The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1886. ANOTHER CALUMNY FROM BOWLANDS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2488, 30 December 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1886. ANOTHER CALUMNY FROM BOWLANDS.

. — & '. At the last genera! ejection,-Mr E.' SHawkins, while professing to support the candidature of Mr 6. Beetham; did move mischief to his cause thanperhaps any of Mrßeetham's avowed ■ opponents." Mr Hawkins is apparently, preparing . for the coming campaign, as he has given currency to • a vepoi-b to jth* effect that the special settlement settlers gone over en masse to Mr McGarclle. object to Mi- Hawkins making pointy of this kind, if instead ,of .clinging to] Mr 6. Beetham's Ipt tails,, he will • become his open and 'styflightforward ■ opponent,, The j report by MiHawkins about the. Bush settlers ■ may: <prl may not be correct, "We have' good reason for believing that id is false, but it is" one that if it be not literally true 1 , and this we; are certain is the case, must inj ure

Mr Beetliam. We asi'Mr Hawkins jf. k tastes', to injure Mr Beetliam'; to hit at him fairly and openly instead of pretending to be his best friend and. assiduously .misrepresenting him, Mr Hawkins has been wooing the radicals for some time past and may be said to be heart and soul with them, We do not object to this in tho slightest degree so long as Mr Hawkins does not pose as the friend of Mr G, Beetham. The member for Wairarapa North 1 can hold his own'against open and avowed enemies, but lie'requires protection from kind friends who give him little stabs in the back in the. no doubt charitable hope that the wounds will fester. ' The special settlement settlers have riot as yet gone over to Mr McCardle like, a flock of sheep. That gentle shepherd Mr Hawkins may point the way but'the sheep, are not likely to heed his voice, They might' perhaps travel en masse, with Mr G, M, Park as bell wether to Bowlan'ds, but even this is'doubtfuL