MR BEETHAM'S MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1382, 18 May 1883, Page 3

MR BEETHAM'S MEETING.

■ ,v. ! |»:,:r;i-.--'.- :l -. ■•* -, -It. ! 14 {„ir i;.-., .(Conduded from ourltisVissue). 5V- T,*' Rußsej[;..tlleu;'agconded 1 eu ; 'agconded •' '"tlip.plaiforru to propose.a'vote of ,l v ....ithankato'Mr■Beetham'. ii|: -- V; . ' .' " MrMcCardle said it was too 'early . for that. ; ',; '. ,'" OH 111 ) asla:pomtof:order. ! -:);:j#^':a''flw , the meeting was not asking questions, : "- ■•';' "Mißußsell said ho often found Major. . ,;, ~Smitlito be a little -sußirt, |mt he. was t !..; ,Wt!going;tobepiit dowii,L'(|.i|,n )ar ;) );-s■<:» ™.Tho Chairman succeeded in persmul- .'''' ''ring: Mr Bussell to resume Ids seat.- 1 '•'.' . , |: Mr Edward Jones (a recent .victim ■ to prohibition orders) ask Mr Beetbaw: - |ti ' ( ,,«,' favor of tUe -Bill to stop ' heer, aot that they can 1 stop beer, that '",,, .js impewible,.but they stop a man's liberty to buy it f : Mr Bwtham-I voted for.tho .third, "' '■'' reading ot tho Bill containing the pro-, hibitiou «kise. ' r „•> /Mr Edward' 'anything to be gained by stopping a man's freedonv in a free country \ \: } ,., ; ", Mr Baetham—There are cases when a man ruins himself and family and ". ( '. becomci a nuisance to. all around him. \\\J Itl» time* theivfoV thb l law to" step'in '„..,,.,. and restrain hiro.—(Applause.) : . '■•• i • ' Mr' Edward' : Jones—lf a : wife is ;''' , lasty in Lev temper,', and in the ','.."'; heigth, of her temper appears against , ■'<.., her-husband and says yes to every- ■ v.t. ; thing they ask her in Court, and after- •'■'"■•' aardßsays she nevor meant it—was f ' this rigjjt! And was it right to send '..men. up fcom Wellington to skulk '■'".about a»d ask men whom they knew »i'""; rsto'#W*M to Ho it Wmw .;,,,,. notthi» Ml ■ ' ' .. Mr Beetham thought if the wife had •':.; a bad temper it would be better to *";'- /'.'/lock her tip too. If men as alleged, ',.'",/.; knowingly tempted prohibited persons. '.to drink Aey too should feel the ~ weight of the law.—(Applause, "and cries of 1, sit down Jones.) ' '.':'.-■ ' ;Mr you try to alter. •''',.;j "that bill t A man is hot safo : ; instead 1 '"jj'f {Raking happiness in a family it '' " he was favorable to altering prohibition clauses so that i .'" them could be punished; awl ajso tjftt. j .thenapespfurpliibjteilpej'sqnssliflflirt ( be ftflvoftised, sq %t pprppns wjio ■ «.!■ supplied them with liquor should have ' no excuse for saying that they did so | in ignorance, He said that the poor, , unfortunate men who had been prohir, bited in this 'town had been 'supplied ' , ,_ with' drink in a most' disgraceful manner. After the law had done its part to save a man's life and his fami- .. lies! welltbaiiig, persons stepped in and prevented its operation by supplying '■h-.:"> 'liquor. '/' ! '\ '■'" \ . 'Mr Bectliam said he was not;sure ' ; .' ' |sM<) v/ftgtiptaprovwon in tfe ; '■■:, Act already by' whioh a 'prohibited ' person ofleiuling again could be 'pun- ."