A MINORITY MEMBER

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 17 November 1922, Page 3

A MINORITY MEMBER

(To the Editor)

Sir, —During my travels I once mot au up-to-date American, and in conversation with him about things m. o-eueral (politics to wit) these words Fell from his lips: ‘‘Say, strangci, when travelling through tins wicked world of ours I have sense to know that if i see a hole and in that hole 1 see a snake’s head sticking out of that hole 1. guessed that hole belonged to that snake.” Your correspondent, “An Elector,” in answer to “Fair Play,” imagines that by dipping his quill into the ink pot he has full possession of both snake and hole. I speculate he is not in the hunt. He savs that no juggling of figures can hide the fact that Mr Atmore is a. minority member. How does l An Elector” square the position when he sets cut that the votes cast against Mr Atmore were 3804 and the voles east for him were 3203 Y Hall the truth is worse than a lie. Three candidates stood for that election, don t forget. Suppose Mr Atmore was a minority member. Ho is only too cheerful to change the system by bringing into existence the only lair, square, sane, method of election— Proportional Representation. Nothing is fairer than that. Don’t squeal. Help to change the system of voting. Mr Atmore is a straight-out Democrat, and is like a hungry dog after a bom;—mad after it. Enough said. —1 am, etc., SEARCHLIGHT.