THE BRUCE ELECTION.

Evening Star, Issue 8808, 25 April 1892, Page 4

THE BRUCE ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—While I would much rather have voted lor a man of Mr Allen's stamp —that is, a man of strength of rniad : one who by his past actions has proved himself stable in hia political opinion?—still in the present case 1 must vote for Mr Led Smith. Ido so for the reason that he is prepared to support the present Governmsnt without question ; and further, he hu3 pledged himself to resign should he see cause in the proposals of his chiefs to change his mind. Mr Lee Smith haa certainly not been very stable in his politieal opinions in the past; but when he is prepared to place hia resignation in the hands of the Speaker in the event of a further volte face, we may be perfectly at peace in trusting our suffrages to him for the next eighteen months. It is tho measures we want, not the man. It behoves every worker to support, the present Government, and if the party are satisfied with Mr Lee Srnith he shonid be loyally supported. The whole force of the capitalist rings of New Zealand are arrayed against him, and the workers should rally round the banner of the party who are the advocates of the "Seatest good to the greatest number." jffiVnile quite prepared to support the selection of my party, and prepared to advise every working man to do likewise, I must say the party could have made a better seleotion. They .could surely have got a man whose charaoter for stability waa better than Mr Lee Smith's; but, the seleotion having been made, all working men should without fail record their votes in Mr Smith's favor, —I am, etc., Workeb.

Dunedin, April 23.

SO SHB BSIXOB. Sie,—l am very sorry if I have done Mr Jamas Allen's candidature for the Bruce election any harm by telling the truth, and I do not think I am setting class against claja after the teachings and advice Bishop Moran gave to his adherents how to vote on the education question. No, U J.L.G.," I did it purely to remind the electors of Bruce of the danger our educational system stands in of collapsing if grants in aid are made to sectarian schools. I know Mr Allen is sound on this great question, and I hope that the electorate will rally round him and put him in with an overwhelming majority. We much want men of principle in Parliament at the present time to counteract the Socialistic tendencies of the present Government.—l am, dtp,, DacMCLOQ, Dunjdin, April 25.