RANGITATA ELECTION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1638, 17 August 1887, Page 3

RANGITATA ELECTION.

-t— — Mr C. G. Tripp, Orarl Go-ge, writes to the "Temuka Laadw. "— Sir,— l received last night a request to come forward for the Eangitata District at the coming election. lam ob iged to cay, as I have often Bald before, both for the G'adß'one and Rangitata Districts, that I have no Intention at present to leave my business so long as we have a gentleman to represent us like Mr Kolleßion. Though we may not agree with him m everything, yet, It would be a great misfortune for the oolony not to have him m the House. If I had been coming forward it would have been as a strong supporter of Sir Julius VogeVs policy I consider Sir Julius Is out and out the most able man we have m New Zealand. His policy is thoroughly soimd, and will m time bring us out of our present difficulties. I was always a freetrader m England, but here, la a new country, we must foster industries if we wish to keep labor m our country. If Sir Julius dies to-morrow he leaves behind him many a lasting monument viz — His Public Works Policy The East and West G>«st Railway The Fisheries Bill Loans to Local Bodies. The Encouragement and Preservation of Forcßts. And many other far-seeing ideas which I can't now enumerate. My only wish is that we shall boo a strong Protective House meet m a few weeks m Wellington which will Bhow the country that the Government were quit? right m appealing to the country on thjtfr Protective Policy. — I am, etc