The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1887. THE REAL ISSUE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Issue 2687, 30 August 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1887. THE REAL ISSUE.

We have had a. couple of months electioneering .and a third lies'before us. This prolonged contest is fear demoralising to; both, candidates, and .electors. The real'isßue'at stake.is

-lost sight .of, and undue prominence is' given.to petty questions which "' might well be. dispensed with altogether. The main.issue theelebtbrs have to decide is whether the present ' .Stbut-Vogel Ministry have or haTe not their confidence. The House, it . will be remembered, gave them notice -to. ijuitr/'but:they,claimed that'they did. possess the.-confidence of the country, and the Governor gave them permission to appeal to the constituencies. The real issue, therefore is ' whethe&itbe' - Stout'Vogel Ministry are to go or to rtrn'ainin.power, and it is very; important that every, candidate should |e, dear on this main point. We 'ss6 -no sympathy with the v doubtfuls, and prefer to see the battle ~|9Ught.out fairly between Ministerial "candidates and Opposition candidates. ,A- few doubtfuls may be eleoted, but if m are to have' a strong stable administration the fewer of this olass that are sent to the House the .better; Ministers -don't like them,' arid Opposition.- leaders . detest them, If, generally speaking, the result of the election,., is not theV-returja of a parliament composed of Ministerial and- Opposition members the' appeal to the constituent's remains:; unanswered. :i - : By ;; rjtuming doubtfuls,. constituencies virtually deolare their- inability to- deoide the issue--submitted to them-by the Governor at the .request of the : Min-' istry. L -\Ve hope to see every vote, in this 'district given either; to a; pronourjeed supporter of the Ministry or a pronounced opponent of it. A leading' Auckland journal, writing on this ; Bflpeot.of the election,. aptly remarks; ; 'f,:What, then, is. to be thought of the candidate who ignores the reason and bbst of tbe appeal, or who is unable to : : mind as to the merits or the Ministry, who are re;3ppii|iJ)ie;for making that appeal, as • weU/as:for : the expense incurred,, or who-wishestotfeat.wjth indifference the Tespe&ibility''- which ■ tbat 1 appeal has enttlfed on the electors, and to

play:fast, sarid "loose with the obligations fh»b; crisis devolves upon-'himself? Is that the stamp of a ; man ..whom; any ; ,of tho' constituencies..Buld I '.prefer to-'to present them? foiVwith suoh material

—representatives of this feeble,; char-acterr-thftt the county 'desijeß (he .next Parliament to be', constructed ? Oertainly not. The men .whom the present-exigencies of the country de-' mand,' men who know their own minds, who have' the eouraga and

condour to say yes or no :to a plain issue, and suoh, we doubt not, is. flie: class of men whom the eleotortf will in every.instance prefer to return as' their representatives."- ' '

We notice that the pupils attending i Mr A. B. Crawford's Masterton Grammar J School, have donned the Academical cap aid gown. . ' ~ Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a isaie of furniture/ produce, poultry, and Sundries, at their rooms for Saturday, iaext. .. •;••':•'' ' ■"•■• ■••■' •''' ;,MrR. Woodhain, the old establishedlocal ohiraaey iweep; announces that he hai reduced the.price of'sweeping;, and th>t. orders ileft'at Mr'/G, Farmer's ;tobacconist, will be attended to. • Messrs % Lowes., and': lorns hold their .fbtttilflhtly stuck' sale at their Ronall Street yards to-morrow, Their list will cqmpriielSOhesdof mixed cattle, forward wethers, dairy cows and::heifets, 100 good heifers,'4oo hoggets, 75 dry ewes, spring dray, horses, -pigs,', etc. : -The annual ball of the, Masterton Rifle. Volunteers takes place; in the r Drillshed; to-morrow evoning,. Eyerythintfjs beinc; doneto make the affair .as successful as. ' ttye preceding gatherings,- aftiwehave no : doubt a largo attendance '■ will bo the Msult: ■•..•;, ~ ...

\ A vocal arid instrumental concert maid of the Masterton ,Wesleyan Church Organ Fund will be given" this evening. in the Temperance: Hall. The programme ([is an attractive one,'and includes several glees by the choir, besides musical and vooal aeleofcions by some of our leading amateurs.

Wo have received from Mr .A. T. Danvors, Secretary of the Jflapier ;Park Eacing Club, the programme of ':{- the Spring Meeting of the Club which will be held on Thursday, September. 29th, on '. tho Napier Park Racecourse. There are seven events down for the day's sport, the . added money amounting to £525. The present entries for Mr F. H. Wood's stock sale at Taratahi yards, next Thursday, (vide advertisement) are, W young Romney ewes and lambs, 100 ewes and lambs, 160 dry ewes, 100 hoggets, 100 weathers, 10 head mixed cattle, and o'ows, horses,. pigß, etc. We understand the settlers of Rangitumau district are crying out for a school for that neighborhood as there are a number of children running almost without a chance of being educated. At a meeting of the Bettlers it was resolved to .ask Mr Stuokey or Mr Hare for an acre of land for a site for a sohool lioubo Mid residence and we believe that the letter gentleman has consented to meet the wishes of the settlers by giving a bite free of cost in what was considered the most central situation, •.■•.-"•..

' Great disappointment was felt at tho Theatre Royal laßt evening when it was found that Mr John L, flail : would not be present to play "the Widow Twankey" In Aladdin. Mr T. Wrigley, in making the announcement, read two telegrams, showjng that Mr Hall wbb seriously ill in Wollinjton'aud unable to come to Masterton;, In apologizing to the audience ho said that Mr John Hall, juu„ would take the part of'tho widow, and felt-sure they would iind-Jiim &'" chip off the old blook." This statemena was verified by the performance.

