MR HOGG'S SPEECH.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10504, 18 December 1911, Page 5

MR HOGG'S SPEECH.

ITo The Editor^ Sir,— In your report of Mr Hogg's speech after the. declaration of the . poll on Thursday, you mention that your reporter failed to hear.wme of thiat gentleman's remarks-.'. In the same issue you offer sympathy to Mr Hogg, and suggest that the public recognise hie past services. Your ..reporter's failure to. hear the whole speech/ was "unfortunate, for the part omitted) should ha e prevented your article being written in the stradn you adopted. I wa& present, ,and was able to hear what was. said. Mr Hogg most deliberately and emphatically stated that he would; consider any offer* of sympathy an insult, that he - wanted no one's ohaa-ity, and had no intention of being provided (for in the Legislative Council or otherwise. Oh Thursday the public were given the opportunity to recognise Mr Hogg's services' an fhe only way he would accept- such recognition. The opportunity was not taken, andi (the electors must therefore ileave their debt to My Hogg unpaid.. Kindly give ali-the publicity you /can to Mr Hogg : s True statements.. You may thereby prevent well meaning but misguided persons- from addling insult to th< injury they hare already done their best?friends— I am, etc., '; V... . , • .?' ; L.R. ■