A REPLY.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 82, 24 July 1878, Page 3

A REPLY.

TO THE EDITOB. : Sib,— Your issue of the 10th contains my letter and your untruthful and, bitter, com? • ment thereon, both of which t commend to your readers as to their .merits. .; , , . "No. case— abuse plainfiff;" ■ This appears to be your position. My, letter contains nothing but truth ; your repiy cbn^ tains mostly untruth, being a . personal attack on myself quite irrelevant.- to ' tlie '■ subject of my letter, which had for its object nothing but local general interest; Tour untrue statements are as follows : — Yon say I am trying to sow disunion and antagonism. , This I deny flatly. I have never done so either by word or deed, nor intend to do, so ; on the contrary, I have always advocated unity, and always will. . J Secondly, you maintain that I am seeking political capital at the expense of truth. This I also deny ; I want no political capital. What do you mean by saying so ? • You say I have a strong weakness for thrusting myself; forward as, the watch-dogj of public affairs— unsought, unbidden, &c. This: sentence is just one tissue of untruth. . I; have no weakness of the kind, and defy you to quote one. lam no dog nor watch- , dog, nor have I ever as yet acted m any public matter without being asked to do so. You say "-that. I formed myself into a deputy to interview Ministers, on a matter that had been conceded 'weeks before. I presume you refer to the wharf extension required m Foxton. I never formed myself into a, deputy op^any njattorj there, wqrq others with me, viz., Mr Bishop and Mr Plimmer. The latter was represented by Mr Bishop; thus m point of fact there | were three. Happily puch untruths are I easily contradicted. We knew what had | been conceded, but sought for more, as more was necessary; and.. to, that, end, I have worked and will worki; And: now I. may tell you that I do not deem itheces- * eary to wait either to be sought or bidden to do anything that is for the welfare of the County, such advancement being identical with my own interests; and being as much interested m Palmeraton as m Foxton, the progress of either or both places is directly to m,y own. interest. I may further inform you that I reserve, to myself the right to act how.andiwhen li. thiuk^ .prpjjftrj , hqtwithstandirigyour likes or dislikes j and as to the rest of your sneers and untrutlie, such as "design," "duplicity," &o.,' with which you charge me, I leavethese to. you -to explain if you can. : i! ' another display of your miflrepresentations,—l am, Ac.,. . ■ „ F. Loudon. - Wellington, July 12, 1878.