A Colonial Candidate.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 129, 30 April 1872, Page 7

A Colonial Candidate.

The Southern Cross gives the following report of an extraordinary speech made by one of the candidates at a recent city election : “A call for the unsuccessful candidate brought Mr Greenaway forward. ■He said—l have a lot of property in the place. lam the richest man in New Zealand, I always pay my way. I have plenty of money. My set stood by me, and I stood by myself. If I have a lot of property it is mine and all paid for. What did Mr Jones go and write in the papers for, saying I had resigned.? Bin’t 1 here ? That does not look like it, I have lent a good lot of money at times, and if I did charge interest I didn’t always get it. You try it on and seo if yon would. I haven’t got the Queen-street mob at my back. It wouldn’t be hard to buy some of them out. I have always paid 20s. in the pound, and I mean to. If Tm not elected that don’t say I haven’t influence. I have lots of property. What’s the good of going away out of the town and spending a lot of money ? Let’s cover up inside little by small, and go on steady. My opinion is that there’s nothing being done, and if I had gono in I would have let people know whaf it was all about. I am the richest man in New Zealand, and if people want money they know 1 have got it. If Ido charge interest what of that I Other people charge too.—The speaker here moved off the stage sideways, and the meeting separated, after a vote of thanks being moved to the Mayor by the successful candidate.”