A VOICE FROM THE LOWER VALLEY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2656, 25 July 1887, Page 2

A VOICE FROM THE LOWER VALLEY.

(To the Editor.) * I was pleased to see by a spader in a recent issue of your paper that you justly commented on the shallowness of Mr Bunny ,s assertions that he would make it penal to ask a man for Mb vote, It forcibly reminded him that he showed a lack of judgment in trying to make' capital out of a case in which he figured so conspiciously himself, he evidently is blind to his own shortcomings and'must have forgotton the old proverb, that these that live near . glass structures should be careful not to scatter granite fragmonts about. As Mr Bunny and his friends, 'are., trying to make a lot of capital out of a matter that lead up to or prompted him J& make tho assortion that he would makP it penal to ask a man for his Vote, and as Messrs BidwilTs have .suffered a good deal of unjunt criticism in- this case in point, with your permission I will briefly state the facts of the'case which will doubtless hot strengthen Mr Bunny's political chances towardß the desired goal, but his actions -in trying'to'damage the of those whose characters, and W&inly their action towards their employees is deserving of the highest-praise requires ventilating, and I can assure Mr Bunny before I Jjaye done with this subject that he shall have no canto to complain that the matter has been kept in the dark. • Your readers have, doubtless perused the rather lengthy correspondence' about this Messrs Bidwill, and Brodison enibroligo in which the Messrs' Bidwill are accused of discharging the man Brodison because he said he was going to vote for Bunny. These are the facts of the case, andl' challenge Mr Brodison or any of his friends, polifi. V cal, or otherwise, to criticise or refute them in any way.'' " Brodison," had been for a' number of years working for the Messrs BidwilTs, sometimes day work, but generally Contract work, on this particular occasion he had a contract for doing some draining, and having finished it according to agreement the Messrs Bidwill informed him that, they did not intend having' a&rnoM' done at present, but they woW givo him some more in a few months; nott there was no disagreement whatever with either party when settling up, nor arrears of any kind. With regard to .the assertion 'lhaif Brodison was discharged because'he'Wdi'he:. would vote for Bunny, it is contrary to all common sense and reason, becausf

■aJßrodison in my presence and others occasions, professed to be a " of Mr Buchanan's voluntarily there was no occasion to ask him. Those are facts and can bo proved, moreover I am prepared if necessary to sign a paper, and every employee iu the Messrs Bidwill's employ would /offer 'their signature to prove that .- • there had not been tbe slightest at- . "tempt at intimidation in-any shape or . form. I must apologise for encroach- ." ingon your valuable space, but'l could.. • not allow Biich wonton pervesaion of facta to pass unchallenged. ' lam, etc., One Who Knows.