POLITICAL NOTES.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3328, 22 August 1879, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

Me William Rowe. To the Editor of the Evenihg Stab.

Sir, —Mr liovre is our present member, he is well known to us all. He has the reputation of being able to get on with less sleep than his fellow candidates. He [ exercises a great deal of vigilance in ' taking care of his property; in fact, a 1 better or more efficient night. watchman !it would be impossible to possess ,in ' Grahamstown or even Onehunga. Mr 1 Eowe, I am sorry to say, has many enemies, , who assert that he has been inconsistent. What falsehoods! Mr Rowe has been as consistent as it was possible for him to be, that is, in trying to upset the measures L ihat were calculated to improve the condition of the people of New Zealand, not excepting the idiots who returned him to the House of Representatives of New Zealand. Contrast his conduct with that of our other member, Sir George Grey on all occasions, but take one in particular—the Thames Harbour Bill. , In relation to this Sir George Grey said a good deal in praise of the Thames and its people. Mr Eowe tried his utmost to upset the Bill, and even went so far as to say it would be injudicious to give the Harbour Board borrowing powers. Sir George said, let them borrow fifty thousand pounds they have the energy on the Thames to pay it back. Billy said, don't allow them to borrow, more than five thousand. It is very%alpable to us all that if there were fifty thousand spent on the Harbour discreetly it would serve a double purpose, viz., in providing employment and in making undoubtedly a good harbour. The Piako Swamp and Mr Eowe's conduct on the matter has been freely commented upon, therefore it is useless to refer to the subject. In conclusion I would merely refer to the fact that Mr Eowe intends to address the electors on Saturday evening. I for one hope he will receive a fair hearing. There are various reasons why he should be listened to with attention-.—Firstly, he is our member, and it is only his place to give an account of his ' stewardship ; secondly and finally, Mr Eowe, they say, has twelve thousand to spend on the election, if he contests the seat. If jou

be very gentle with him, and even give him a vote df THANKS FOR WHAT 5 HE HAS DONE, we may be able to draw blood, therefore^give the gentleman a hearing for your own sakes. I may notice the other candidates shortly. I am, &c, Bibd's-eye.