MR. HALCOMBE'S ACTION.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 14, 18 December 1878, Page 2

MR. H ALCOMBE'S ACTION.

TO THB EDITOE. Stb,— l had taken a henrty supper at a late hour, and was tired out and getting sleepy when I read your report of tho late meeting at Foxton and your own comments' m your leading article, and horror of horrors ! I never passed such a terrible night, as I did. with nitjhfcmare the whole night long, and even now' l shudder to think of that terrible time -of agonised torture, I mention this only as a reason for any appearance of uureason." that may appear m my letter on the subject tl<at Ha= given rise t<> so. niuch unreasoning hen t and passion among the peopla residing at tlxe seat cf our County government. The whole matter of origiatil dispute seefus now to be lost sight of m a whirl of passion, tkttt seeing to have t-xtendcS bejoaU

tfie limits of 'the (Jounty, and vvuea wt» find Wellington editors carried away with their feelings, on one aide or the other, it is not m human nature to expect that our own County newspaper editors cpuld divest themselves of all feelingin the matter. But your open column . is always at command of those who. wish to express their opinions with fairnei* and moderation, and therefore I avail myself of your kind permission to review the matter as it appears to those who like myself live at a safe distance from the disturbing influences involving County Councillors and newspaper editors with Foxton electors in this- unfortunate . squabble. Mr Thynne afc that' meeting branded M? Loudon as a {'deliberate liar and' forger,. and dared him to disprove it m a court of law.'* and Mr Loudon retorts by pubiicjjr charging. Mr Thynne with being a " Systematic B windier," and gave an instance of Mr Thynne having niade aa addition to a resolution of the Council about passes ; but the cream 'of Me Loudon's speech is that "he (Mr Lou- . don) had taken" His Stand on the hustv ings as a bad man freely acknowledging his etror, and the electors had chosen betwe.en himself as such and, a worse oiie.''" But Mr Lpndoi* is : n<> W falling into another error m becoming an assailanj; of b^herf wlie^ hV ptfght to. remain $$0& leaving it to sucfj .as 'may sympmHis^ with him to attack those thaf rn^y 'seert to press top 1 severely on 'a' man who is down ; but Mr Loudon is not dow,iy but firmly oh his feet m the posture of attatslc" from the day of his election, as shown m his making the first move to elect a chairaari^hieh clearly showed ,that J»e,;savr ;no reason- for' shUniiihe a' party-fight;.' The iu\ a nut-shell. Mr,' Xiotfdoa hit mg '"retired into ijriyate life i on account o£ haying wrongly charged the' clerk with; ■ falsifying the records of the Oouncilj and to make that charge Jgood against the cleriphe himself falsified ifie^otiu-: riieijt |hat was to prove his charge against file clerk, and the' ;wh|ch; was to be" private^— • would have been neither satisfaction nor reparation to |jie^ cleric andM^ie Council fer the/ thehW Xf Ifiz Lwidbtf tiadV af %$ publicly acknowledged *the ■Justice; of tfce; ! reaiolusoh . ing^bihv witlt falsifying ;^\ document^ and; by that means, had done": alt "coujd to repair the wrpngVths't he did t<jr the r ch?rk and the^Council^h'ef^uWt have shown .6f Tfhafc he mildl error! ?fhe>e£ , " ; is tfo comparison between Mj Thynne?