LABOUR CANDIDATES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 492, 27 April 1909, Page 7

LABOUR CANDIDATES.

Addresses by Labour candidates for the City Counoij v/cro given at tlid Island Bay Hall, last night. Mr. P. O'Keefo presided over'an audienco of between 25 and 30. 'i Mr. ]). M'Luren explained when the. question of :: the establishment •' of publio markets cailio boforo tho. City ; Council ! members wero circularised by those interested ■ with tho result that his efforts in tho diree--1 tion of securing the markets were neutralised. . i There was. always tho question of publio ~ versus private interests, nud tho only solution was to'return'mei; pledged to, advance 'tho common ? good:, lio considered that tho presence of only ono or two Labour freprci sentatives on tho. council Mvas Drodnctivo of ; ' i good, and, ho asked, how mucV moreV goad • conia bo effected if the wliolo Labour ticket ■ were returned ? vHo advocated pushing ,ao/ necessary works in- the way of drainage, eW . • Mr. Mi J.. Heardon said the.Labour oandi- ; dates liad been soundly . rated for. daring to ; suggest_ that'tho; loan -proposals should bo [ .again put before: tW ratepayers, but he felt-. . that Uio-proposals have boon fullyundersteotl, and that if,.again submitted' they ; would be They had also been critii .cised for suggesting the reduction, of i. .'port to tho. ! .suburbs, but. a system' liko tho , i tramways'/sbould not, be oxpected'to pay in • its early stages.. He disapproved of tho 3og-Vi' | in-tlie-mang(|r policy regarding planting tho • Town Belt'; : we. dict'uot do it ourselves, nor - '' : did wo allow', anyone else to. do.it; ' After referring, to tho, fact that none cf ! the other council, candidates had'yet delivered ' i thoir 'viows.ili publio.v M'r. J. E. Carey stated; i .that tho general teiidcnoy was now to rivet ; too much; ntteution on the mayoral election, , and. that sufficient .consideration was".not . ; given to', the. policy of'' tho various council 1 candidates. In tha past there had been too ' much of the Star Ohambcr inethods, and too | much committee' deliberations in the proceedj ; ings''of tho-council,' "Our policy," Baid tho , speaker, "is a brave policy, framed on tho hope that tradespeople will givo business- ; like consideration to tlie consequencesof its rejeotion or adoption, and in tlie hope that ■ .every worker will go : to-the poll. The op- ; position policy''is' a privato rights policy, framed with a, full, knowledge that c\ery I landowner and capitalist will go to tho -.poll, . in the hope that'"business people will be'mis- ; 'led. by. the scare, cry of,financial depression, • and ill the belief ;tliat as,- ill the past, tho . : ; workers will be too apathetic to record tlioir i. votes." ■ ■■. ' ■ . '- i ' ,v. '■ -V ' Mr. W. H. Hampton thought that not only- . in the interests of. the people,' but also in tho interests of,tho tramways,' concessions' should .bo made on. tho present fares to permanent users of the lilies; ,He held the opiti- ' ion that a tramways manager should ! bo ap- ' pointed to manage, the system. ; Application or, "touting" : .for apposition to a mayor or v councillors should disqualify any [person' from employment. Ho put in a vigorous protest against tho- Sunday, concert question, being, , imported into tho contest. , • The candidates. wero 'accorded; a • voto. o' thanks and confidence. .. . .