,' for ; ono,' «not. countenance any. just deinind of the - Union not .being" granted, /'and if - they let-if bo--open tethePress. I'notice the Union has passed Resolution to support tho Mayor. Is':it then . trife, -as -Dame Rumour -alleges,' that wneii'i-av tramwav employee . is':eithbr- diV.J?,. s r se A °J ' educed for'misconduct, the^Mayor instruct 'tho ..raffic ' manager-or : some:, other '/official Ito havo -'liim. reinstated. ;• Perhaps Mr. Hislop will reply _tq:.this.■ at; his next inoetiii'g: as. I' bavj.'asked.a'mernljer of the' Tramways Com-' about \this : allegation,/and. lie iri-'. - 5 10 i % ,1?® (tfc®- 1 Icommitteeman) could; not get tho bottom of it. , . fJ? ySorry vto' sec iSo. ■ much - personal fecllng■ ■ bgmg introducad into tlio olection by Mr. i!' %i at ? llb,rni ?> wanted to -'know' ! wM:-opposing- h ih): i s tho seat, a life interest? Surely, not,, and belnjr opeir .to whoever thinks he is capable' of .P&'Mayori. I don't s'eo whj. any candidate should tako oxceptioii to . I .would likel tho-'bandidates to a^l( s ? a :.me<;ting in tho .Town' Hall. f or half tt:toll us what. not what- thev-Jiavo done;; pulling one'another to pieces, and entering, into personalities ' rtVTo C i Usi s! n ' t-J'T f he hast wns ~™?.'»? n ,Fho ; vnll do -the most to further Won'of 3 if T°v " and ' ,,ot one.sec. i- nv' \. I } 10 P0 the electors will, not bo influtoced by,the controversy which has bppu' takmg/ placo between Mr. Sp and £! Tisher, ; butuaa;thieir'dwn;judgment and'vote y T COnS ' x tho -'most' suitable .representative.—-I am, etc., ' Apni 2(j; -1903. . ' ELECTOR.