MR A. W. HOGG

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10484, 22 November 1911, Page 4

MR A. W. HOGG

AND MR HERBERT.

Jin Ms address at Rak&un/ui on Friday night, Mr Herbert said he regretted very much, that Mir Hogg was stil unabflie to take the piubfic pdattform, and it was >witih. a certain* amount of diffidence that he criticised that gentleman. Hie contended, however,' it mm .within the province of fair criticism, to refer to Mr Hogg's political career. "Where was. Mr Hogg? (He was not wiitih the. Government, nor had he been for years, though, on policy uneasmsres hie "always voted with the party. He was not with the Opposition. Thm where -was foe? He was practically sitting on the raijU waiting for the •; i'eationr of some party which be Jinew not of. WttuH (this satistry the inteligenik electors of the district? He did not tfoink so. If a settler had purchased tt horse on a guarantee and the amiimal fulfiled that guarantee for several years, but became fractious and. failed to pulfl at the oruciaJ moment, whiat wouM •the settler do with that horse P He mmM get rid. of it. Mr Hogg did good service for a nuniiber of years, but he has gone book on the guarantee, by which he was accepted by the people. . v=