THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 404, 14 October 1911, Page 5

THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

. To the Editor. Sir, I trust that the good sanse of Te Kuiti citizens, and indeed, the voters throughout the Taumarunui electorate will, as usual, place our sitting member, Mr W. T. Jennings, at the head of the poll, and I believe thev will, for no living man could have exerted himself more on our behalf than he, and always successful in his endeavours. We go and we listen to aspirants for political honours, but it doesn't follow that we will vote for them, for the old adage still holas good, viz., "the devil we know is better than the devil we don't know, and in thrs case it is especially appropriate/ True, some day we want a change of Government, and therefore we must put in an Opposition member. Well, if those who are opposed to the personnel or the present Ministry may find consolation in the fact that such men as Sir John Findlay and other men perhaps of eaual calibre are coming forward, _so that it is possible that the Premier may have a better selection to choose from, but to turn the Government out nolens volens would not only be childish at this juncture it would also savour too much of a direct insuU to his Majesty the King, and the British Parliament, recognising as they do, the brilliant qualities or those statesmen whom we sent Home to represent us in the Motherland, could the honoured ones do otherwise than accept them* 7 I trow not, for we must bear in mind that in honouring our representatives, thev also honour those who sent them, our late worthy and lamented Premier, and Mr Gladstone cases notwithstanding. In thus writing. I would say, in conclusion, let us give any gentleman aspiring tu political honours a fair, and impartial hearing, hut voting against a man who has served us well, I am with the poet who said: «• 'Twere better to bear the evils that we have "Than rush to others tnat we know not of." -I.rn.etc, w _ wmm The Gardens, Te Kuiti. October 12th, 1911.