_ r iahetl. Ho'wouldbo glad to assist in '■ providing a honio for inebriates. : Mr J. Russell then got on his: legs again 'to thank' Mr, Beetham for his . •: i ;Bble and entertaining, speech: ; Mr -• ! ';'; Beethajn )va.s not a qrapk speaker, |jufc ;.., .Jjt^ ; of Waitjng.'fofhis'tupi."' , ~,•..' The Cbftimmn —Who seponds the ••■' motion,; •• " ' .;■"''•' ;i ; , "'".Mr'Dailey—l s'ecOndit. ' !." ',''' : MrMcCardle—Now Mrßussoll can only speak in reply I . Mr Russell-Now I'll begin' wi'ih 11! the' beginning ', of. tfie country, Yoii are old enough to keep order, McCarj,.. die! are in a countiy now,- calle^ . M ms&, '(Laiightpi:)': Wpß: o/yefirs agosome dark charaptera 'in a oMutß-fished it up out of the!sea, ' I ' ; ' (Groawtyr We have got a beauiifiil ■ country, but wretched people.—(Cries ' ofdrjvnpj)?/ ( ; '-■ ; . : j 'Mr JjLp£!»rdle—Put the resolutiQii. ■ .; if: i MMr^Y;Smithpropose4.anaji]pnu\ . PPP 1 % ft? ybipji dijji ji'o| gR m 6P,%|i H>. suit jii'm, ptperjvp .. |e,would-not have troubled tjie' audience.. He wfiuld iijpfii'siy jt:^ '.'ftp last %p thitt ||o \wWv\y fo iw ... fe pleaw pf addressing a, . fS!:f ftinljonpe, Whpn fv gPtltlefflftn CfifflO before %m as Mr Beetham had come •..,.;.. before them that' evening it was right ' '; that fhpy should judge his conduct as their representative as a whole. ,He had known Mr Beetham many years, .and had watched.Jiis' l Parliamentary " career closely, and he felt that he had «. • done his best to do his .duty tojhis ".._ ,epj)3{r[fuppt3, (Arp|ausp). Atpresonji 'BO. pgj+y ijiieefjoji pf juagnitylle ' eppptry. Tjiey hM."ft'OW •.*•'■' Wij'ffiejit #h pile ffiujft, but as one "' (V wb'p had witnessed the birth of repre- '""] \ ...tentative institutions'in New Zealand, 'l**. ,^^ efl ' ftre( l he never remembered ofnien more honest, industrious/ and straightforward t|ap fet Mr'Maia - bid supported this Government' con. '; •< •'sciehtionsly 'and he approved of ihis '"' so, It could never 1 , be \ ■'■ of Mr Beetham that his "language •"'' Hi -was meant to conceal his thoughtj' 1 ■ whatever his views were they could • .depend upon it that they were made known to them. (Applause). To Mr. Beetham's efforts a large proportion of , .... ■■}■■ the tfidiiey which had been obtained for Honey whiph would give employment ,j:;;toav«y large number of men, He -•••might explain that ho had been asked ■ ! by some ok] friends to niove the resblu- ' tion He was about to'propose,'asit'was ' represented that as he was not likely to ( i>' remain tnuch:longer in the district the . ii* motion- would come more gracefully .:., ./(frpmidtt.; His motion was that:" This • meeting desires to oxwess. its thanks '■*s '■'■' ' focjjis an^ ! |ts ! '" , p mnm . in; him,- n ■■. tlifir' ■'" rpprflsentatlve!" ■ ' ,-:;'■ ■ • '| v («#""' MrW:Loweshad muchpleasurein seconding the resolution. Had not Mr -'•' Smith proposed it ho intended to ask • ,"•'•'Mr'Riijiae.lJ'lto' allow an expression of ' ' " M, and;, continued confidence to be ; .f.tfdded'-to his motion.: ;\H; ■•■ • _ Mr-Bvsseil.r'oso amidlaughter. ';'•• | ..'■.- >' r :' ! -!rbe'Clirai'man: D.oh't' be long Mr : :JKjißoeU : i'-1.-won|t be-Jongj but fp will Wftjt ,tilii,twelve',qVloc){. to ma, Mr Bmithiissnold'fogeyj ■ji-.an old fossil, :(Criea of question and '•' *'>j "have,'* drop.of rum.") - J,. n 1 ' * put chair.-and .carried ■'.' unaptinoufly amic] '"-■'' Wb 'ubiquitous and. oyer-excited

Russell again.j-ose to propose alvote of thanks to the' Chairman, i Mr Beetham. in seconding it ihanked the meeting, for the kind manner in which it .had revived him. He ; '"also tbaWed J Mr;3niilli' and Mr Lowes for the ikind'ifl'rnis.in, which!'tliey had' spoken of him, 1 land 'expressed ;his re' 1 gret that so ol<l and worthy,'a settler usMrSmithwas.leaving!th|e Idistrict