The Thorndon Election.
It is no Qoiitrt^very good policy m lock,' buttliis practice may be carried Stddfti a'oUiaji f tippfefi loJlbA cMried too far when candidates for Parliamen-tary-honours institute a vigorous personal canvass before they have declared either themselves or their convictions. It is notorious that theJDhorndon elector% are being severely "can VaisecT just no*|,-* although^, go-candidate "iftß ever definitely ann^fc^ liis candidature, This is hardly fair to me'constiKiency, and places tEern at a manifest and serious disa^tf>e. If they are over j&rs\iadyUiintb prematarely <pi omttiri jj their s"nppoßt >to&6ideigetitle- • tnab ? whose* "views?: ties? stftlhuunprofind when too late that they have~coran>itLed themselves :to orte' vftidse '• acficM O+- Ftffftatnent ! '^btfltriie^n'tiYely^Tln dppos^Wif io«their own wishes^ ancTThat had they waited a Wfc* iJ ii|stea \\ bt h&s 4if"«tfA a hurry to pToiViiSe 'their votes, they might have hfiSTn'e opportunity of bestowing^ them m a dif^criS^^ore favourab'leH^ %\U Witlierance of their poli^cSP\*iews; !i:^e 5 4y, then, to the . ThoYndM 1 electors : —'Refuse point "'omhk % ! 'pi ( flmiSß your votes beforchftn^p. (^.icandldgte^ qntt| ryouriAiow who are going to stand, and nntiHheir tVW&Pi™ ty^vtyMyi &I \^AWm it] y declared. (^fcherjnjMe you may discover too late thatjn .giving a hasty promise °(t^«PHo^ you, h^^ ;^a^*jgrievous and ii'rep^r^lß'ffi^Jkig
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 104, 28 March 1884, Page 2
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198The Thorndon Election. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 104, 28 March 1884, Page 2
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