NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14355, 27 October 1908, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

.. « . RELATION ■TO' PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES. (FfiOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) - WELLINGTON, October 26. The no-license advocates are actively canvassing for one candidate for Parliament hore, and Mr M'Laren, the Labour candidate, complains of this. The Rev. Frank Isitt, however, .justifies the position. He saye the New Zealand Alliance doeu its utmost to secure the candidature and election to Parliament of straight and true men who will allow the people to settle the liquor question for themselves. It' discountenances any distinct advocacy of a parliamentary candidate unless special rircumstimcra justify it. There are some men standing for Parliament against whomit would not hesitate to-, do its utmost to secure the return" of a trustworthy candidate, but when the candidate is with it or is neutral and fair-minded, it realises that to oppose him is to provoke his supporters into voting against no-license. If the presonal friends of a candidate choose, to act on their own rcmionsibility ami canvass for him, they have a right to do so, I and the alliance has neither the right I nor wish to interfere, but its own policy [ in the matte is clearly defined t