The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 17, 1905. HOPEFUL MR HERRIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1432, 17 April 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 17, 1905. HOPEFUL MR HERRIES.

i& pleasing feature of the roaewt railway, celebration, was that party, politics were in general) carefully; avoided. anil therefore it came as a surprise <of an unpleasant hind to learn, that while Mr Hcrries could not iinfl itirae to accept the invitation, to, accompany; Ministers tPi the herders of his' own constituency,, there to .urge the needs of the district, he was able to find leisure (or a little electioneering, and to got into print some rcmarKabljo opinioJiS) on the political situation. Possibly, his right .to take this course cannot he questioned, 'but his action certainly, Jacks good As to ‘the views expressed, only; one of trw.o. opinions lean he formedh-that Me Herrics is not sincere in his .utterances, pr, if sincere, that he fails to see what i£t plain to most peoples ’ Ho states the" prospects of the Opposition party are hrightcc than they, have been for, sojne time,, and that they expect a ohauge of Giov era in vat, ,The iWellington election is cited as justification foe the repetition of this pltt story as to the -probable snocoss of the Opposition, Me Hurries might have aisoi mentioned casually that Me H.utcheson, upon whose candidature the Opposition had looked kindly, on the ove of the election used language towards promisemh mem,jbors of the .Oppipsition parity, that was absolutely, insulting, while Mr. Fisher, who 3jad attacked Me Sed-, dorj. while supporting his principles, declared that he would .vote with the Premier whenever he felt that such a vote would be right, and he also repudiated any leaning towards the Opposition.' When this sort of thing happens in what has been re■garide'd as am Opposition stronghold, what is to bo expected pver the general aroa, in the Bay of Plenty, for instance ? Mr H'orxies i& uclvirowleiigod to bo a good member, but is his own scat so secure that he can. sneatlt so confidently.'?i‘ The plain truth is that if the Opposition over hope to make headway against * the .Government’s large majority, it can only be done by solid organisation, and not by vain boasting. To begin with Mr Htorries should seek' to make himself thoroughly acquainted with his qw ll constituency before coming ti> this district to give advice that has not been sought. The people of this district know quite an much about the Wellington l election as he is able to tell them, • -• >