CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 219, 13 October 1893, Page 7

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The editor is not responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.] (To the Editor.) Sir, —More sultry weather for the Dogerville committee. T. S. and D. M. went to the Auckland Liberal Association as delegates from the K. O. committee. M. was not able to attend the meeting. Beer is very cheap in Auckland. The shining light put in an appearance for about three minutes, and the whole Liberal Association felt that summer had come in, however it was not for long for when the Secretary read a telegram which gave them the straight tip the room became quite cloudy, and on looking around they found that .summer had gone and left us to enjoy the fall. And never a word said he ; not even summer will come again.—l am etc., One Who Watches. (To the Editor.) Sir, —I would like your readers to take particular notice of the platform that the Dogerville Committee have drawn up. The first plank is roads and other facilities to settle men on goed land in good homes ®f their own. It is a pity Mr Dargaviile has not practised this plank instead of keeping the monopoly of the township of Kaihu, name and all. The next is no more Austrians. Is it because they will not deal in Frankie’s store? Then comes no more gumfields’ truck system. Of course we are not to object to Dargaviile township truck sys tern, with it 3 boarding house that the landland would not lease to a party unless he agreed to take provisions from the family store. And were not all tenants notified when the store was started that they would have to deal with Frankie or leave ? Of course we cannot forget Mr Dargaviile and the Bluff tiwamp; it will take a good number of years t® rub out that piece of imposition. No wonder the Gumdiggers’ Executive Committee would not support Frankie, when all these facts are staring them in the face.—Yours etc., Truthful. A CHALLENGE. Sir, —Will you kindly pern it me a short space in your valuable paper to correct or strengthen a rumour which is abroad which tends to injure my character. I have been known, by those who appear as sheep in wolves’ clothing, to violate my principle as a temperance man. Now, Sir, there is, I believe, a strong belief among those who call themselves friends, that I have been known to sip or drink intoxicating liquors before and after that eve the 22nd September 1893. Now' sir, I, Alfred Sowter, do hereby challenge any man, woman, boy or girl to prove that I ever for two years before or since the above date, did touch, taste, handle, or even smell, intoxicating liquors. Evil be to those who evil think, for that which cometh out of the mouth cometh from the heart. For the heart of man is deceitful. Therefore may it teach us to put our trust in the Lord rather than our whole confidence in man.—lam, sir Alfeed Sowtee. B.S.—Rejoice all ye that see a man fall and try to injure him when he has risen. Aratapu October 10 th, /93,

(To the Editor.) Sir, —As your Saxton is not afraid to toll the Beil when necessity demands, porhaps the inclosed may be thought worthy of a note. It struck me as a very strange incident that Mr Dargaviile should he coming out for Eden in the interests of tee ‘ Liberal Party ’ ; if they take up + he ca.use of the working man can they not find better advocates? Gan not the working men find among themselves honest, upright, intelligent men enough to represent them without having to depend on such broken reeds ? Is it the ladies from whom the latter expect their support? Can it be that the daughters of Eve will support men for the beautiful garden of Eden who are descendants of that loathsome reptile who beguiled their innocent mother ? Do they expect politics to be purified by such means ? Can the Liberal Government expect ultimate success—supported by such men as we see coming out ou their ticket ? I believe iu liberal ism ; 1 believe also that it should apply to all classes of the community excepting criminal, and they should be put in gaol. If good food is served out with dirtyjjspoons it is apt to turn the stomach.—Yours etc. SextonAlbertland, 6th October 1893.