ST. KILDA ELECTION.

Evening Star, Issue 18258, 24 April 1923, Page 3

ST. KILDA ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR, Sir, —The ratepayers of St. Kilda have lately been favored with a circular exhorting them to vote for a coterie of so-called ‘‘business men,” who are seeking election to the mayoralty and council of the borough. Now, what is tho aim and object of a business man? Nothing more nor less than, money-making, first, last, and all tho time. Therefore it is a fair deduction that these men are not seeking election for the honor and _glory of it. but have an 11 axe to grind.” the axe in this case being the forcing of the borough into amalgamation with the city, and the said money-making being the reducing of their own rates and those of their friends at tho expense of the small landholders, the working men of the borough. Let the working men of St. Kilda beware of those who would force them into amalgamation with the city. The first thing that would happen to them after amalgamation would be an increase of not less than 75 per cent, in their rates. In many cases the rates would be doubled, while the advantages to bo acquired are of doubtful a nature and of such microseopical proportions that they may be set down as nil. If anyone can afford to own more than one section, then he can afford to pay rates in proportion. When the question of amalgamation was put to Nfr Todd last night he evaded it, and told us to wait until he was elected. We are not going to buy “a pig in a poke.” A straight out answer would have earned the respect of both sides.—l am, etc.. Suburbanite. April 21.