CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2870, 14 April 1925, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor.) Sir. —Please allow me space in which to bring before the electors of Foxfori the fact that the time is a, hand wlo-n they will have the opporf unit v of electing, to represent them in conned, a body of men who can be relied upon to waken the progressive instinct that has so long laid dormant, and which, with the aid of a few who have been a hindrance to progress in Foxton, have seen to it that this town has been kept back, for the simple tc-ason that .sell’ before service has been their watchwork. It has always been a peculiar thine- in l-Y.xtou that while between times the great mass of the electors cry for progress, yet when the time comes for them to alter things, we find them still electing to office the same old band of die-hards, whose ideas of progress are sucli that they can never be accused of having an overplus of progressive foresight. That there is no need for me to criticise them is patent, for one has only to cast his vision around to confirm my remarks. Outside of Main Street a wilderness. Have you a decent path or a street? Can you see a single thing outside of the sewerage and gas works (water included) that represent anything in the way of an up-to-date town? Why? Ask yourself, All- Elector. Take last Council as a body—what have they done? You say nothing, but just pul them there. Are you going to be hoodwinked again? If you want progress, you must put in progressive men; men who have n purpose, and the intelligence to give expression to it. You want those who are pt.-pared to make a sacrifice, men who stand because they see the obstacles that have kept this town so far hcliand the times, and are prepared to put their shoulder to the wheel and remove the stigma that clings to this town as being fifty years behind the times. Round-a-bout us we have towns of comparatively recent birth that have left us behind. Why, Because you elected those whose ideals died in their birth. Look at your waterway, another monument to your want of foresight. What would other towns have done with it ? Here you have the means to make your town prosper. yet what happens? Do the candidates for the Harbour Board, which you elect, ever express progress? If they had the interest of Foxton at- heart, why is this port so devoid of shipping? I shall deal with this question at a more opportune time, but here remind von, Mr Elector, that you will have the chance to change this also. In conclusion, I appeal to the electors to vote only for those who have the courage to stand irrespective of party or ticket- —those who are prepared to work in the best interest of the whole of the people. And, Mr Elector, while you may be called upon to pay a little extra in rates, you can rest assured that you will reap the benefit, for where there is progress there is prosperity, and posterity will bear its share. If vou want progress it naturally means outlay, but why quibble when you reap a benefit by that outlay? Does it not. strike you that a few “bob” a year extra means ultimately pounds in value to you. Never mind wlmt the other follow says, think it out for yourself, but put iu those whose motto is Service before Self. Thanking you for your space,—l am, etc., PROGRESS.