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Hawke's Bay Times, Issue 1526, 18 November 1873, Page 20

THE AUCKLAND SUPERINTENDENCY. The Poverty Bay Standard, while supporting Mr Williamson as a candidate for the Superintendency, finds very little to say in favor of either of the candidates. We quote from its leading article of the sth instant: — Auckland can boast of having nursed more Superindendents during the !;>st 20 years than any other province iu New Zealand; but there has not been an election either within her boundaries or those of the colony in which the people felt such a deep disappointment at the calibre of the men as those from among whom they have to-morrow to select a ruler for the next term of office. Certainly there never was a constituency so profoundly indifferent as to the result as is that of the electoral district of Turanganui. Accepting Mr Lusk's advice as the basis of their judgment the electors look anything but hopefully to the future that has so miserable a past. But, although the settlers here have nothing to thank the late Superintendent for, they have much to expect from the incoming man ; and we do not hold with those who think that of the three men now up for the highest bidding, there is little difference of choice. " Bad is the best," saj some, which we freely admit. Mr Williamson deserves no more sympathy at our hands than his compeers. Like them lie has not thought it worth his while to visit us according to promise; hut unlike them he might have returned from Wellington by this const, and so have dovetailed the opportunity of the journey with the convenience of addressing the electors. Mr Williamson, lias patted us on the back (in writing), and promised to support the petition of the settlers for compensation, but he did nothing else. He has broken two distinct pledges before election; how many will he keep after ? Nevertheless it is better to have an old steady-going stager with even two legs gone, than an unbroken colt with just sufficient soundness to kick the political trap all to smash, while he is jibbing down hill all the while. Whichever may be the man —Williamson or Dargaville—we must pin him to the performance of his promises as well as we can ; and of the two, we deem it preferable to be coached by a driver who has travelled the road many times before. We have no further space at disposal, but taking him for all in all, we say vote for Williamson.