THE WAIPAWA CANDIDATES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3201, 1 October 1881, Page 2

THE WAIPAWA CANDIDATES.

[To the Editor of the Pailt Temguaph.] Sib, —From the correspondence that baa lately been published in abuse of Mr W. C. Smith, one of the candidates for the next election, it would appear to any , thinking person that, though he may not have the larger stake in his country his more fortunate opponent Mr J. D. Ormond possesses, be jet stands a good chance of being elected. And anyone not conversant with the social standing of the two men would be led into the belief from the tone of the writers that Mr Smith's influence in the surrounding districts is somewhat extensive, which is likely to gain for him strong support; or why should they show such apparent excitement over tne matter if his chmcee - are really so small as they would have us believe. I think so far " Another Woodvillian," although he has been attacked by a few hot-beaded aspirants seeking fame, has the best of it. He can at all events afford to laugh at the attempts at witticism indulged in by the said aspirants, especially that of " Verb Sap," who evidently thinks his remarks about soft goods a capital joke. He either forgets or was never aware of the fact that at one time it did not take a very large amount of " soft goods " to purcbaee vast tracts of land, and that if it had not been for the merchandise the old settlers brought with them into this country a great many of the large estates now in their possession would not in the first instance have changed bands so readily. So much for soft goods. As to your correspondent " Woodville," in last evening's Teleghaph, talking about blindness, he bad evidently overlooked the letter signed " Waipawa" which appeared in the previous issue, or he might have saved himself the trouble of writing, for it touched on the particular points mentioned by him (" Woodville ") and was a sufficient answer to all his anxious enquiries. I may add, however, that there is yet plenty of time to discuss disinterested motives, political ambition, and identified interests, and it remains to be seen which, if any, of the three eandidates are sailing under false colors.—l am, &c, Bush Fire. September 30, 1881.