The Foxton Seat

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 114, 6 March 1886, Page 2

The Foxton Seat

Mr Izakp, of Wellington, who con- ; tested the Foxton seat at the last general election, and who ran the sitting member so very close, is now travelling round the district. He ' appears to be desirous of making ] himself thoroughly acquainted, not j only with the electorate it is his praise- ] worthy ambition to represent, but also i those adjoining settlements with which i it is necessarily so closely connected in j business as well as politics. It stands .' to reason that whatever affects one ) part nnut affect every other in like a ■ I agree, whether for good or evil. Tv f tl.rf raise ot an elaborate like Foxton, • c w^uiih (.j.xrfuuK along fclio roatif. froijj c

tlie city of Wellington to the Rangitikei River, any candidate desirous of ! securing the confidence and support of the electors must make them aw. r j 1 that he lias a thorough knowledge, ; not ouly of the geographical features ! of the country, but of its highways, roads, produces, and capabilities. Such knowledge can ouly be obtained by close personal observation, and by such means does Mr Izakd hope to make himself a worthy representative in Parliament. What his politics are we have no means of knowing, for the simple but excellent reason that ho has not yet declared them. His address, which will appear in these columns as soon as may be necessary, will contain a clear exposition of the line of conduct he will pledge himself to follow, should he be elected. He is quite conscious he will have a hard fight to win ; for tho sitting member has faithfully served his constituents, and his popularity has not waned, in consequenco of the diligence with which, he attended to his parliamentary duties though it has not been forgotten that he paired on the wrong side of the House on the famous motion of Captain Russell.