THE LATE ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 675, 25 January 1881, Page 2

THE LATE ELECTIONS.

[To the Editor of the Waibarapa IJaily.l .. Sir,—The spirited contest of' Wednesday effectually dispoapa of: tho charge'of.'... indifference to town wana'getyerjt, Thj)- : good-natured riya|rr displayed by raeanj of wonderful legend and strange device. ■ preserved a happy humor, and inspired the " free and Independent" {o raljjr : in, .-..•' support of their respective chiefs. Let us hops the enthusiasm called forth '■ at this election may long continue to stimulate townsmen to yet greater efforts and lead to future successes fraught, with .'• much good fortune in munioipal administration. Vigilant interest is not, and should not be confined to municipal The Town Lands Trust and other' publiq ' bodies likewise Writ 1 a ■•■.., and a "weeding out I ', where found desirable. . .•.;...,• You will probably ac|mit,;Sir,;that thi-v greater the number of good men honored •> with position of trust and responsibility; ; the greater would be the Becuriiy for good "i. management and a consequent, popuiaif'•'• support. No worse calamity could.'befall"' a. young town than to allow its publio •;. offices to be monopolised by a few p'eraii- .;.'■ tent office-seekers, who, irrespective of .'•' * aptitude, squeeze themselves forward, and// gobble up a, plurality of places. jn'Tpwn •.!.'. Boards,'' Trusts, Committees, &0,, and : cling to them lilte barnacles to the bottom :? of the ship they.'sinE; "''■'■ .. .•..■•,;,,•. ; . That U all.wrong. If .the vigorous.:; activity of yesterday means and it surely.does—anew ora hai. dawned ■■■■■ when wrongs shall be righted,;aad all: usurpers of the'people's .privileges rele.-- '■'<' gated to the humble bbsouritywhence they. qame,;.". ' 'X"'"..V ... ,! Yo'iirg respectfully," ' • . .'.'.i'.-..-. "-. :'■: "' Masterton, gOth.'Jan,,-1880. :•,•,' '';. ■;?s£