Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1879. MR HALCOMBE AS A CANDIDATE.

Manawatu Herald, 2 September 1879, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1879. MR HALCOMBE AS A CANDIDATE.

>r ;*fihe interest displayed by •■ iMt : 4siiur \?tjs. ftalcoliibSin the /Fdxf oi'i Harbour Endowment 0f; 25/000 acres 'is" (certainly amusing. For a year or twoi past; (ever; $iiic:e through eoniniu-/ nkation was opened) Mr Halconibe Kasidone his best (privately and publicly) tq ridicule the Rorb of. Boston., In th3 ll Cb\vn ! ty Ooimcil, on^eManr \'l% iMr'HalcbnibWsaid— "' " " I!i ' i! ' . The branch line would give direct,cpm.--mipic^6tf4tbil^an'd6 l n ! witETbxtonV J wlnSn J it regarded as its port, but the ,Upper Dis-. trict looked on Wellington as'Us^VeaVjlort; and foujrht for the shortest route to that. iMr Halconibe[s|idea?!/o^linQ'sf<i3iiattei's except his own ambitions and in- , terests.^ yery, indefinite, ? if,tb,9se , i words do really express his views, why ' dbes h§ grpa% spf .niticb. toyer ithis. en,-i \ doSvment business ? It is an election ."'.cry,';', audit? heithoughiirFoxtdn'was 1 about to get an endowment of 25,000 acres, he would at once try to prevent' it.. It is all very good for him now to harp on this, tin' ng jagaj^t. ,Mr. 1 ston.' Would 'ilr Halcombe have ' done any better for the Foxton endownie'nt than our rnenihersid edly not. He hates IMtbn. He scorns its claim to be jvpoui;, and if he 'had the power would 'closVit up with the stroke of liia-.peri.* blames ;Mr Johiistdn, aiAl wrings -Ms hatid'sj and snickers over" : what it Fbxton has lost. The electors, at .Feilding .arenot to be led aw^yjl^y Mr .Halcombe s Bndowment " cry." "Why does he not coAne^areivhotne, aaidtell the-people of'i F^iidnig . ,atd-. 'Halcdmbe- wliatini' -jury #i^, i have- received thLmigh M$ |!J6lmston? What has that gentleman hei^iSibeM aske'diio^d©?' Mr Halcombe and his .eiique'fti;fthe Corporation^Qfficehavp refrained from asking Mr vpnnßcOn'b' 'assistance and co-operatt'dik in many public matters ; Avhy ? Because" t^eyjyaijitedTo come forward attne^cM oi 'the term, and safo> <f He'feidbn6:n6'«lMgi f Pii^ pi Halcottl^e°iii ! k ft i's 1 i Wkn L g6tir&e '•yd x do a tiling, and then_hlame him for >*ftcit doingfjitM /Bpeaking. .for the ieleci-1 '■' t6i-s of'-Mjmawatii; ; we -'ciifi'assei't -that ! .every matter brought imder Mr 'Jolm 1 - 1 ston's notice has been zealously attended to. He)Mii^one Hn deputa/ion&t^Miiii'sters D^rjaiid/b^eifagftm',' : /dming .th'e-Jlie-cei&J 31aTs L spok6» (; seHpm.ahp tha^/done/duck. , If Mr H,alflOffi ; hei;(W.e^ i&\&&s&nM would simply rever,Sft ( tk^.iol'der. He would speak {fjgi'/BatHdeiiJi/.alid do nothing. He has not a-tenth of the ability! the exweriehoei of tlie'inHueMfce. of M^fxJlibatoii^-Heidefei^es- U* gd* intpHPaTliaine^4iWi'gi*(«tify life 1 ' o.Wn' am^ltion/J'«nd'ito^ibeti'6fi i ft' J 'i4sfcJowii pockfetoo i&eik aow ttfeuigJ&ia/liiiapfetcto' as l a cat's-paw-f : a,n^^'n©n' 4 hb | rß{feh'efei theiflttbi^df EoitS6 wm^f6¥^t'iihatJ any, such place exists. We m^fchei working meifot^Mahbliestei^Bfo^ to rally round theii- true" Mend, Mr. Jotoo^Z-^hafnot^^ioHW do^liy^a'gfes^sd'M^&O&^i*; itiM might make larger'p^-ofits. l^^H'e 1 hasinot forcedr'.se i fctijers to'j^phgavy prices for land boughLa^a nominal a^qe. What has JlrjH^S&ibe done for you ? He hhnseif -says, " I would lia\4h*osAMi ; e,,l^i<AdaW>t aiffoiid it 7 Sfqwiifniiiua<ilfipaKiiiehtt)iVj!ilnd.iQiiat lhe/ coair •f|s^eßiilifeiiha3tj^t-o6ut'/of<theillt[ani; Block, since he became Agent ! Who are^|^^n

measure, imdvcriiy ho shall know it. His " cry*'" about the Harbor Endowment carries no weight them. They know its real value, which isbunkum. Lot Mr lialconibe make known ono singlcalisintorcsted action he lias performed %v the good of even Eoilding. Whatever progress Foilding and Halcombo have made, have been because Mr Halcombe liad cveryijtbwg to gcwf'hj their progresl^and n§i v Tia§ gained 0. The people have noffiti^io^Cnaiik him for; on the he should thank them for making his fortune. Mr Halcombe "bass'thrustiiiiiiseif fovyrsxdir' Mr -Johnston is brought forward by ; kis j-many supporters, who recognise-* his •*• ni- • liiifljic.Q^iLeigliii.-eKperience. and how much he has done for us iujth^gp^tu. The great strides Manawatu. has nTade while he has represented it for k®- years show how well^/ie liast worked. He stands before the electors: affii^nTwl^LnS^ii^fchii& to fSdcßnT meiid|/iimii i ! Mir TMconrbe clmnpt , jiiame oW s^ngleHhliig Mi* Jolmslicni' ' was ; asked to do fovFeilding oh Hal-/ ..cpnibe and reiused. Therefore, elec.^tq^s; of Feilding and Halcombe, stand is>, as men ; cut the Corporation nets u that are being thrown over you; •ppreg'erve yoiu 1 manly independence, and scorn to be the puppets of A. W^ .^Ha'lcymW/^). ffi-TOcarthur,^ jCorporation Clique, and vote^or ft fl g ee, experienced, , impartial ,^ble, lione'st'-maii^-^iiiTER .Wo^