"ONE MAN, ONE VOTE."

Mataura Ensign, 17 July 1909, Page 3

"ONE MAN, ONE VOTE."

A DEMOCRATIC I'RO-CONSUL. Received July 17. B.'J5 a.m. LONDON, July 10. Earl Grey (Goveriior-Goiioral of Canada, who i aano ada, who i« on a holiday lo England) testified before tho Commission on Electoral Reform thai under tho present system Ihorn was no security against tho evil of the minority gottiiiK majority representation. "Moreover, ho continued, "it gives excessive power to cranks and faddists." Ho said that if Mr Asiiuith (Prime MiliiNter) was really introducing a Hill based upon the single transferahlo rote ho would be templed to resign the Governor-Generalship of Canada anil return to England to support him, and added: "Proportionate representation is required by the principles of democracy necessitating tho government of the people by the people for tho people. Tho present system is the government of tho people bv caucus." As a democrat he believed in one man Olio voto, and ovory voto of equal value.