Political

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 14, 19 July 1890, Page 2

Political

We have known for some time that it was the intention of the Opposition to put up a man in the so-called " Liberal interest " to stand for this electorate, and the only difficulty was to find one with the courage to enter the lists against the powerful local influences which obtain in favor of the present declared candidates— Messrs Macarthtto and Akkwright. That difficulty has been overcome, if we may depend on the Auckland Herald, which informs us that in Sir Robert Stout the man has been found. Our contemporary says : — " He is to stand for a Wellington country district, and he has already prepared the bribe which he is to offer to the electors of Maeterton or Rangitikei." The following are the " electoral views " of Sir Eobert :— " I also think that the Government ought to push on that part of the North Island Main Trunk Railway which starts from the Hunterville end. ... It seems to me that for some time to come the expenditure of mosey should properly take place at the Wellington end. Far more has been done at the Auckland end than at the Wellington end, and the line there passes through country, which, so far as I can learn, is not suitable for settlement." It is a pity for the sake of this new candidate his friends did not inform him, before he published his programme, that Mr Macarthue had already expressed himself strongly in favor of the completion of the North Island Trunk Line, and therefore thiß ♦♦bribe" has already been anticipated Sir Hoeeut w iH have to think of something else,