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A EMERY MOORE,
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION

The withdrawal of several candidates
from the contest for nomination in this
- electoral division has aroused considerable
criticism. Not only have their motives
‘been impugned but wild charges of undue

” pressure and suggestions of political pre-
ferment have been freely circulated. The
authors of these rumors have gained little
by their initiation, and these whispered
attacks which were palpably meant to
damage the candidate in whose favor
these men ‘withdrew, have, like a bom-

- merang, recoiled with an added momen-

‘tum. on their originators. There. is a

“oy clique i in ‘Sidney which has descended. sO.
crs far from the regulations ot political party
: : warfare as to. attempt to damage the
2 candidate who. has. been chosen. by- an
ae overwhelming: majority. of the standard

bearers of the: ‘Conservative party, by.
Ee secretly stabbing those -who. ‘magnanim-
ously made way for. him when his: candi-
dacy. was announced, in order that they.
might | vent. a personal spite. on. some
members of the. party. against whom they
believed or pretended to. believe they. had i
a grievance... ~ These- are’. the” ways. of

conétusiin that it-would be best for the |
whole party if a candidate was chosen|| .
who hid not reside in the district. Mr.
-- | Harvey states, and we have every confid-

ence in his responsibility and his sense
of honor, that acting independently, he
approached Mr. Foster and promised to
withdraw in his favor if he would consent
to run. .We have the assurance of these

two men, both born and brought up

among us ‘that they approached Mr. Fos-
ter and asked him to become a candidate. |
Their word is: corroborated by Mr. . Fos-
ter himself, although no. such confirmat-
tion was. necessary, that they among

others asked him to become a. candidate | |

and pledged him their support. Yet the
basest of rumors’ ‘have been freely circul-
ated and insinuations | that are no less
than indecent have been bandied about
that Mr. Foster has been forced: on the
constituency by the government, and
that these men - have resigned in his
favor being beguiled by promises of
pecuniary reward. or proffers of ‘Politica!
preferment.

~ The Premier and the Attorney-géneval

have both stated that the choice of Mr. |

Foster. was a surprise to them, and that

while . they. would loyally. support the
-candidate chosen at the convention, they

would take no part at all either. by sug-}
gestion or advice in’ his selection. The
men who have: retired have. displayed a

magnanimity in with. drawing from the Wee gehe
contest that scarcely deserves their being |

the the. target. of: disgruntled, politicians

who are apparently. actuated: by personal |
and petty malice.
been chosen: as our standard bearer. | Let | ¢ 0)
us” forget our private animosities ‘and. : - ae
‘cooperate with our. future member, inall)$ = 00
that. will. tend. towards” the development ee

of a. better Islands ‘constituency. ins

The best man has

‘Tammany, the: methods - of ‘the: ward pee
heeler and the saloon shyster politician, aos

‘and are. ‘fortunately new : to ‘Canadian
and British electors.
_ the dead will bury its dead ahd. that these |
: methods will no longer blot: the: hitherto |.
“untarnished: escutcheon of this. constitu:

Let us. hope. that Se eee

-ency. Mr.. KF J... Bittancourt, : who “was

. “porn and raised i in this constituency, was |"

: mentioned as a prospective member. soon
after the elevation of: “Mr. Justice McPhil-

lips to his present post. “Mr. ‘Bittancourt Ang ee
: made no secrets of the fact that he _was whe RR Be led

flattered by. ‘the: ‘promises’ of. ‘support

Trade. will be held.on ‘Tuesday, Nov. 4.
n Berquist’s Hall, at 8. Pp. m.

_ GORDON DIXON,
"Secretary.

: which | were ‘offered. him. : He has lived J! 2.2.0

: for. 87: years in this electoral division and.

he was quick to’ appreciate. the: prestege | $
- which representation | of the Islands dis- | |
trict brings into the arena ot. politics.

But Mr. Bittancourt is no novice at the

game of politics and it did not require a

Me peculiarly. trained ear to catch the sounds
of discord. in the. division: among those |
~-who should have most. loyally ‘supported be

the cause. . ‘After a: thorough: canvas. of

the district, Mr. ‘Bittancourt. ‘realized : So

7 that there was too: much. local rivalry and

001 much. personal. distrust: among the gee

me separate. wings of the party, to make any
“local. candidate acceptable. to ‘the whole. oO
“constituency, - It. Wwas™.at: this: Junetare ae

~ that Mr. Bittancourt,. : according —

.. his own statement, whi¢h © appears , ‘We 7
where { in’ these columns, ‘approached Mr. |

_ Foster and asked him if he would consent |
me: 7. to have his name submitted. asa candi- |

date for nomination at. the. convention.
~ Mr Bittancourt was by no means the.

| only elector of this district: to make such
ae an. approach, but. he ig. @X xplicit, in his!

~ declaration that the, ‘proposal was: "ada |

_ of his own. initiaiive, and with no ulterior |

: “motive: but the welfare of his party, and |

of the Islands district: in veneral, a |
Mr. ae ‘Harvey, of Knapp | Teland, ‘was

‘also freely. ‘mentioned As candidate,
and. there is. no doubt what if he had con-

“sented to run he would» have received Q:
canvassing |

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