The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JULY 20, 1882. AN HONEST OPPOSITION MEMBER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1139, 31 July 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JULY 20, 1882. AN HONEST OPPOSITION MEMBER.

MEW. 6f'integrity afe" perhapa' none too plentiful in the Ministerial Camp, tut among the Qpppsition still more difficult tci piclcHh'eih'- 'out, bn said that they are loyal to their own individual interests only, and caniiot even be depended upon to sacrifice themselves .to the'political parties with whioh they aro supposed to be connected. Occasionally, however, one way be found on a higher level, who spurns thetrammels of party becaiise they prevent him from doing his duty to the We never expected to find •Buoh ja' /man in that radical of but in a letter I written , tiy- iiim, which has been recently published, there is conclusive evidence that he is a head and shoulders iii politioal .honesty and intelligence tivea of the great' Liberaf Party, In |the letter ;t0 .which refer; he has iaid sotoe severe, things of the paviy with whieh he is associated, ands* sting of his utterances lies .15,..their, He ■ ifl .no membeiyf. •a' l blatant the broadcloth, party; he love for tH'e, Whitaker

Mntefry," and plaml| that/ when Opposition' is formed with a recognised leader he ; will movemounsagapipusly; pomts out; that a' : temporOVOT . at. the preEieht juncture would result man ' Oppositioii Mirustryl berng formed which woiild not stand a single week. The party now .in power would then return 1 , to office i with._ fyirig stronger, than WK.ilfiany v be wanted of that absence of "integrity among Oppositiop. members to whioh we ,have already it will be found in an assertion of Mr Piluets', that l the ! same Jjepii offered to several men]|s jsaits jor ; their* Totes...///If a mote striking ex-j ■ ample of political depravity than this can be .found .it has'escaped our notice] • Mr PILLIET . also states that he was : assnred.by a leadings member. ...of .the Opposition' thaifiiv the. evrat^of'tE* lion would/, ballot !among; themselves ! forthe various portfolios.'-Such a'game! t of chance 1 wouldi/oe • amusini'g: if it: Lato.ur drawing as hi£pme the Depart-1 ment of Justioe,: and being-placed above; the judges " who recently,'refused to! admit him 'as a" ministers. so constituted a^weekVlJife,: They would be hobtedibut'of their ol- 1 at I I sensiSe'men like Mr Pilliett they may 1 to^e^iiifeful: ; ' It S without, goyernment in New h Zealand,! and tit .'isa,'grave misfortune k 7 J y)' ft-.O TSMIJ 1 :

when either party is so demoralised and so degraded that\ it' cannot, e x aid is kS&paWe of iuMying|to ridmin--iitratioij.t fe■ || f|

K^® n "away for- 1 2s at-'fiSjip & Hlies on Saturday August 6th, 1882, —Advt,

. . .We direct attentiqn to a new Goverafflent Lit o"Ajßu'rftnce admriMiH other column.,, f', {, j> j ; „ Messrs?hillips&Pollard,photographerß,announce they have taken Mr [Deverill's Studio in Cuba-street, Wellington, where they aVe taking iartesde visite; fto., in first olass style at low' prices.' •

:In our. report;o£' the the Zealandia Lodge at Oarterton last iisue.iMr.O. J.;Barker's name was, by an error, given as Mr 0. J. " Pai'ke^"

' The Phoenix Lodge 1.0. G.T. meets this evening, i.y.

! The Show, Committee of ttaWairarapa Pastoral Society, inoet this aftenfydn. :We understand that am'eetingflf thi Park iTru'stees, will be.shortly held to. consider whether the 'completion ! of. ofth'e | Park oval can he left to' the Masterton; Cricket .Club.. There, ia a !want of. energy v apparent aiiiong. members of the Club latterly, which renders it for the Trustees to consideiv their jpbsition; with reference to it. V. !

