Marlborough Times. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1881.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume III, Issue 318, 30 November 1881, Page 2

Marlborough Times. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1881.

Thu r ■ •:>i!:iat!i*:i - for the Marlborough ,< ded-.mdiip v- iil h;-- ho! ! <m >.!• >u<lriy :m«l Tuesday, January Jib and lOth. We observe that: Mr W. DouMiii, of IJleuiieiiu, has applied fir an invention lor ».•!.;!< ••U for or.ndK'iitieks, and extinguishers. A •' t '•Mitral TemperaMv. I’nlilienl As.*.-?. iM:i!ii" !i:i« been firmed at M-ist-crlon, io v.mi-:!i til-- bivwin.r a-;d liquor interest, and p ii::- indivi !!s enmit-of'd with if in iheir proper phteeu. A, r:iTor appeared in our it port of tii? i!uvvln.:k !!..'d. Court, in Friday's io.-snc. The Corkhili r. D.-riven, wherein tin: l»! ii‘»t.iii’ .-u*-h tor i.o l!)a mi a promissory in, to, siioidd have been I Terceii /•. (.'or!;in 11. f;!n: plain;ill' having beui nridc dei'entiint in "iTor in our report. A Volunteer Hail will bn hold at Marl-hoi-oiigidown to-morrow night. Thu a Hair has lwii.ii got up l.y-a jiorlioMof the Spring ( h ,•(■!•: Hi lie in honor ot their comrades who Wi-iit to tins front. Mr I). Chittenden will piovida thf music, and judging from ilie ■irt-ar, noti.itact'A'li lie gave on a former , ■-a i 11, v>a have n > doubt that the Bull y. i!! he a yrr.it sneer.-:i. Mi,live is emv tied tint!, tli<: .-mm of LtlOO voted hy Ihe General A&sombly tor Vohmorirr iking inis liven divided j>i‘“ /*«/</ I r. She iji:j>ivnt emps, aceoring to the iiomin.'d slrcwjh <32. Ml.-t A.nyu.it last. Marl'toronyh u share aniiejiii-i to L'J.i .Is Id, of v.liieh Idii Os 1 i is for r.• u, 11s and L 7 fix for esdetr. Air iSevioour lias now addressed the ! elector:' in idie va: mils ventres o! population, j a i. thf remit ha; been to show in a most un- | lyauner tint C,w ejectors are j unite satirlied wiiji his past action* and | ji.'.veevery faith in him f>r the iuture, At j every meeting the audience was most atte»- | five,' orrl'M'jy, h»<l unanimous. . Hi* os- | preiviioni imitT-tl were so eati-usetaiy ta.it j hat few questions Y.jfe of inn., a: ( n j these only of r.trivi ti nature. dispiaym j gr e-• i moranea ou she jurt of the, *l j fiom-rs ilia iurdves. in every sens* .... ‘ vin■ > ur a ! ',.!i* h !: ■•■ ■ i soscesMu! one, j and augurs wall fir a triumphant ?act?e;:j on ilia day of poll.

TimL and Bachcld.-r's Christy Minstrels gave an nnt.ertaiiiinent last evening in the Lyceum Hall to a fair house, considering the other attraction at Ewarts Hall, where an opposition performer was commencing a starring tour for t!io amusement of “the gods.” The Minstrels programme was a thoroughly satisfactory one and was well carried out. From ourmlvertising columns it will he seen that another entertainment will be given this evening when we trust to see a large attendance, as they arc well worth a visit.

To-morrow is the day of nomination of candidates for the Electoral District of Wairan. .So far as vet known only two will lie nominated, viz:—A Ik Seymour, the ex-member, and Mr Dodion. A rumor has been current to the effect that the success .of Mr Seymour's recent meetings have convinced Mr Dodson that lie may ns well not attempt to emerge from private life, and that he will therefore not go to the poll, hut we doubt this, as his high esteem of himself is not readily shaken. We believe lie will, indeed, go through the formality of being put to the ballot, but the result is a foregone conclusion, and will perhaps prove rather a severe shock to his vanity,

A letter signed “Hood I'oinplar ’ appeared in Monday's L'.r/nr.u in which the writer apparently desired to point out that Mr .Seymour at the last general election hud said when asked whether he would not vote for a beer tax that lie would not vote for any tax on the industrial productions ot New Zealand. Y. hat Mr Seymour reall) did say on that occasion w.-is “ Xo : I would not vote for any tax on tiie industrial products of New Zealand, the time might come when the country would be so* loaded with debt tint this would have to be done, but not otherwise.' Tiie time did come, and Mr Seymour wa* quite right and thoroughly consistent as usual. Of course tlu: Er/>tr** howls at the iiecr duly, and “flood l’umplar' is only a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

.Mr. Seymours late political meetings were di.slim'uiah'.'d by orderly aiul attentive audiences, but at the conclusion of Mr. Dodson's meeting last evening the proceedings were simply disgraceful._ So long as Mr, Dodson was speaking fair order was preserved, but when Mr. Ward commenced to speak the preconcerted signal was given, and'ihe imisc began. Mr. Dodson.was too much afraid of Mr. \\ srd s sarcastic tongue to allow him to proceed, and that gentleman, in consequence, could not get a hearing, for the, first time in the history of Marlborough. It looks very had for Mr. Dodion when his side has to descend to such tactic' as howling down an elk-etive speaker and straightforward man like .Mr. Ward, who is respected by all tlio right-thinking portion ol the community, But then Mr. Dodson is the repre.scntati\e of beer and rowdyism, and past association possibly invests disorder with a certain charm for him. We shall make a few comments upon Mr. Iledum's speech in a future issue, and dissect it so far as this is possible, wit.ii a thing that has neither body nor bonus.

