The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1884. THE REPRESENTATION OF THORNDON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1646, 28 March 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1884. THE REPRESENTATION OF THORNDON.

We are not surprised that the resident; in the Thorndon electoral district of th< City of Wellington are getting up a requisition to "(Henry Bum," asking him to come forward to represent then; in the Assembly, The Thorndon elec tors have just lost a good man, and il is only natural that they want som< capable person to take his place, Then area couple of lawyers, a doctor, auc an auctioneer, who are 'prepared to woe the electors, but it is.evidently fell that these gentlemen, though very vespectablo men in their way, lmvf more to get than to givo by becoming M.H.R. for, Thoradon; The electors of Thorndon would rather run a good horse thon enter a doubtful youngster Wo like to see a constituency taking a stand like this, and insist upon having as its representative the best available, man, The Assembly is flooded with third and fourth rate men, and it is high time that the practice. oi returning incapable* to Parliament received a check.. The milk in oui parliamentary pail is getting very sky •blue, and it positively won't 'stand imore. water. The other day it was proposed to communicate with Mr ';GisBOMiE and ask him to come for- .. J ward ifor Thoradon. This was almost

a.forlorn hope, because, though Mr Gisboene is a capable man, it ■is ' impossible for liim to fight a contested election from England. Under these' circumstances Mr Bunny, ;if he -will consent to come forward, is; the best chance Thorndon'has for returning a ; strong member, When Mr Bunny was Provincial Secretary he did a good-deal for Wellington and-sub-sequently he has very frequently had opportunities of serving : the Empire' Oity,,. The Wellington people are well aware of this, and know very well what they are about. We can remember the time before the death of Provincialism when Mr Bunny was the most popular man in Wellington, and had he chosen to abandon his seat for the Wairarapa could Lave had a walk over for the Empire City. At that time we almost regretted that lie did not cast in his lot with the town, because we considered that Lis special qualities marked him out as more as a town than a country representative., : . It is very probable that Mr Bunny holds a contrary opinion, and would Booner wait his chance for his old Wairarapa seat than run for the Empire Oity plate. If Thorndon should secure Mr Bunny's services it will be, in our opinion, fortunate, We are not at all anxious that it should take him from us, for though we have often differed from Henry Bunny in the past,.,and; we are as likely as not to be found differing from him in the future, the; Wairarapa would lose a good deal of its political vitality if he went over to Thorndon, and we must also admit that ho has expressed boldly and fearlessly some right opinions on local self government questions which some of his political opponents appear afraid to touch upon, Thorndon is paying the Wairarapa a compliment in asking for Mr Bunny, and we feel grateful for the overture, whether it be accepted or declined.