The Masterton and iGreytown Maories played a spirited game of footbnll ut Masterton on-Saturday laßt in Mr G. Dixon's paddock. Tho game' was splendidly contested,and resulted in a.draw; slightly in' fnyor of Masterton,; th'e score standing; Masterton two tries,. Greytown one try and a disputed try.. The paddock, through the recent heavy rains, was very soft, and when the players had finished they were thoroughly plastered ivitli mud, and many stood in a oreek and soraped and washed some of .it off before venturing to show themselves in the town. : Yesterday morning at the Masterton Presbyterian Church the Rev J, McKee announoed that he had on the preceding day reoeived an intimation of a call from' the Church atTimaru, and that his reason for making the statement was a desire to take his congregation at the earliost opportunity into his confidence' before "deciding upon his ;.own, course. of action;'' jTho earnest and self-sacrificing labbrs pt Mr McKeein this dietnef for the past seven years have, made the tie between pastor and flock:one that'could npt.wejl be severed without regret on Both sides.- No doubt'- the reverendgentlemen will feel tHe responsibility involved in a summons to a m'ore important'sphere of labor, and his.Masterton congregation will; noibe so ungenerous as to oppose a promotion whioh haß been so well deserved! Should Mr MeKee se'e !; fit to accept the call, he will carry with him the respect andjgood wishes of the community. If, oii; the other hand, he. decides tp regain among us, it will tie a gratification to hiß congregation and his many friends ■ outside his own Church oirole to know that the district will have the benefit of his presence for a further term.

MesßrsT. K. nounce for Friday and Saturday next, a gigantic unreserved sale of the whole of the valuable household furniture'and effects ot the Melbourne Hotel, Willis-st. Wellington, including two first class billiard tables. A full summary of the various suites &c,, to be offered Will; be] found in our advertising columns, £2,0(30 worth of goods.to be Bold aticost ■price, commencing August sth"'. 1882.■* Rapp & Hare's.—Advt. . ••• '* i~ J There was not a sufficient muster of Masterton;;'footballers; on Saturday to practice, ouiy sir players ti\rmng up. After the reoent defeat, we should have thought the would have goije in for.'- regular hard practice. If th'ikolub wishes to make any'show it will certainly have to practice inoro' regularly, than it does. ' " "" ; ;

Meajr? Lowes k Idrns fruit trees on Satui'd&y last was the most successful of its kind that has been held this'season. The competition'for'airiots offeVed being excellent, and the prices realised b"eing|in advance of previous sales. - ~)

A son :of Mr Floyd had a narrow escJpe for hiß life on: Saturday at Cartertdn. Having'taken dinner to bis father, about twelve o'clock lie picked up some phosphorised oats laid to poison the rabbits, and ate them. About three p,m,, when l)r Watts was. called in to the sufferer, he found hiß head burning, violent pains jin the Btomach, &o, k sharp emetio and other remedies, however, were applidd, and yesterday tlio hoy, who|isUbout ten years of age, was getting, round again.

Some 60 or' 70, among, who'm Vere nearly all the Fire the' Oddfellows, testifi^'fthe' for the father by attending the,funeral,of Mr G. Bowles' infant son-who dieii'ai'Oarterton .last. w«ek, r- j 'JV Debating Society meet on Tuesday, and the winter entertainment takes nlace on Wednesday at the ' Institute, Oartortoii. i ■

The inspection parade of the. Greytown Volunteers takes place to-morr,ow ever ■ in S' : '- .- V, Constable Eccleton run in two drub 1 and disorderlies on Saturday -night, the Greytown ,lock-up being,.'.overflowing in oonaequoll be/ therev 'two cells a accommodate .three.,prispnera, . /VA v -.. T In the District Court this morning, iMr Beard and Mt Sandilands"! (ke'wjthje attention of the District -Judge' l to 'the wretched'accbmmodation of thelasterton 'Courthouse and to the faot tH'at 'ffio'M . been, 'made the bar,', and the ai. yet baen' takeii' by . the Government to remedy the evil, His Horior prornisetjl tp fiu'ward to the Governnienjt t|ie;repref sentation made, and said that he could partially endorse the statements made byj Counsel from his own experience. I