Mr Hurst, M.H.R.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3516, 2 April 1880, Page 2

Mr Hurst, M.H.R.

Mt Napier, the gentleman who moved the resolution condemning.Mr Hurst at bis meeting this week, is reported to have ■aid:—" The electors , would remember the circumstances under which Mr Hunt was elected. There were four political cries upon which the election turned. These four cries constituted the shibboleth of success and the political creed which Mr Hurst then accepted. These cries were—(l) Sir George Grey, (2) A. united phalanx, (3) Justice to Auckland,' (4) Liberal measures. How , had Mr Hurst kept faith with the constituency P (1.) Although he.was, conspicuous in nig adulation of Sir George Grey before the election, the moment he was a representative, he told Sir George Grey, of his intention to leave..the party which Sir 4 George Grey had formed and led. , (2.) ■ Mr Hurst was one of the first to destroy the " united phalanx." (3.) As to one of the measures which were rightly esteemed to be " liberal "—Distribution of Seats Bill. Had the people got that? Therefore, when Mr Hurst said he had ; ' secured Liberal measures" before going over to the Government, that statement. was not entirely the truth. (4.) A* for justice .to Auckland, was it obtained bj Mr Hurst? Assuming that anything of the kind could be said, would £65,000 be the price at which Auckland was 1 valued, bought, and sold, by Mr Hurst, and those who had acted with him. The liberal measures were -not given by Mr Hurst, but they were introduced by the new Government, because the people " demanded them. (CheersJ. He could not help thinking that Mr Hu«e was like Narcissus,-who was so beautiful so long as he did not know it. but when J>a aopght to see hisT&eauty mirrored in the stream, he was eaten by desire. (Cheers and lauhgter). Mr Hurst was very innocent so long as he had no ulterior object in view. When Mr Hurst went over to the Government, he saw the Colonial Triasureship in the mirror that was held before him. (Lond cheer*, laughter, hisses aud uproar.) - ....