MR. PROUSE IS PLEASED.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 November 1912, Page 3

MR. PROUSE IS PLEASED.

(To the Editor J. Sir,— ft is with a feeling of keenest pleasure I write you this morning. I have always realised the beauties of our district : the sea so near, its beautiful shore, our fertile lands, pretty lakes, running streams, noble mountains, and ml so the sterling qualities of its inhabitants; but of the latter T had no convincing proof until yesterday, when although the tempting 'bait of the seducer promising benefits to large numbers if they (the ratepayers) would only take a. mean advantage of their fellows, that overwhelming majority refused the tempting bait and proved themselves worthy of the stock from which they sprang, by declaring nt the poll that they woidd have fair play and justice, even if it meant loss to themselves — and thus killed the proposal. .1 feel, sir, T still have a further duty to perform' to give yet clearer evidence of the vieiousness of its motives at- the inquest to be held upon it.s remains, hut I ask a. few days respite: the elements of its depravity will continue their work of disintegration, and then I hope to bake part in tlie obsequies that will culminate in laying this proposal away in its own special vault of infamous memory. But for me to-day the sun shines brighter, the air is purer. Levin is a happier and pleasanter place to live in : for T know that a sense of impending wrong has been lifted irom the hearts of many of my follows. and in its place has come a feeling of security, because when (lie lest of right and wrong was clearly put before the ratepayers, yesterday, by that big majority, they declared themselves on the side, of right and justice. --Yours, etc., .TAMES PROUSIi. November 14th, 1912