The 7i.<7i/T.« is very angry with us because we ventured to expose the manner in which a certain set rejected Mr Henderson, ami set up a certain brazen imago in his stead. Because wesympathised withMr Henderson, and expressed our regret that lie had been treated in such a disgraceful manner by his former associates, we are accused of seeking to gain votes for others. But. this wasnotour intention. -So soon as the true circumstances attending his retirement became known there was not an honest and upright man throughout tins district who did not feel sympathy for Mr Henderson, and a corresponding detestation of those who had betrayed him. No wonder Mr Dodson's paper did not like any allusion to the matter, as it has, indeed, a most damaging eli’eot upon tiie great Drey candidate, Mr Dodson. He should not have “ jumped” the position, and then lie would 'nave been safe. There arc many weak spots in tiie armour of our contemporary and tiie candidate it champions, and v/e notice that wherever we touch them the cllcct is \cr\ remarkable.

Mr. Dodson was pressed into a corner list night when ipiestioucd by Mr. Ward about Mr Henderson's retirement. Flourishiuc a piece of manuscript, which might have been written by Mr. Henderson or might not, lie was asked to read it, but would not do so, though lie had been reading interesting extracts all the evening, tin stated that anyone could read it at Mr. Terry's office to-morrow. This morning our representative proceeded to “Mr. Teiry’s office,” otherwise known as the “ Express," on no less than three separate occasions, lmt was not allowed to jieruse these damaging documents. On the lirst occasion the excuse was that Mr. 'Perry was not there, ~!! the second that he had taken the key of ilia desk with him, and on the third that a note had been ieet-ived from Mr. 'Perry statin"' that anyone who wished to see the letters’ would have to apply to him .personally, which was tantamount to saying that iie' would make a selection of those who weie to be allowed to peruse them. Mr.

Terry evidently thinks he can guard what there is left of Mr. Dodson’s hoi or better than lie mu himself. The conclusion is obvious that the Dodson conspirators arc frightened to allow these letters to ho seen, and it alfordr. additional proof that Mr. tlmiurrsou was foully betrayed. Mr Dod- ' g.mV hypocritical yusli ivgrefting his retircnieuV goes for nothing when arrayed against facts litre these. The public is , e [amorous to know the truth about this 1 matter, ami sooner or later wo hope to he : aide to lay the whole correspondence lie- . fore them, j Mr Hubert Stout, an aide lawyer, hut who is chiefly known to fame as a rampant i (Jroyitp, aiid sometime editor of the ! /v'/m, a iTcethought journal published iu Dunedin, is the latest champion of the failj iny Dodson cause. The union is rather a 1 peculiar one, inasmuch as Mr Stout is a i tiiorough advocate of tempc-ianec and I might naturally be expected to light rather ; shy of a brewer. But Grey anil his sup- : j.ortcrs are very anxious so return to olliee ; again, and are, it seems, not particular as !to the tools they use. 1 u last night’s ti.r----i /irc.ss Mr Stout states a ease against Mr 1 Seymour in regard to the hitters remarks ; upon the Land Tax. He lias apparently ■ under the impression that Mr Seymour referred to the Land Tax as being levied iiu.m the acreage instead of at its selling value, hut Mr Seymour certainly never said 1 anything of the .sort. We still maintain that he was quite correct in pointing out 1 that jn its practical operation the Land Tax I took iitihi or no note of the value, of the | land and riiat nmu.r if the country properties and town land would pay about the ! same, in the iirei place the tax was levied 01} tiu: land alone—lessimpiovemciits—and this nearly equalised the value of laud both in town and country, and again, as most are aware the yultu of the improvements was usually very much overstated, and as rliesc arc greater in proportion iu town than in the country the tax really fell heaviest upon Mis struggling country settler.?, ''tout we observe does not allude : . ‘ M '*t the Laud T.is frightened t 0 --KIiWVS -a i-Ur’t which • capita! away ii'jm 0... ...

proves most conclusively that it was an unjust tax, nor does he remark that the Property Tax has had just the opposite effect. Yet these are facts beyond dispute, though it does not suit tlio (trey party to admit them. We could have wished to see Mr .Stout in better company. This is how a Wairarapa contemporary refers to the topic of the day : “ The good sense of the majority of the electors of the Colony will, we feel sure, be fatal to the chances of the demagogues now in the field. The working man is, we are proud to say, in this Colony a man of honor ; a man who respects honesty and integrity ; a man who can detect the false ring of base coin. His passions may be roused by clever and unscrupulous devices to mistrust men who are worthy of confidence, 'nut when he reflects oil the character of the men in whom he is invited to place his confidence he will hesitate ere he binds himself as the slave of the demagogue. We have every reason to believe that the 1 Fall Ministry will have in the nc.r Parliament a substantial majority. It will hs the fault of the Ministry if they do not retain it. The feeling in the country demands from them good local self-govern-niont, and unless they are prepared to meet the reasonable wishes of the people in this respect, they will have to give place to other men. There is, however, no reason to disbelieve that the Hall Ministry arc honestly and sincerely anxious to .settle the local self-government difficulty, and in the coming session they will have a better opportunity of dealing with it than in tlio past one. The Hall Ministry never stood higher in the estimation of the people of the Colony than they do at present. It is true that they have the demagogues against them, and Mr Ormond is not on their side. But Mr Ormond’s party is a weak one, and the demagogues, like Hies, will disappear when the electoral meat they have tainted has been disposed of. “I had rather.” says the Hon. John Hall in his address to the electors of Sehvyn, “ lie judged by my acts than by professions of opinion,” Mr Hall is right 1 As far as professions of opinion go the demagogues can heat him hollow, hut in acts they have but a molehill to show against his mountain.”