" Peace and Goodwill all to men."

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 8 April 1890, Page 2

" Peace and Goodwill all to men."

The elections for the House of Representatives though far distant, are commencing to cause the usual outflow of brotherly, love and kindness. Kach newspaper has soiue t.iing to say, and this is how they say it.

The Wanganni He rahl commenced' with a sort of stirring local. "We wonder what the Mai'tonians will have to say to ihe idea propounded by Mr Macarthur that it is to be an outlying district of Feilding ? Marton, as long as we can remember, haa been the capital and centre of an electoral district, and not an unworthy centre either, for there are fow placps that can show more political life or intelligence. Mr Bruce seems to have made a bargain with Mr Macart!iur, wHch lias now to be fulfilled and Miv.'ton is sold, as completely as it was over the railway station."

The Aili'tinitf. has evidently decided who to hack aiid replies—" The Wjinganui llrruhl is evidently in a blue funk lost Mr Macanthur should be elected for llan<,'itikei. It well knows that he is emphatically a " rising man " and it would therefore like to get v»d of ko powerful an opponent of the sham Liberals. Hence it has revolted to one of its accustomed . dirty V.Me paragraphs containing a grain of t/uih to a bushel of falsehood. Our contempovary is, however greviously mistaken if it thinks it can stii* up strife between Feilding and Marton. The electors know the Lactics of the writer of the paragraph referred to too well to be " had" by t'lem.

Happy insinuations, Marton to he " bosed " by Feilding, and the Hon. Mr Ballance frightened of Mr Macarthur —

The Advocate tires a

new shot

"It is rumoured that Mr Carson will again contest tile Wanganui scat with Mr Hallfttico. ■■- Although unsuccessful in tinlast electoral contest, rim recent alteration of boundaries >vill intttprially alter the position, as there cannot bo a doubt that Mr Carson will have, sweeping majorities in the newly -added country districts. It is also rumoured that a reaction has in some degree set in the town of Wnnganui in Mr Carson's favour. , There is also a rumour afoot that Mr Parsons will contest the seat." ■ ;

Mr Macarthuv informed the Wan»anui Herald that it i*; perfectly true that he intends to contest' the llaivjf"iikoi seat, that, lieinj^ part of na ajovement entered into between Messrs Rnice. Wilson, and himself :>pfor<> tlie boundaries wer<- known. Ho looks on the district now included as bclon»in« natnrally to I'Vildiii},'. which is now tlie market town for the settlers* there. Mi- Macanliur not awmvof Mr Brace's intentions, and to make the matter clearer the llrrtill states—" Yesterday Mr liruoe, M.H.15., was in • town, in'imatcd to his friends that, if he stands at all at the next election, Wnitatara will be the seat he will not run for. As to the a<,veement with Mr Macaithur and Mr Wilson he knows .nothing, and was astonished to lind Anything of the kind in print."

The Athnrntp-Qwn obtains a correction for the Hrat 1.

"We have been requested by Mr Remington to give a direct denial to a statement which appeared in the Wnngiuuii Herald last ni^ht, to the effect that he would offer himself for election in the Rnngitikei electorate next Parliament. Mr Remington says that no one {has spoken to him with regard to this matter, nor has he mentioned it to anyone else. He also says that he has sufficient public business on liis hands at present, without wishing to enter the next, Parliament, but he docs not renounce the right of seeking election at any snbiequent opportunity"

As so much interest is commencing our coniemporarr — the Feildins Star not to he out of the swim, say* that, whether Mr .T. ft. Wilson will lie a candidate for Palmerston js a moot question, the- reply to which i* doubtful, unless he receives a strong requisition, and, if he did agree on the recept of that to contest the seat, either n, "local" man, or .Mr'Fitzhevhort, wonld be put up against l*»m "

Readers of newAftftpers will have to benr with all thirt writing until the election is held, hnt the fant relunin'J. * thf\t whatever may he said, en.eh candidate will do that which seems best in his own eves.