COMING ELECTION.

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

COMING ELECTION.

(To the Editor of the Etening Star.)

Sib,—la the Star of the 19th inst. you commend " Measures not men " to be the watchword at the coming election. That is very good, but in order to get the measures we shall hare to be very careful of the men. When a man is known to be an embodiment of falsehoods or a living lie; wheu hia every look, word and action. is to deceive, let him say or promise what, he likes have nothing to do with him—for a liar is not to be believed, if he does speak the truth. We want men who are known to be trnthful and that will act on the square: those are the men to be trusted. The Liberal measures named in the Governor's Speech are generally popular, and it is those we want making, into law. Sir George Grey has often been < charged with not fulfilling his promises, i When he had endeavored to make good what he promised those very men did their best to prevent him, as, for instance, he promised to try and reduce the expenses, and made an attempt to reduce the Ministers' and members' salaries— "" his own included—and they would not have it, and after they had done their best to prevent , him for carrying out those promises they go to the country and ground a charge upon it against him. It is impossible to get » , Ministry to please all, nor yet is it possible to get a Ministry to please any man in all things; the point is _ riot whether everything the present Ministry has done pleases us, but can there be another Ministry formed that would please us any better. Mr Hobbs speaks very like a young member, .new. at his trade, on this point. Because he makes out a case—or he thinks he does—that one of the Ministers' private conduct is not up to the mark, the whole Ministry ought to be turned out. If this Ministry is not perfect in every point, where shall we look to for a better? lam ashamed of the Fox; he is likejy to be ran down; which he richly deserves. That he should be taking up the time of a large audience ' in trying to bring Sir George into ridicule by mimicing his speech and gestures, and this the leader of the Opposition:! <\ If his party is pleased with this, it shown-what a low mean lot they are. HeCebuld not do a better' thing then he w doing-to damage their cause. If we had a man going the round to do his party harm, it could not be done so effectually as he is doing it by his low abuse, only let him have plenty of rope, and he mil hang himself, as sly a fox as he is. ' Let us pull all together boys, and the victory is sure to be ours at the coming election. The only breaker I see ahead is so many candidates in the field, for one half the, Thames appear to have got it into their heads that they are the fit and proper> persons^ to represent us. I think the thing that influences so many of them is < that they have heard of the good wages, given at Wellington for this sort of #ork^ ' twelve pounds a day—and for Billy Rowe to get two hundred pounds for' going to Wellington to get Sir George Grey out of office against the wishes of almpst every man on the Thames; for the Oppositionists say that they only want to remove Sir G. Grey and they would carry those Liberal, measures that the present. Ministry pro-, poses. I for one do not believe them, fend they will find it out at the coming election, that this man they are so anxious to be rid of is the very man above all others that is wanted, and we must have him, for we cannot do without him. And while he stands at the front to knock our v enemies down, let us stand at his back.— lam, etc., ' ! / " ■* J. Hobn. August 21st, 1879. -»