The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1886. SIR JOHN HALL.

Temuka Leader, Volume 1510, Issue 1510, 9 November 1886, Page 2

The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1886. SIR JOHN HALL.

Fob the past few weeks mao; rumors have been floating about as to the probability of Sir John Hall re-entering politics. Many papers bate referred to the matter, and all agreed that owing to the scandala in which some of his relations bare figured, he would never again take any part in politics. The Christchurch Press, which has always been Sir John Hall’s mouthpiece, took up the subject last Saturday, sod insinuated that the paragraphs were inspired by the present Government, with (he view of deterring Sir John Ball from re-entering political life. The Press then continues to say ; “Tbare it no man in the colony, however, lass likely than Sir John Hall to be deterred by snob attacks from domg what, be thinks right, and we are authorised to s*y that on a suitable opportuni'y he will offer his setvices to a constituency to enable him to represent them in the General Assembly. Polities in this colony must have fallen to a very low ebb indeed when it is not considered disgraceful to fabricate untruths and publish them in the form of the grossest offensiveness in the hope of damaging a person who may be regarded as a political opponent.”

To this Sir Julios Vogel replied an follows:

" Sib,—Your sub-leader m to-day’e paper will be held by many persons to imply that tome member of the Government, directly or indirectly, ii responsible for inspiring para' graphs in newspapers having for their object to discourage Sir John Hall from re-entering public life. Permit me, on behalf of my colleagues and myself, to unreservedly deny the imputation. Yours, etc,, JtJLIUB VOGEL.”

Wo quite believe Sir Julius Vogel, and it the jmi •unpha have been at all, inspired it is more likely that a person who bears a peculiar relationship to the doughty knight has inspired them. One thing has been effected by them : they hate resulted in making it plain that Sir John Hall will re-enter politics when a suitable opportunity offers, which no donbt means next election. Probably many may not agree with us, but notwithstanding this we must say that we yery much regret to hear it. The leopard could as easily change his skin as Sir John Ball his politics, and his past career leaves no doubt as to what they are. Be wag the greatest * girdironer ” New Zealand has seen, and he is not likely to change in his old age. Heist Urge landowner, and be will stick by his class through thick and bin. Fresh from England, and primed with stories of how the credit ot the colony has been ruined, he can easily talk over a majority of the House to his own riowa. Ho can in this way work great mischief to the colony, and we have not the slightest doubt but that he will. The present Government have been going on well lately; they have been settling people on the land rapidly, and they have done all in their power to encourage local industries. This is exactly the policy we want, arid if it i« reversed by Sir John Hall the country will rue it,