MATTERS POLITICAL.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3311, 1 August 1879, Page 2

MATTERS POLITICAL.

(To the EditoroHfre Evening Star.V ; Sib,—Allow me Curofgfftyl>ttVpapl?r *f Uft jraStijitfs' U^r r^adert.'esVecially thosfe of W wd&iiig* class, about, the,dtaaluj. tion of Parliament granted by meiuoferinor to the Premier. It augurs well for the heart and head of the Governor, and from J-his circumstance we (working h sve ' a to take heart *iod '* believe that there is " * good tim^ coming, boys," and we only have to wait a little longer;. If we (working men) only be true to ourf selves and act as one man, whatever elsfc we differ upon, we cannot afford to differ upon the main question.' At the nexjt Selection we must have good men and.trufr lt6 represent us, and not men to sneafc;into Uhe Assembly by false promises,^ and inhere go against the wishes of his constituents. Every man that is known-^o bj? ifilse we must have nothing to dd^srithj. l;We hare one man at our head we can trust—we have tried him so long, and wjs must have another to-back him. Why is Sir George Grey suffering all this abuse and working so hard in his old age when his might be at ease and quiet ? TMonly answer that-can: be given* i« r thatiae doejs it for the benefit of the working class, and it is onr-dttty- tJ place iraplieU £ S»6!bfidenoß in'him. I look upon him as an authority \d politics in'a way that no other* mail in New Zealand can'be, and because of ttiajt when he says a thing shouldjbe?.s'O|r|hajt is enough to make us fieiitftte wb go against him; We (workingimen) havfe *hothad the bpportunity*Of always knowjipg what fs for the best, as he has. When we are satisfied of the purity of his intentions, and alsQ.of his great abilities as k itatesman, we otighfc^tid><feiTi{!|MSi °ur unbounded confidence." The manVe elect at fas nexMleCtion* besidesTtto ; .Gfjf)]fg<|, must be one to strengthen his hands; wjb mtist'not 5 haVe^anothei^ man'to' go tb Wellington to fight have had morfe than enough of that. Let the working men not forget that ibis is iierious crisis and wrong-doing, and for the interest ot all we hold sacred and dear—for the interests of our wives and children; -The objections brought against the Ministry are so flimsy and thin thitanjone>«au fee through them. It means, in plain English, ( we want the power to againddas we hare done : To acquire all the best lands, and have plenty of. poor emigrants to do our f work cheap, that a few of ius, might be^the, great lords and all you people be Very i poor, and be our servants or rather slaves, • like unto what they arss in the old epun.try. I have known men work for two shilliugs a day under those bloated lords; and' hive a family of five or six children to maintain > out of it. They assemble in the same churob, and pray to God as the; fame common Father, and at the some time their horses and dogs are better fed and 'housed than their servants are; and this' is the very thin?.* f^w here ar^aim.in^at. ■ They say that Sir George is trying to set class Bgaiust class. We say, let them show us sympathy, and then we will show them gratitude. But when they show

more respect for their dogs than they do for us, how can we respect them. Sir George Grey has sympathy and respect for us, and that is the reason why we respect him. And all honor to him, §ay I, and let us stand by him to a man; here is a fine country, and plenty for us all—if right were done.—l am, &c, J. HOBN. July 31st, 1879.'