THE CATHOLIC VOTE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5497, 28 November 1896, Page 2

THE CATHOLIC VOTE.

ThopositlonCatholics are taking in the present election is expressed pretty clearly in the following letter, which we copy from the New Zealand Tallel

Sib,—As the coming elections are drawing nigh, I think it is near time the Tablet came out and gave its readers some idea as to how the Catholic people are going to vote, As far as I can see there are very lew of the candidates who are favouring our claims. I suppose they think ■ the Catholic voters (and they are to a great extent) are led away by tho Liberal Socialism of the present day, and religion is cast to the winds. I think the Catholic voters should unite in one body and vote solid, then candidates will seo they "are a power in the laud; but so long Ss we get what they call Liberal or labour candidates, who know perfectly well that the Catholic vote is always &s a rule on their side, the/ will never support the Catholic claims, fearing they might lose alow votes cn.the other side. My idea is always to support a candidate, be he Conservative or Liberal, who has the manhood to proclaim his opinions that' he will support our claims, At the same time I dont approve of supporting & bogus candidate put up purposely to oatoh the Catholic vote wbeu they know full well ho has nochance; rather should we punish one of the others. And now an regards districts where none of the candidates support our claims, I think your valuable paper has told us before that wo should do our best to put out the sitting Member and show him we are a power tobt dealt with.—l am, etc., Odbskteb,