The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1882. MR M. W. GREEN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1244, 1 December 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1882. MR M. W. GREEN.

A. week ago Mr M, W. Green, the; parson politician of the House of Representatives, addressed his constituents. The General Assembly always numbers in its ranks a parson politician, and Mr M. W. Green now more than fills this particular office. The political parson has also been wont to fill another appointment.. He has usually been deemed to be tho chief bore of the House—the man who could, when he rose to his legs, most speedily empty its benches. There has been one exception to this rule, when the Rev.J.C. Andrew was an M.H.R., but that gentleman did not bear that unmistakeable.parson stamp which the others have worn, Mr M. W. Green worthily fills the' shoes of the Kev Dr Wamb, his immediate predecessor. It is said of him that he can pour forth a bigger string of words with fewer ideas in them than any other man in the colony. Still his Dunedinite constituents seem to like him, and to turn their face away from his manifest peculiarities. In his first session of Parliament Mr M. W. Green has elbowed his way to a front place by sheer persistency, and if he does not tone down in his second he will be a trial to parties in genera], and the Hansard staff in particular. Apparently neither the Government nor the Opposition are good enough for Mr M. W. Green, for he has informed his constituents that he is prepared to follow Sir John Hah, as a leader of a middle party to oust the Government. He does not intimate whether Sir John Hah, is prepared to accept the mission which he has t assigned to him, or whether the expremier is willing to retain a political parson as his first lieutenant. Possibly he thinks it is sufficient to throw his cap at Sir John to seal th» alliance, If Mr M. : W. Green fails in his attempt to organise a middle party he will probably, as a last resource, be driven to arrange a small party of two -himself and the poet Bracken. The latter came to Mr M. W. Green's meeting to say what a good representative the reverend gentleman made, and no doubt Mr Green 'will return the compliment when the poet Bracken calls his faithful followers together and waritfca.good word put in on his own behalf. It is strange that a leading constituency like Dunedin should have returned a poet and a parson as sped-: mens of their best political lights. We believe such a town, could furnish scores of men moro capable of representing them than the two gentlemen in question. The poet and the parson are, however, the chosen champions of the working man, and it is quite right that the democracy of New Zealand should have its direct exponents in the House. We may be amused by the choice made by this particular section of the electors, but no doubt the chosen representatives, however-peculiar and eccentric they may be,, do reflect with considerable faithfulness the views of their-supporters, and if there is any lesson to be gleaned from Mr M, W. Green's late election address it i» the indication he gives that neither tlie Government nor the Opposition enjoy the confidence of a large section of the working classes in the Middle Island, and that in.the: coming session a third partywill„take the field, .Itis, ever, altogether .improbable that Si'r John H'Atx will consent to lead it.

; ■■;. ; fHE question^ofteh' are our cricket clubst lohTantwer«-4|' Where? But: weffdo toMship in theiValliy exoept our ownly has a flourishing club,; and therein beno reason why we should be behind M limes in that reapeot j for whence see .the ■number. of young men tailoring about of an afternoon, anxious to past array tho, time, the ■■ above . question, naturally forces itself upon iis. "Waihenga can • bo'aat of a very good club, whioh' last year played Beveral matches against Greytown and Fentherston, and is nor about to play nnother match against the former. Then we'hear of a flourishing club in Poatherston, which has already done Borne good work this season. The members of this club have; played a match against the redoubtable Greytown heroes, but the rain! interfered greatly with the game; they, have, however, a better prospect of a fine day for the retnrn "matoh, whioh is fixed for tomorrow. Greytown, of course, will hare its olub, and the energelio manner' in which its.membera set to work-might be copied with advantage by other clubs in the Valley. At the commencement of the present season, Greytown had an entirely new ground to prepare—one that a large number would have given tip in despair, but by perseverance the members of the club have succeeded in obtaining a decent wioket, and have alio kept up their reputation by scoring j a win against their old antagonists,- the Bohemians. In Carterton great difficulty has been experience! in getting a suitable ground, but wo hear that one has at last bien obtained, and that the members are going in for praotico, and there is no doubt;, they will be able to give a good account of themselves before the season is over against their southern rivals. But in Masterton, where the strongest team in-the district can be raised, we do not hoar.of a meeting boing called, even, to consider the' question. Surely our cricketers will not allow the season to pass without making an effort to keep cricket going,- ,If this manly amusement be allowed to die out this year, and members of the' old Club wear crape on their arms, the trouble of resuscitating it next season will be doubled or trebled, whereas by keeping it alive it will then go on in the ordinary way. • We are to reoeive a visit fromaHawera team during the season.] It would be a pity for Ihem to return without playing a match at the premier township in the Valley, and if our cricketers would go in. for sorae practice, there i« no reason why they should not give as good an account of themselves as they did against the Phoenix Club last season,