Election Items.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 78, 21 October 1890, Page 2

Election Items.

The following from an Ofcago candidate has a'certain ring qf bqitlnesss about it whether we agree with what he says or not:—" Mr William Ear, shaw] a labour candidate for the Peninsula, addressed a crowded meeting, ' and made an excellent speech, supporting the extreme claims 'of the Labour Paity. He advocated that the land should'be owned by the State, and perpetual lease the only tenure, the holdings qoo iq expeed 100 acres. The State should lend money to toners to redeem their present mortages in amounts ' never to , exceed half the nominal value of the land, and assist farmers by low freights, and subsidisingshipping for export, He is in favour' of "borrowing'for public wquks? with the land policy indicated, but not otherwise-; also the abolition .of the Upper House, The ultimate solution of the labour difficulty was, in his opinion, in the land question. We have now seen all the speeches of the three Wairau candidates, but we cannot say we are" altogether infatuated with any qf Jthenfc Mr was the last to express his views, but he made the mistake of many others !by travelling over too much ground, if he had confined himself to a few of the more important subjects ' engrossing public attention he.would perhaps have been more effective. There' i? qw {ss thing about what he says which shqws a determination not to'turn things topsy-turvy, but rather an inclination to amend thai; destroy. This is a gqact indication of a practical turn of mind and although Sty}' jMacalister may not have thought out public qw*iiqp r a so fully as we should ; like to' see "i a candidate, he has the ; material' ; tq mak,e a really useful ; number, i. '