COOPERATIVE WORKS

West Coast Times, Issue 10427, 4 December 1896, Page 4

COOPERATIVE WORKS

| {To thi Etlitu?) .Sir, — During the Premier's late visit tv I Ross, he passed certain work that was tc ! be done on the Main South road in honoui jof his visit. Now, sir, the underhand [ mean party spirit shown in selecting mer j for *".his paltry few days work waseimph I <h>-4ui?ti:ig. In n:} case would any man bf s<'iecLed unless he was known to be :i b'ipd supporter of Mr Seddon acid hi.policy, or a beer drinker that was sure t( i>l his cheque over the bar of one o* j Sfdoon's generals. In this little town oi i Ross the moat deserving men had no chance. This is the way this open-hearted Liberal carries out his pot scheme — the co | operative works. In fact this party question, and men of the right colour has become so strong in this district that auv poor man looking for government or cooperative work dare not call his soul his own. I believe in Australia some 40 or 50 ye ux ago it was the custom of a certain cl.-.ss when advertising for a servant to stain that no Irish need apply. vVe have tie same custom here to-day with the only difference that none but Seddonlte.-. need apply. Ilowever, Mr Seddon aviV. know what the electors think of him and his one-sided policy — the co-operaiive fraud. I am &c. .Elector. Ross, Dec 2, 1896.