ELECTIONEERING DODGES

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 15, 2 August 1889, Page 19

ELECTIONEERING DODGES

TO THE EDITOR N.Z. TABLET.

Sib, — I have been anxiously awaitiug a copy of the Tablet to see the division list on Mr. Pyke's Education Bill, which was not given us by the local papers, who are perhaps too sensitive to hurt the feelings of Mr. Guinness' supporter-!. The Tablet is now to band and I find our worthy member's name amongst the majority ; in fact, I am not disappointed. Mr. Guinness is a gentleman who would never have the power to vots against th a measure, were it not for the support be received from Roman Catholics. They fleeted him instead of Mr. Petiie at the last general election, a gentleman who expres-ed his ODinion very clearly on the aid tn Catholic scnools question, and who opensy stated on the publ'c platform that he would sipport the Cathoiic cla'm 0 , and if the latter had been elected we would Mave the pleasure of seeing his name amonu the supporteis of the Catholic Rslief Bill to-da\ . Tha working men of Greymoith came to the conclusion nottovota for Guinness as he was the friend of the contractor and not of the workingman, so they stuck together on that point, exc2pt a few deserters fiom the r^nks, and they would have put him out but for some Le Carons who were employed for the occasion The workingmen complained of the way in which *he public money, w<s spent for the use of large ompanies, in getting coal waggons and purchasing a lug-boat, and not ?p,nt on harbour works, which woul 1 be a benefit to the town aud to the workingmen. So Mr Guinness was chief actor in the business. He also knew through bis Lj Carons that he would get rejected in Greymoutb, so he adopted a schema by getting a crowd of new chum navvies, who bad just arrived from Auckland, Welhnston and Dunedin, work on tha Midland Railwiy line. He s»c his employees to work tj secure those strange men's votes. And lie als~> held up the Orange Flag against Mr. Petne's party, and S3 too ruse was succssful. But who are those Le Carons ? I ha^e used this familiar name that Irishmen detest, but compare these dupe^ of Gu n .e^s' with him, and I think the difference is very little. Lc Cat-on was a political spy, piid for political purpose?, and who did his work fir his pay. I hold that any man lending himself to hurt his felow man for gain is atru<> LeCaron, I have beard of two men who jui-icl a certain society before the election, and when the election was over, let theiiselves go bad on the books and never went there since. The books of the societ* will prove this. Even the County Couic.l, of whioh he (Mr. Guinness) is a member was brought into use tor political purposes. The county surveyor was ordered to lay off fresh works to employ as many men as possible during the election. This plau, however, in some ln&Unces worked very well, for men yot woik aud did not vote for Mr. Guinness after all. Ifnotfjr the Midland LUilwiy navvies he would tiot have a seat id the House to-day, to vote against the Bill. — I am, etc., Givymouth, July 20, 1889. Outsider.