THE MANCHESTER RIDING.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 8, 20 November 1878, Page 2

THE MANCHESTER RIDING.

TO tHB B3WTO*. SlB, — I notice that your correspond eo4 " Venta* "" understood n» b> say that tha Feitd ing; Corporation- " use a. certain, amount of coarcion- oa atxno of the settlers." I bog to correct " Verita* ** by pointing oui : to him that I madt* no such stateawnt, bt*. ' the natural fears of some- of the settler* | coerced them when. Corporation officers asked theoa for support. I did not say that those natural fears were jusliftert etcept it* 1 the people's own tinsidity. &fj letter was. . not written m the mter««t of aay patty u^ Ifchis elecfcfoni or I should eertaiiilr ha^ei giren. Mr LasK tfi* benefit of introducing his nera# m n>y letter. I k-new. that Mr Lash, was a candidate-, and also knew fthafr eren to oppose a man at an election rito»-. him- & better chance than, to ignore him altogether. Xiio- person^; character of out> public men » oar pt»SM© prorj«rtT, aiut looking »i iX m. that, riew I tbink th»6 to ; make personal' attacks oa gentl<*ru» thate. are likely tp be o»r elected reps««enA*j:ire«t would be impairing theb- pa««r to. sente us^ I never mak» such, ajbtadw nayaelf an|es» it ; is to drive men into, priralw life, w,ho I mayr , think are u»St to. seev» th» public* In.thafe ; riew 1 vtottki )üb» tour pemuMioui to. sayj i that I tlwvlc foor- eorrespondfent ' Mng^ : guffib.** 1 i* Tery reciless. m, dealing with- thft ; c-ht>racteri«< ic* oi public mea, and. I cannot. ; help bhiniking that some personaj geudge- ; again«| 5Sr HaU'ombe nuiet have biassed: hja-. , mind m pourtrAyin§ that gentleman* eha:-^ ! racter-,- and although I do. sot consider Mr Haltoiabe a-n-y friend; ot mine, yet m th« \ interest of tbe district that hs series m the , Council, I would 1 wish to state- mj» own ir^^ pression of our woat prominent pu.blic malP If Mr Maearthur is- a* able a* " Afegguffin "• ; represent » hitn, he will efearlj- understand that the comparison drawo. between him and Mr Uaicomb* was etidently inlendedi to impair the cordial understanding that i now exists be*vt»en. thios* gentlemen, and at the- sanse trme to mortify the feelings of hitft ' chief. Such at all events was the- knpres« sion that " Magguffin's" made on my own . mind when I read; them. " Magg tiffin '*" , represents Mr Halcon\be*s manner, which. always appeared is m& to- be- the manner of I a gentleman, as bein^ toft, tptdotu, and »'»-. tinuoting. I only wish that such, laaunerfc ; were more highly cultivated; than: they ares. ;' MagguEn '" also adds that Mr BTafcomb* is credited with " an even, grease*- amount o^ insincerity.'* " Magguflbh" dpes. not say- ; what bis. own opinion U on that score, but '. I venture to account for the way that Me- , Halcom.be acquires such a reputation with. , some pwtoujk As I alroadv remarksd, h* has th^tnanaers of a gwjtte«Q«n, and hiring; much to do- with person* oi a dujl under^ standing, that can only see on* side of any question* and that sicte always the one thafe. they imagine on the- side of their own iu^ tere«t. Mr S»lconatbe dpe% not pJac* htm*. *e>f m frbe position of a pedagogue, to teach* them Of give them an understanding wheni they ara laboring updor a wrong impresiioa as to his. position or wn when; they s«o sv question from an opposite side- &omt hrn stand-point. Whjsft each, parties afterwards find that matters, are not seitledi exactly* according to-thurr view, tWey get angry, and, accuse the other party of misleading thra* I do not hpliev* that any straight forward! and clear-headed pewon haying dealings with. Mff Halcombe wouidt tlnnJt bii& i«»in^ cere or account of him- being, too- much of a-. 1 gentleman to be rude- m his manners tOy people who, may wjera. to be dull or deficient. m andeustandwg^ Mr Bafaombe'i reputa-- ' tion being the property of the people of thfe Manchester Riding, I venture to, offpr my> opinian en- tH» matter, ivrcdagaia repeat tkafr. Mr Hakxunbe is no- friend of mine, and t am not at all biassed m hia favor, although; I write kho aboxe i-n tlt» intercut of the dii~ trict that he- goproieats ia the Council. —lt am, &&.+ ObsbbtiSl