The Mauawatu Seat

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 33, 3 September 1887, Page 2

The Mauawatu Seat

To-day the political addresses of the two candidates for the honor of representing the electors of Manawatu m the House of Representatives appear in our columns. Mr West advocates retrenchment, by the i reduction of salaries from the Srovernor > downwards, a reduction in the number of - M.HvB.B. He would borrow, sufficieat money to complete " the main system of railway communication in the colony"— whatever that may mean— alKl; would manage the railways by a non-iblitio»l! board. He is opi»aed te Preetrade.' Mr Macarthiw, the ;l«te member, gives his views on the situation clearly i and decisively in a manner which must be ' satisfactory to £oe "electors. He also •advocates: the.ma&a^em'ent «f the rail-- '. jways by a aon-politioal bpard.-. On, the y JH&y&ft of retrencHme^ he J^gin«/at ftfe, rignt '^nd when tie'says : '"The noiiariuna ofth^ LoWer House should be reduced first in order strengthen the hands ef itt members i in dealing <with the general - question." He is an outspoken Free-i . grader from principle. ; -His opinions have only. been formed after long and careful study of the merits and demerits of the nyal systoms— Free trade aud Protection. "!tms :: iß where the rival candidates are really at issue ; -Mr West is a. halfi hearted Protectionist, and Mr Macar- , TiiUEia sturdy 1 ■■> Now, we can ' undei-stand a jnan a large town being so placed as to almost compel him to advocate a policy of Protection,, because towns have r everything to gam by it ; but, for artjountry^^Toiember to|be" Protectionist, is dimply; agai^pt;tHe interests of tjibse J whom he- professes to represent. We want a country representative ; and Mr MACAKTHtrii" has shown during his fast career in Parliament that lie is in every way qualified for that position. Should Mr West be returned, he would be. another member for Wellington, and the Manawatu cenatitueiysy has suffered enough m that direction, already without trying tb^jCexperimient ; agajmi; We will have raorertb say^otf this subject during the progress of. ! the^eontest. >r- .