SEDDONISM AND THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIII, Issue 275, 6 December 1899, Page 3

SEDDONISM AND THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.

V WKONU TO NELSON. To tub Eoiiob of "The Evening Mail." Sir— The electors of Nelson City luvt: been assured by the Government candidate and his organ, tlio " Colonist, "' tli.it their duty to themselves and the c<>l<my is to again return Mr Seddon t<^powi>r. We "nave been told that Mr Seddon is a man wo can depend upon, the ideal of a Premier, who has won the people's confidence. But let us calmly and reasonably look at facts. Is a man who breaks h\n pledged word, a man wo can depend upon, an " ideal." Let the electors consider this. Who was it who endeavoured by every means in his power to do the people of Nelson the greatest injury and wrong that, I have no hesitation in saying, uny man or any Government ever did 't Who was it who, after assuring the Nelson people that the Government would insist on the Midland railway contiact being curried out in its entirety, moved the amended contract, which, if carried out, must have been most disastrous to all vi' us and brought Nelson to the verge of ruin '! A reference to Hansard will showthat the Premier was tliu mover of the proposed measure to complete the Canterbury- Westland lino and leave out Nelson. Is this the man we are asked to put our confidence 1 in 't What guarantee have we that we shall not, after all, be deprived of our share of the line. Are we going to assist in returning to power one who deliberately broke faith with us, as the Premier did. Who were our friends then,'' ill our time of need. The division list shows that every member of the Ministry voted against us, and Captain Kusseil and yir f(ob( rt Stout tiijinftilly supported' what was right. What reasonable man, in the fate of this, can nil: Mr Soddon a man to be depended upon :- Nelson electors ! ponder this well. Do not let such a man deceive you agaiu, I li in, ute., JNKLSONIAN.