The Wellington correspondent of the Standard writes.—Our local fyess repreaintatives who were lately in the Wairarapa reporting the football matoh have .come back plunged in speechless ad,mira!tion of a.gorgeous young thing thoy mot there with;its hair parted down the middle and garbed in gaiters and blushes, Theygudged, by its conversation, that it wasJeditinsr all the newspapers, and running all the eleotjon contests in Wajrarapa North and South. The pressmen have forgotten the gorgeous young things name. Asked if it had a Han heart and eaglo eye, they replied—" Not visibly.' l

'. ; An interesting, football matoh has' been' , arranged for to-morrow afternoon on the . Masterton Club ground between teams representing tho Press and Stage and the Red Star Club, The kick off will take place aU o'clock. The-membots of the , Australian Yokes now in Masterton will dou the jeraoys on behalf of the stage. The following are tho teams:—Stage and Press.=-G. Lynch. W, and T'Perman, l H. and J. Hall, J; Collins. H. Gribbon,j H. Waud, O'Connor, McKane, MoKen- . sk, Roydhouse, Wickerson, Gardner, W. [ flounslow; Emergencies, D. Nicholson,'6. Coker. Red Stars.—D'Arcy, R. Thompson, Polling, Hawke, T.Thonip--1 son, Watson, Hoar (2) Martin, Campbell, i Welch, Emmett, Ewiugton,R. Bannister, • Iggulden. Emergencies— Forwards: I 'Mawhinay and H. Ewington; Hacks; * Hill and Holm wood, i The opening perfoimanoeof the Ausi tralian Vokes Family in the Theatre Royal last evening was fairly well attended, the efforts of the. clever company, who'were mostly familiar to' a Masterton audience, giving every satisfaction. The opening commedietta, " Barney's Courtship," was acted with 'spirit by Mr J. Collins and Miss Laura Roberts, the vocal duets beimr rendered in a most pleasing manner. The Girard performance by thePerman Family was as usual surprisingly clever, the manner in which they manipulated their limbs drew forth repeated rounds of applause. Mr Collins and Miss Laura Roberts received persistent encores for Borne well rendered songsand Miss ..Bella Perman for a neatly executed clog dance met with equal suocess. A laughableskotoh, "Thatflesthen Chinee," by Messrs Collins, Hall and Permau brought tho first part of the programme to a close.- The burlesque of "Aladdin, or tho Wonderful Lamp" was put upon the boards, and ; oarried through m n vivaoioua manner by' the whole oompany, every point of this sparkling and witty play being brought out with telling jßffect.: As the " Widow: Twanky" Mr .John Hall, jun., soored a big success, although he undertook -the oharoctar at •the last moment'owing to the illness of his father. - The other oharaofcers were well sustained not a hitch oocurred to mar the effeot of the performance. There will be an entire change of programme this evening, when;%Company will produce the highly'arasuing play of ".The fun on the Bristol," As this met with such great success when performed in Masterton some time ago, we have no doubt that a ' large audience will greet the performers ' this evening. "Mistakes will ofton occur'in ths best i regulated families," and soft is that to suit ■ the convenience of shippers we' have a oon- :, signment of glassware that were not wanted before : Ghristmas, Te Aro House. Wellington. . As, however, thoy are here, the publio l mil reap; the benefit of the'error, and will ] have an bppotunity of making a-free seleelion in accordance with the amount of their purchases, and on a similar scale to the -' Jubilee bonus in the mouth of June last, l During tho present month they oan bo had at £ Te'Arq.House."

| Jhe scale is announoed in another column, ! and is sufficiently liberal to attract a large amount "of,attention, The articles are all of as useful as well as an ornamental' description* .and .no-doubt will be'mnoh appreciated andSbughtifter by purchasers at Te' Aro House, Wellington, ; - ; .We need.•hardly say that to those who contemplate.'setting up housekeeping- this opportunity.will be invaluable, while those who .wish to replenish their stook of household glassware at once adapted for ordinary use, and, calculated.to be ornaments to any wolMaid table,-will seize a chance that does not oour everyday, at Te Aro House, Wei. lington;—Apvt.

.The number-of. names on the supple* mentary roll for 'tho Masterton District is two hundriad and seventy-five. : In anothor column Messrs Casey Mo", Donald & Co., of Lamtton Quay, Wei- : lingtqn, announce a Pin competition in connection with their drapery, and clothing .establishment, where every purchaser to the valueJpf. two shillings and sixpence will have a chance of winning a fifty guinea piano, Talking about the.'Press Association',' do you notice in the report of fisher's, speech that's been' telegraphed all •overthe colony, it's stated that the chair, was takenby"fl. J; Willtama, publican T .Noti'eally? ■ That's.too Ml-Williams: has a public'poßition-aiaGity Councillor,, and there was no occasion to mention. Ms. private calling I, Of oourse not I It was a nasty piece of'spite,'mended to insult' Williams and convoy'tho impression that Fisher's, meeting was a .pothouse affair I I should have thought. Atack knew better I Oh, he-has to take his.orders fromße'eVes', of the'Lyttletun Times, and. you 1 know what that means'! Tfiewholo report of Fisher's speech is shamefully garbled I That's hitting below the belt with a ve& geancel- Press Puffs. ' ".'