The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 72
Feilding Star
Feilding Star.
It is rumoured in Wellington that if the Hon. Mr. McKenzie's Libel Bill becomes law, the Electoral Act will be amended so as to do away with the ballot box. The alleged reason for the proposed change is, that if the anonymous press is a crime, the secrecy of the ballot box is an offence, inasmuch that it allows a man to vote according to his convictions without fear or favour.