RECORD YOUR VOTES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9538, 25 November 1893, Page 2

RECORD YOUR VOTES.

IT Is the duty of every elector to record his or her vote. The responsibilities upon the electors at this juncture are heavy, and tliO3e who shirk their duty will be placing into the hands of the party of dis» order and spoliation. The "Sick Man" of the present contest, who is now electioneering as hard as he can for that very unsuitable candidate, Mr Reardon, owed his first election to the House to the supiaeneas of many of Mr Urmond's sup pomers. These concluded that it was a great tronble to vote, and that Mr Ormond'a seat was safe, so they stopped at home and did their other business, To their preat surprise they found next morning that they had thrown away the election by being too sure about their side winning. At the same election Captain Russell was defeated under exactly similar circumstances. It is a good maxim in war that one slnuld never underrate an opponent. Further, that if a thing is worth doicg at all it

is worth doing well. Then fore, if

is worth while making an effort to turn out the pjirty who have now obtained posssesslon of the Treasury benches, and who signalise the fact by all forms cf political jobbery, all who wish that effort well should vote, even at the cost if

ntcesstiry of personal inconvenience. The other side will strain every nerve. Indeed they are making each strenuoas efforta that one cannot help thinking that they are nervously fearful lest- the Opposition I should gain access to official records just now, and thus be able to expose some *t the jobbery that has been going on at the public cost. And an especial effort is being made with regard to the Hawke's Bay province, We have already had Mr Seddon here to speak for Messrs Hall and Rear don, in the hops of securing the Hawke'a Bay and Walpawa seats, after speaking ad Napier, and now Mr Ward is to come here ac Hie public cost electioneering for Mr Carnoll. Every elector should vote one way or another, and we trust that on Tuesday next no voter who can poesibly reach a polling booth will fail to do so.