FROM A POLITICAL JEREMIAH.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 March 1911, Page 2

FROM A POLITICAL JEREMIAH.

To fcho Editor. Sir.- The catholicity of your own criticism and condemnation emboldens mo to write you on matters that concern us nil and trouble hie greatly. Sir, T lons ha vo ' ,eeu impi'GSsetl by tlio great and greater iveedi iibat vvo have in this country for a real loader. We are at present a lot of un reasonable asses controlled -by political muleteers whose driving is undeliberate. Consider our Premier: "All tilings to all men" ; very little to anybody; and nothing very long! Turn to tlio Leader of the Opposition for a change. And what a change! Gaze on a. political tub-thumper, who declaims about misgovornraent while he shows himself at the n.nd call of every unbalanced Meikle and TCnvvett whose agitations a>o likely to embarrass tho Governm&it. Go a step further, and 1 perpend dreary James Allen, envelopod in a mass of figures tliat establish not 1 )- ing. Then pass on to our present T/ibora 1 leader : .Tames Carroll. The best leading we can expect of him is that lie will lead us lvotonto temp, tation. He will lead us nowhere, for ho has not even tho leading capacity of n New Zealand! Times leader, which absolutely is the negation of leading. This New Zealand of ours is in a, bad pass and the man to lead us is undiscovered. wHicn will ho arise for us?

"All, God. for a man with heart, head, Hand, "Like some of the simple great ones p;o-rio-"For over and over by: "Ono still strong man in n hln.tnjnt land "Whatever they call him what care I: "Aristocrat, democrat, autocrat, ono "Who can rule, and daro not lie!" Leave it at tliat MY Editor! It's all iro can do! Tam saddened, and T am etc., TT. S. MTJNSON. A do! nid e roa d, AW 11 i n gton. LADY CANDIDATES. To the Editor. Sir,- -May .T voice, through your columns, the claims of the ladies as members of the Borough Council? The gentlemen seem very backward in pressing their claims, ami I. am certain that one prominent, lady in Levin would consider the matter of standing wero she assured of the votes of her sex. She has pretty plafnly hinted.?that this is the only obstacle that prevents Iter from voicing the rights of women as local administrators. It would be interesting to ascertain what tlio ladies think of the propos-al.---Yours etc., GiI?TON COLLEGE.