THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 933, 24 November 1881, Page 3

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

■•=-■ ♦ MR BUNNY AT OARTERTON, Mr Bunny delivered his address In about 200 electors in the Public Hall, on Tuesday evening Mr R. Fairbrother in tho chair. Mr Bunny repealed what ho had said at Greytown with'regard to Mr Booth's speech,'and denied that Mr Bnnth or any one else had ever thrashed him alone, and he thought it would be a lone; while before anyone'in that hall did so, As tn his requiring to be propelled he referred to measures passed at his instigation that would not otherwise hnve been carried, and the offices lie had hold in the House which fully accredited his standing in the House. Ho should be glad to answer any questions put to him. Mr H. Callistor: Do ymi believe in two millions gning out of the country for goods that can be prodnced here ] Mr Bunny: Can they be produced here? If so, produce them, In reply to further questions Mr Bunny stated that ho was quite in favor of bonuses being offored f»r local industries; that he was in favor of the' Government haying the preemptive right of purchase over natiye lands', He would charge tax . on borroiyediniopeyi iepming ■ into the countryis well as that lent here. Mr Booth, in' rising said he wished to

move a vote of' thanks to Mr Bunny for his address. Ho was quite willing that Mr Bunny should sot up iiny assumptions he pleased on what he had said merely to knock thorn down again','but iho deductions drawn existed only in Mr Bunny's own imagination. Respecting Mr Bunny's statement us lo what he had said, many of those men present to-night who had heard what he had said at the previous meeting would know that tho statement was incorrect. What Mr Bunny had said with regard to Mr Hawkins was an unwarrantable assumption. From what tlioy knew of Mr Bcothnm or Mr Buchanan, was there any one act of theirs that would warrant the assertion that they would'combine as squatters for tin exclusive class legislation'l Ho was not going to let Mr Bunny assume such a mistaken notion without contradicting it. We'wanted a man of a vigorous disposition like Mr Buchanan to support us, and, if Mr Bunny and Mr Boys came hero, and were not prepared to stand public opinion, let them slay at home, It was the people's right to judgo. He ltd not intended to give oll'unco either to Mr Boys or Mr Bunny, and was sorry Mr Boys had looked upon what he hud < said in that light; but they had a right to put aside those men they considered unsuitable. As he.had said, they sent away their representative for three years, and what they wanted was a man who would do them foil jtntice when out of their sight, and such a man was Mr Buchanan. They had done with Provincialism, and Mr Bunny knew very Jittle about the working of Counties mid road boards. Wo did not want change of local government, but larger means lo carry them out, and for this Mr Buchanan was a long way the best, ft was painful for him to be in antagonism to Mr Bunny, but lie believed Mr Buchanan was the best man. Mr Bunny's views on the education question lie did not think sound. They should have a free, secular, and liberal-educa-tion that would fit men for any work, He opposed Mr Bunny purely on public grounds; he hoped he would not take offence at what he had said, Mr Bnuny, in reply, assured Mr Booth he took no offenco at what ho had sai.l, anil perfectly recognized the right of any elector to have bis say. Mr Booth had, however, denied what ho had read. The speech had been in print for days; if it were false why had not Mr Booth contradicted it. Ho must look at the papers or ho would not know what was going on. Mr Booth says, '• Take Mr Buchanan who works with me and does all sorts of things with me," and then at the end of three years perhaps he'll say, "Turnout Buchanan and take me." Be cautious about following Mr Booth. Choose, us ho says, the best man—one who knows how to go to work—who had had experience. Mr Buchanan was a very good settler, but no politician. It 'was their privilege to choose the best man, and if they did it right this is the man you will return- (himself). He had been returned to Parliament though opposed live times, and he believed he would be again. A vote of thanks to the candidate and Chairman closed a very orderly meeting.