* adding to a resolution— as heis accu'sciJ b£ cloing %ith regard the r«ailwa^ .'•■ passes, : as Mr. Thynne does not seem to .jiaye been^chaltenged^^^ about i^and'addring" r tp i theTes6lutidh for tfie' express pury' pose of pro ving a false charge' againstthe::<ilei'Ki^)f th^'Couhcaj'as^was 'l^; : Lorfdon'i; case^ All your pleading, backed wjtk 't-he majdntylbf^tbe'p'epplei' df'vEoxtpn^will'iipt. alter the facts, pf; the^ ■ ■ case, arid the verdieVbf'common-sensar 1 ■••• 13' that when man retires; Jiiito private^ : -life t^at; hisfretirern^^'^ undistiii'bed by public; spe'ecii' ". -the^ bouiida q E^cpil^ti^ii tiaci private sip; but the . '^mpjtnenti^^that sjich £ tffaflf: ;■ leaves the b|v' his. retirmenG* - : arid annVmnoes Uinise^f.; to" "be lalpahdi^"d_atef pi* pub tic honor, 'hf> i!hen hiWofner piiblic property for. .erifwat insp;-ctibiv;; and," those ; w:ho supjjort him choose hi naT . ilftCheir representative with all^tto lia^ bilitjes attached to'-'.such"'*m§pect)oni.*sor*-' that I fail to see any* just ground that' the electors of the Foxtgn -Riding : haytT forfeeliiig aggrieved that fjjm zyMfi they" ■ have placed'at tfie h^ad;. of tße_ poll is, , subjecfc tb tlie es?ablishec|"rule iri every^ pofiimunity. Mr Lpudon now attack*^ Mr -HajePmbe for uhf orgivs-neS'S^bf • inf ert'Oij.; but there is:n6".£orgi*e^«BtVeyeiv . m Clu'i<ti\initV{ftccor^ing : io t|»e : ing of/ the : oldest Church) -wifh'Qnt'ire*" ipentaneei and repentance is.pulyshown.^ \by "a full (•onfessi.on, and* alf -possible^ reparatibii for the "injury ';-3u"ne,' and^Me; Louflon's refif'ehtoy'to the ;lpa<l"r m tho iV^eio Zealan^er* ii. ;.-.not •■; ot much use to* ; his fase. As; the; r aniu«usf toward^ . ■ ..Halcom.be of soinelpadiag pffsqiis';cbhrieqted wifh the New Zealani'erxa ' weILT ; Ix no Wii— :Mr Ballance to v w i t-~-aind a»_ ff>r the ; castigntifiii ; ' bestowed on iMVI 1-f al^ornbe hyihe Wpltingtpn Q&rpniol&L. one ha.? o!}}i' \o rep6]Jept/9f.tJ)e v fa>f;'th«t.'' Mr BDenry Anders^ri is edifor of the^ Chrmnnle to^ i^oiint for the pleasure^ it would give Tock to have a gpin 1 at* Mi; Hik'bmbe, ~"%xs. w^t I wisK tfl^ ppinfetoi.s this : eyery'mah wfip a'spfresfr to'iake a public office should do so the : knowledge . tliat ho i«=: public pro-r---perty, liable to be critiral ly inspectedv a^nd: 'his past life /reviewed by his . .sharpest-, and : keeriest-ejfed; p'pponents r '' andjn ordeif to escape t|ii« all that aiiy--' one. has. tpTrfW is to 'r^main-'inV.th^'.'bDr'':. sguriiy pf private. lif<§, andL ; as* {-think" tbat it ;wij I ' be ;a public calft.nii.ty if jfthr'. \ SQritimental fefslin^i ever lnterfefer with the prsii'fifftV wofiking pf> this safeguard"' of^^pu.bfic lifp. I goffer my- htunblepro*; tftsjt ajpfainst Foxton Jpr^ajVyjcbristituency T j trying tp prevent anyone fipuiippkinjf*'' what sprfc.'Of. daub, .their, cliojco^ %a»"« .■■disfisu^^'''"^^^ y^asheii biih.— -^1 am, &v., ; :v ; ■.'.-•• :^ [-'■-:. .'-- /'"• : : -:"v; : CpMM6N-BB»iiX^V.:.' ; [Our, flatulent" cor rfspon dent ;V '!»•■„•.' 'drawn; largely upon ; h'ia i imagination. ■;" ' 3ife( Loudoa never accu/le^ tlie clerk t^t ;liaYin^fejkififi^a;docijnient^Ep^M^