TEE WANDERER

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 222, 3 November 1893, Page 7

TEE WANDERER

Things political are now beginning to buzz, and already we are being told how shamefully we have been treated or negected by former representatives. Tbe working man and woman also now, are the idols of the day, and will be

I suppose u-it.ili tbe eleciiou is over then two thirds of the successful candidates will not bother their heads one iota about them, and the majority of the defeatei candidates will stigmatise them as arrant frauds. What a lot of shallow humbug there is at election time to be sure ! When will we poor deluded electors wake up and instead of quietly allowing ourselves to be gulled by abject place hunters and political frauds, vote for and support, upright and honorable men, who will honestly and consistently look after and attend to their constituents interests. Ah! when indeed? * * What a pitiful tale of woes F. J. D. tells in his address to the ratepayers. He admits that he had not been able to achieve much for his constituents in return for their rates, and yet would have us believe that if returned as member for the Bay of Islands, we would be most gloriously represented, in fact we should have the supreme satisfaction of knowing that we had done ourselves the honor of returning the man who was to be the saviour of our country. Now what a nice little bit of political humbug to be sure. But he was not able to do much in the County Council, only because he was ‘constantly outvoted ’ Then what a most absurd lot of motions he must always have brought forward, and how thankful we may be that there were sufficient sensible men in the Council to put a check upon this erratic young Councillor. But now comes the gem, and for a really delightful bit of bombast, it would be difficult to beat it. He says. I have however been able to be of some little use in the obtaining of grants from the Government for the Opanaki bridge and other works. Now what a piece of cool effrontery, why 1 F. J. Dargaville had nothing to do with obtaining the grant for Ihe bridge, and if anyone doubts the correctness of my assertion let them read the following letter and telegram which were sent to to the ‘ Wanderer ’ the beginning part of October.—“ Sir, I am directed by the Minister of Lands to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 20th inst., forwarding a telegram from Mr of Aratapu relative to a bridge over the Opanake river. In reply I have to state that your request will be considered with the Supplementary Estimates.—A. Barron. Under Secretary Lauds and rurvey Department.” The teleg am is as follows, —“ To Mr Aratapu—Have obtained grant of £4OO for bridge at Opanake.—R. M. Houston, Wellington.” I have omitted the name of the gentleman mentioned in the above documents, but as I have forwarded the originals Mr Editor o n bear me out in my assertion that the name was not that of F. J. Dargaville. * * Poor simple young Councillor! you liitle thought when you made that cool assertion that the ‘Wanderer’ was in possession of such valuable documents which could be used iu refutation thereof. Yet as I thought the matter over a great wave of sympathy f r thee on account of thy insipieucc ran overme,but I could not stand by and allow you to so coolly appropriate the credit which was due to another who had honestly consistently and persistently used his best endeavours to obtain the grants for these works. Honour to whom honour is due and in this instance the honour is not due to F. J. D.

The old Factionist writing in the Buster of October 20th mentioned certain parties who are anxious that Mr Trounson shall win the Bay of Islands election : Well what of that ! Why there is not a right thinking or intelligent elector male or female but who would be delighted to see such an honorable and consistent supporter of what is right, elected to represent the constituency. But what about tbe certain ol i party’s immense anxiety for himself and bhoy, to drop into fat billets of £240 per session for doii g nothing but look after their own interests. They of course do not wish for anything of the sort, they are far too magnanimous to even think of anything so paltry. Gammon.

In the latter part of the same article, he states there are over 100 aliens at Kawerua. Another glaring mis-statement. All the aliens are on the Muriwai, and there are but twenty-one of them all told, comprising men of four different nationalities. The whole of the diggers at the Waikara end of the field are British aubjeers and staunch supporters of theGumdiggers Kxecntive Committee These arc facts and I defy Mr Factionist to disprove them. Heaven knows there are very few who have any great regard for these aliens, but such exaggerations cannot be allowed to go unchallenged, for they only tend to do more harm than good by creating among outsiders a feeling of sympathy for these foreign interlopers which they are not entitled to receive. *. # Frankie and tbe artful Dod(d)ger paid-a rather hurried visit to Maropiu recently. Unfortunately for them they did not get a very flattering reception, in fact the dod(d)gers’ reception was more of a flattening one, when the free aud independent elector asked him for his platform, dodger was nonplussed, as the boss did not appear to have any platform. Pity ? for it quite upset all arrangements for ‘ that speech.’ That elector was a cute ‘ un .’ * * A Bluff elector writes as follows.—‘Dear Wanderer, —There is nothing else talked of up here but the coming election. Frankie passed here yesterday returning from the North, did the trip in 6 days, smart work wasn’t it? met —it,h. glorious receptions, sure of an immense '• • . He can, ahem—fib—almost as good majority. If dissimulation would at: it as the old kiioy. Dg carry all win an election, then tne iwo . auaanm/l before them.’ Really I believe my <-orrfi«pafl<L ent is not far out, and the private opinions and ideas of the Ds might be put thus Dissimulation wins the day When you are seeking place and pay. The electors with the blarney fill And the ‘ dolts ’ will vote for the (missing word.