Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS GAZETTE. CROMWELL: TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1872.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 132, 21 May 1872, Page 4

Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS GAZETTE. CROMWELL: TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1872.

: Mr, Maca <sey has indulged himself during | the past week or two in occupations that I will in no wise tend to heighten his repu--1 tation for sagacity, or induce constituencies : to se.'k him as their representative, lie seems to take a pleasure in doing what should be left undone ; and identifies himself with men and measures of the most objectionable kind. He lacks discrimination in choosing his political friends ; opposes public opinion en vital questions ; and, when thwarted in any of his schemes, seems to le neinbar with malevolence his » opponents. It is within the recollection of . our readers, how, when contesting the late Wakatip election for the House of Representatives, he vented his spleen against - the Walcatlp MuU, as well as its editor ; how, smarting under the sense of being again a defeated candidate, he uttered what were considered idle threats ; and how he manifested, by his loss of temper and want of tact, his unfitness not only to represent the Wakatip district, but perchance any

other. He seems, however, to be ; beggar"; will not take "no" for swer ; and, by his meddling inte with the roads and bridges of our la, neighbours, and his covert attenip move their Warden, appears dete whether they are willing or the rev establish some kind of political con with the Wakatip electors. It d< must be eminently refreshing to th lers in Queenstown to know the such a powerful influence enlisted i favour ; and it appears singular they object to the removal of their War a kind of solace to the wounded i of their rejected candidate. Tt n quite true that Mr Macassey ma batter judge than themselves as manner in which justice is dis among them ; but until they are con of such evil judging in their midst, i certainly unkind to convince tin the fact, and a work of superero for this embryonic politician. No tent, it appears, with the notoriety 1 peated attempts to become a merol the House of Representatives have sioned ; careless of the known anti New Zealand colonists manifest to denominational education ; he has < by one of his latest political explo good and sufficient reason to miuiiv i stituencies why he should never again to become their representative. A ceo to the Arrow Observer, a petition lias prepared by some " designing and tic ; pulous parties acting behind the scene : Cardrona, to which " the unsuspectinn tiese" have been made the dupes, and sen ted by Mr MACASSEY to the Prov' Council. ' Its purport is, charging Warden Beetham with " prejudice, i; tice, and oppression," and praying fq removal. Our contemporary remark! •' It certainly did not emanate froni •' Arrow division of the district, norl " the neighbourhood of the Shotoveri "up the Lake. The Chinese themsi " know nothing at all about it ; no si " one that we have spoken to has " heard of it ; nor do we find any oft " that have cause for complaint agi " the Warden, or desire his temoval." At a crowded and influential niee held in Queenstown on Friday last, it carried unanimously—"That this mee " cannot allow the present opportunif " piss without expressing entire confid " in Mr Beetham, whose public life '• been actuated by impartiality, jus " integrity, and diligence." It is extremely unfortunate that so contly after the late election Mt MacaJ should have taken in hand sucli a grol less petition ; more especially when itil membered that public opinion will cons! private pique has dictated and fosteivl which the just contempt it will meet 1 will help to confirm. Not content to til his services on the Wakatip district,! Macassey appears to be adopting the! role of Chinese Protectorship; and,! sinning the probability of a large iiiHul these people, and their possible repress! tion in some future Colonial Council thus early obtaining a lien on their ill tions to the end that he may be retail as their " fit and proper representative.! The whole transaction is not what xsm have been expected from "an eilueal gentleman." and is an additional confirß tion to the action taken by Mr Macasß in the late debate on Education in M edin, that the electors of Wakatip did* in refusing to place their political wal in his keeping. ■