A REPLY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1672, 26 September 1887, Page 2

A REPLY.

XO THE EDI-OR. Sic, — As one who was present at Mr Folleston's meeting on Thursday nighr, ' and listened, or rather tried to listen to the remarks of Mr Geo. W, Leadley, bot which could not be heard, owing to tho shouts of turn-coat and other opprobious remarks, I cannot refrain from making a fow remarkp, with your permission, m reference to hie letter, which appeared m Saturday morning's issue of the " Mail " Ho snys " For Mr Buxton r eraonally, I the greatest roFpeot, but when he have announced himself as a Ministerialist I felt veiy ranch disappointed." • Talk about isir Julius Vorol taking away hia (Mr Leadley's) breath when ho referred to vigorous retrenchment. Well, that is nothing compared to my own state, when 1 remember that only two or three weekß ago, Mr Leadley, m speaking to a vote of thanks rendeiod Mr Buxton at Wakanui, urged upon the electors the necessity of voting for such men as Mr Buxton, and said all that a straightforward honeßt man could say m favor of another, and when doing so, he knew very well that Mr Buxton was a supporter of the Stout-Vogel Ministry, for if be (Mr Leadley) has turned bis coat, which explains the cries I beard m tbe Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday (well may his friends be disappointed.) Mr Buxton is too muoh of a man to do so ; but perhaps Mr Buxton and the Stout-Vogoi Ministry are good enough for the poor people round about Wakanui, but a man of Mr Leadley's standing, I was going to say rank and sense, must go m for big men, the Hon W. liolleston, Atkinson, and au_h like. I world advise Mr Leadley to apply to a surer faith-healer than Sir Julius Yogel, and get forgiveness of his undoubtedly backsliding -tate. And now just a word m reference to Mr Rolleston favoring the electors m this part of the electorate with a second appearanoa ; but surely his intention m again visiting the threo largest centres of population during the la&t fen days, taking Getaldine the last night of all, is too patent to the electors of Knngltata. Let the elector use their own judgment and not be gulled by the denunciation of party against party ; but I have no doubt tho electors will take Mr Rolleston aa he appeared m his first addresses, and go to the poll with the good of his district as well as the good of the colony at large at stake, and vote for political temperance and moral good of the colony. Yours, etc. , Elector.