Reply to Fair-Play.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 87, 2 December 1890, Page 2

Reply to Fair-Play.

TO THE EDITOR. Sm,—l notice " Fair Play " in your contemporary the Daily Times of November 21st, accuses air Mills of trying to damagj Mr Hursthouse re the 4s a day statement, air Mills is entirely innocent of such a charge, and has said nothing here whatever to his opponent's disparagement, but raally we have hoard such varied refutations of the above story that miners commence to think there is now good ground for believing it. air Hursthouse did equivocate at Cullensville is evident, taking his reply to air Snow for instance. When asked how he voted re Abolition of the Gold Duty he distinctly replied that lie voted for it. Mr Snow as emphatically declared that lie did not. _ When Mr * Hursthouse saw the position he replied, u Yon may be right, I may be wrong, I forget. I believe you are right," and then hastened to lessen the effect of the admission by considering the better effect claim ratingwould have on the community, which we as miners cannot see. "Fair Play " ventures to hope that we shall remember the direct lie given by air Hursthouse to the 4s a day story. We would reply that Mr Hursthouse's reply to air Snow will weigh heavily against anything of the land in the mind of every reasoning elector. The Tinea reporter ignored Mr Dick's question—" Did you assert that no form of Government would suit an Irishman ?" To which the candidate was too wary to reply. I may also state, too, that Mr Dick's question obtained no reply when he asked if a "qualified statement was not equal to an admission." However we dislike the aiotueka candidate's political views, we think him infinitely more of a gentleman than either "Miner" or "Fair Play." air Hursthouse expressed himself satisfied with the meeting (attributing the occasional interruptions to good-natured banter), ''Miner" proclaims his utter disgust at, and calls his daily _ associates " blustering cowards." It is well to do this behind a nom ds plnm; for I think in the words of Gordon : " He'll scarcely dare to say—He spoke the taunt before our face, and went unscathed away." I may assert with confidence that nine-tenths of the Cullensville people consider Mr Mills the man for them, and feel fully assured that if he cannot command success, he will work persistently in their interest to deserve it. I am, &c, J. W. N.13.-~By the bye, air Editor, I can find neither commission or pickings in that effusion signed "aimers' Right," but speaking of lies direct, it says : Nov. 11th, 1 " 1890. lam a miner who heard Mr Hursthouse at Cullensville. (Extraordinary, just four days before the speech was delivered.) I may be pardoned the inference that " aiiners' Bight " is not in his right mind, or a more gentle surmise that your contemporary keeps a good stock of sue]] letters oil hand, to be used as required.