THE ELECTIONS.

Cromwell Argus, 13 July 1870, Page 5

THE ELECTIONS.

Sir, —Anothor, and It may be hoped the last, ratepayers' dodge la to be enacted to-night. Mr Goodger wishes to throw a galvanic current into the mortal remains of a year of office, npon which no citizen can look without shame and disgnst. He had far better " let the dead bury the dead." He feels himself going down in the cold stream of No Longer Mator, and he clutches at this frail straw. But the ratepayer-appeal will not float him. A generous show of liberality now will not divert attention from a whole year of shams and shallow pretences. Last July tho ratepayers wero appealed to for their opinions ; and they (simple souls that they wore I) made Mr Goodger Mayor.; "conscience" came in, however, and he resigned* And now, if tho opinions of the ratepayers in Kawarau Ward should lead to the election of some sinner, instead of tho real " Simon Pure" who has a Beat in the Council for that division of tho town, to be consistent, of course he will resign, and perhaps a second family will be doomed to ruin, and a socond victim bo made to the thumbscrew of tho law. I look upon, the present as a crisis in the history of Cromwell. If the town will now bo guided, not by publio clamour or tinkling appeals to the vanity, but by a manly and solemn sonso of publio spiritedness, they will rise up and say " good-bye" to Mr Goodger, and send a man to office who will lift the towu out of the dirt and disorganisation in whioh it now lies.—l am, &c.., Kawarau.