HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-11-13, Page 5by Ron waste
'ALE1`=•ay Elston is
being drafted as. a candidate in the
Ontario Liberal ship race,but.,.
the le -year veteran of provincial
politics wants ample of more
days: think about it fist.
t next two days, Elston pia
to meet with campaign people and
others toQle ` just What's involved
in or party leaded in
A meeting ewas orgy
Walkerton Monday:night, to show
lstrt►he has the support ofpony
his rwell
faithful in ridings
as
b. .
sTJ g6 gs
•t
A standing -room -only . crowd
listened as local party brass .eke.
glowingly; of Elston Liberal
farh
leader* ' going so . ss sayu
would . the `next premier of On. .
Elston is *cad t i m:.leader;of
the o cal op poSidon.
ition giIt's, u,lob rhis.
colleagues' selected' him h to after
Rob ,� Ni on, interim.leader an-
notin d.. resignation earlier.this
year,t ,
It's a log' that,, has been ,open;
since, last a ember .w.hen Prem
David Peterson's Liber lost. a n
early.' elect ion C . "..
a Personal, deft
Elston n stares
speech. Moor,
conce was fo
he own wood+!
litics ,"beca somedays'-aren't:..
as good.as stirrers" adding that it
makes a difference forr one's fame►
if aperson runs for office. ,
People have been utrging.Alston to
seek the leadership•since the defeat
last fall,
Elston said then he would not run.
However, when Nixon stepped
down in Julys he said he wanted to
demonstrate, : because he wasn't
seeking the leadership, his futurein
politics.. said he oto Intention
of retiring or leaving Bruce,County
because he felt he could be of help,
and. secondly, he wanted to
demonstrate -the Liberal 'party
1, Peterson `$
he lost'his seat.
d tughout. , his
nit that:: his" one
its faintly., Ilse said
out getting into.
"stood for something the sin, Owen Sound mayors Jim
province ad that I was prepared to dens Walkerton yoc, Murray
work to that end;' Daum,. retired -Brous NIPPs
The' private "Draft Elston** Graeme Craig, Huron riding Vis'
meetings of recent days have con- :.and Ron .Lien, former Grey MT.
1/laced him to reconsiders I wait sure woad ever get to,
e said he has been doing a this, Lei s
whole series of .rethinking.as � o e ht t the has the
to 'a�wy � were .all ha) h � on, integiity and determinations
reconsiders of all you cares
Elston said bend his family had Jim Fitganid or . amok
, :a late-night family meeting Friday defeated uron Liberal candidates
to a. about � .;the things yous the for months was who
haveto consider." The unanimous the:best Person would be to I the
,
family decision was that he serious- . Party "and ` the .: best Person , isn't
ly cOnakkr the leaderships, running
one of thedriving forcess: hehind. sitz a tld` said tine Liberalsneed
campaign P
����' � lsic�n,� m'11 w�4Qt
die` eft F�toui is g� • r
gie���►1�:Grey � rug, scan ;.
talk - easily with a farmer as
b.
w.
With
president, a �• minister, ,:
She: explained howMonday _
`.: the tie he worked with
e abo t ; non, he said Elston °never lost
eights* tn4reting � ... � i . � ,
spoke of in.. t wI sight,of histts."
convince Elston to reconsid • 'Charles Bens of ,Neustadt Said
She said Peep/0 re ted l : feet there's' u "Isis in con-
her decision'not - to seek the Eden , in gov anent.
q wiutntrrg`.
leadership, but now they want hixw i hticians, "'when they take office*
wand.' for ' the top job m, the. '.. ,lute and Ion t I
s fulfil the
Liberal of , were : �
rte � e e er
per.
[inew Sell, Wedneaday; November 13, 11*I - e S
resident states his views
s
on advanced democracy
Dear editor
we ��� yy-,� from
the wed It for that
reason that I write to catch many
who may normally,thy about
this thing we so call democracy.
I is n government
democracy because we abs.
'forRussiahas likewise _� so
for decal. Pte► the
is that who they could pick
from were.chosen by . Com -
monist Party and general
publics blics but owe see likewisehem.
:e have dei parries who do much
the same under the same - ear-
cum�es (the minds of the fools.
• are a only.the faces
change). k ng t boric that
TO THE EDITOR
aimmonamminimmossimmemmrs
royalty„ king if
lie would not lighten up on the,
they would This• war a him
to
ways : . . it pgt�ms,,
ehtyrant who went e�avin
g hisi.. ,,� ..,..�.,.,
r: arebl st#40Fts, :mei
/p� � g wen royal- muchas
+y'
between
ve to x0 years.of�JAIiM-•,FaF4V� Vw�N4 i,SL�s' 4a4�IF4 u'
archbishop of the 1r%an reh tradition
e ,_ __ __ of the tiime, along with„ . the lower
�d thee. par
lie ob an(
;t person.'';.'
tan.-zrhr►
(the kms.is how we got the
IVIitipla Car which shifted
power downward from the king,
After t t was the wary or
the Rosa whichfurther +.
power •fry the king, thereby �es-
' tab. lishr ng a parliaments Aside from
what. I would call fin tu ting,; otrr
democracy has changed little in
few hundred years, ;Thep par-
n
past
� t
t��,-Were the ►bthty-
and,*. few '•aorihent church Men,
industrialrevolution ;'dted .
':middled which turn brought
! ~roy .ink the parliament,. The
illiterate obviously elected some+
else:�to �nt°them.
'This n w the* erence
w British democracy apt%"tlr�
,��_v_.. ;. _._..x.._.•91 y.u__ ._, t,4... ... r,r :... _.
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