The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1887. COMING INTO THE STRAIGHT

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2706, 21 September 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1887. COMING INTO THE STRAIGHT

Our local contemporary is beginning tofiri.pomewLat wild shots at his political antagonist, Mr Beethani. In his last:-issue he questions Mr Beetham's friendship for the working classes, because three years ago thtft gentleman voted against an unwise gift of.land to the then unemployed, which was proposed in the House by the late lamented Mr Macandrew. It must be evident to most people that unemployed : persong want work and wages, and that to offer them a patch of land is like giving them a stone when they ask for bread. Take the first unemployed man at the Masterton street corner, and ask him which he would.prefer, wor'kjaild wage! or a lease of a'ten acrepatch of bush up country ? We fancy that for the la?t ten years Mr George Beetham has been showing friendly sympathy and doing good'turns to small settlers in this district, and our local- contemporary is cleverer than we take him to be if he' san persuade them to the contrary a-gainst the evidence of their own senses. Again, our contemporary irgues. that Mr Beetham's show of bands at the nomination was an exhibition of; weakness. We can assure )ur local contemporary that Mr Beetham's friends are perfectly satis--sed with his show of hands, and if our :pntemporary is not -satisfied with it ,vhydidhe not give Mr Beetham a ead and show hini how toio better? There is one little incident in conneoion with the show of hands which we vbuld like our local contemporary to sxplain—if he dard Some of the )ledged : supporters, [ the plighted idkerents, of Mr' j Hogg, ivere een to . hold up their hands for tfr Hawkins, and a little later on he same individuals held up their ihnds a second.time for Mr Hogg, iVhat is the meaning of this disgraceul trickery 1 Were Mr Hogg's friends t the eleventh hour so afraid flf Mr lawkjns spoiling their game by retirag that they feund it necessary to elphis show of hands—to fool him ven at the' hustings. Mr Hogg must ' ..:...; ' . . / . -

not expect to win the election by 'dishonest tactics of this kind Among those who held up their hands in this scandalous mannei' was a member of Mr Hogg's election committee who is also a 'member of his printing, staff. Can we for a moment doubt that this paltry trick was a pre-concocted conspiracy to mislead and gull the public. We ask Mr Holdaway it this is the election morality which he endorsed on Monday from the hustings? "It is evident," says om contemparary" that Mr Beethain will be.-Very. .low. down on polling day." If ■ our •contemporary is of this opinion, why does he not leave Mr'Beetham to his fate? Why does he hit so "viciously at a man whom he considers to be down ? Why does he hold three meetings in Masterton to Mr Beetham's one, and worry and weary the electors with a surfeit .of speeches ? We fear that our local contemporary, is getting a little flurried and begins to despair of his chances. Then again our con-

temporary is wrath with the New Zealand Times, because that iournal declares that Mr Beetham is likely to become a minister of the Crown.. It is somewhat too badwhen condidates opposed to Mr Beetham are saying to the "electors" feel my brains I" " look atmyMinsl" "Mi-Beetham has'nt got brains like me!" and their backers are saying, " here's a gigantic intellect which yOu can have a bargain.in place of Mr Beetham's empty cranium." We say it is no doubt disheartening to these candidates, and to their freinds when first class journals like the Wellington Evening Press,the New Zealand -Times and the Wellington Evening Post will persist in treating Mr 6. Beetham as an able and consistent politician, who is infinitely preferable.to the tinkling brass and- sounding cymbal that are trying to force themselves on the electors. Because we in common with the bulk of the electors of this district support' Mr Beetham, his opponents say that he has purchased our support, If we have heard this falsehood repeated once, we have heard it repeated a hundred times. But those who boldly affirm, what they know to be false, that Mr 6. Beetham has secured support bylimpropermeans, will not venture to go the length of declaring that lie has bought up the three big Wellington papers for electioneering'purposes, We have had some experience of the candidates before the electors, and we unhesitatingly say that by far "the honestest and most straightforward of the three is Mr George Beetham, We never knew Mr George Beetham to do a mean or questionable act. We wish for the credit of the public men of this district we could. say as much for his opponents.

A now advertisement from Mr F. W, Temple, Indian Tea warehouse, will appear to-morrow.

Several reports and letters to the editor are unavoidably hold over owing to pressure on our spaco. .

We again remind our readers: of the Social Gathering and Vocal and 'instrumental Entertainment in connection with the Ladies Guild at St Matthews' schoolroom this evening. ;

The annual parade of stallions under the.auspices of the Wairarapa ami East Coast Agricultural Association will take place at Carterton on Saturday next, 24th inst, when we understand somo new blood stock will bo introduced to the public of this district. Another mystorlous firo was detected late last night in Masterton by two men who were going home, and was fortunately extinguished before any material damage was effected, This time the premises in danger were unoccupied.

In answer to a correspondent we may state that at the last nomination on July 14, 1884, about forty hands wore held up for Mr McCardle and over a hundred for Mr Beetham. Mr McCardle demanded a poll,

Persona requiring angling requisites for the coming season are invited by advertisement in another column to send their orders to Mr W. McWilliara, Christchurch, who has the largest and best selected stock In the colony.

The police inquiry into the cause of the recent fire on Mr G. W.' Schroder's premises, Queen Street, caused more than usual interest among the inhabitants of the town. The enquiry, which commenced at two o'clock yesterday, afternoon was not finished till ten minutes to twelve last night, and, during the whole time, the Masterton Court-house was crowded with an interested audience, the latter part of tho tirao there being scarcely standing room. We publish a full report of" the inquiry in to-day's issue. ' ' '

It is impossible to enumerate all the novelties now. on view, but we would respectfully solicit ail early visit of inspection, when it will be found that for first-class selection, immense variety.'and actual wholesale prices, there is no place superior, if equal, to the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.-Advt. Our Spring and summer fashions, just received by the steamers and Dorio Tongariro, are now on view at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House; Wellington. , Jtia no idle saying tjiat our importations for the present season are on a large' scale: that the choice, is very extensive; that the taste' manifested cannot bo surpassed, if equalled;_ and that owing to the exceptional qualifications and keenness in buying of our special representative in the Homo markets, the.prices will bo lower than in any previous season at Te Aro Houso, Wellington; Ladies in want of dress fabrics, of any and overy description, will find hore a variety that cannot bo had olsowhoro, while we have the additional attraction of first-class drossmakers on the premisos. Our millinery-room contains the choicest styles from the.most eminent Parisian artistos, while we are also showing all the latest outcomes of fashion in walking, visiting, and ovohing costumes, with an equal display of taste and a largo variety of tho most fashionablo mantles, atTeAro House, Wellington. ■