MASTERTON ELECTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2706, 21 September 1887, Page 3

MASTERTON ELECTION.

[Opinions of the Press,]

Mr Hone is not a desirable typo of representative, or likely to prove of much mil use if ho should get Jinto Parliament,- Evening Post, August 31. •'■■..

..; Mr Hawkins has no chance of success, and -his retirement, in favor of Mr Bcethaui, would bo the most practical proof he could give of the ■■■ sincerity of the political faith he possesses,'- : .Evening Post, August 31.' »,,. In commenting some weeks. ago on certain yr-' passages in Mr Hawkins'speech to the Wair'■attpa electors, we observed {with great regret v that a 'gentleman who evidently possesses •...uncommon political qualifications, appeared, ■.nevertheless, jto be unfitted for public life by a ■ \ want.of self-control, and a i'nost unfortunate .'.to-ndeney to deal in personalities. Wo were -equally astonished to read in the Wairakapa ■j>ailto few days ago, a letter from Mr Hawkins which not only outrages all the proprieties .of political warfare, but so far exceeds all •.rational bounds as to revive and-confirm' our opinion that Mr Hawkins is wholly unfitted by temperament for public life, We never read a .'.-more violent or unbecoming' letter.—Evening Press, September 3, '" pfc lcarn tli:it Mr Bcctham's chances for the .Jlastcrton electorate are improving daily, We 'congratulate the electors of that district upon .'tliq fact, Mr Beetham being, a gentleman of 'whom any constituency might be proud, His only-opponent is a gentlemen of "wonderful .mediocrity" who scorns to imagine that the lack -of- all that would make a good representative is . atoned for by supporting the Government.— Hawkcs Bay Herald, September.!),

•Few constituencies nre as fortunate as they - aro in 'hating the opportunity of getting |for their representative a man (Mr Bcetham) who Crondors liigh public service to the colony, and is at.thosamo time, unwearying in his eiforts : to further all the legitimate interests' of. his district.—Evening Press Septeihber 10.-

'.No member of the last four parliaments was more thoroughly or universally respected than Mr.Beetham. Hi 3 highly personal character and solid ability have justly gained' for hima faT superior position in the estimation of all who know him to any that can be won by the me're'sparklc of frothy oratory.br by an aptitude for. tricky strategy. His name'as more than onc-3 been mentioned as a homing Minister, and tuere.is no doubt that but for lm'repug'tiance to push himself .forward he would long ere- this have held a portfolio.; His claim to be.a memjjßgf any new Ministry that may. be' formed flßprtsent opposition arty'cannot, with 'propriety, be longer .'ignored, for few men have been so substantially useful to their party as he bas.becn.—New Zealand Times September 20th,

■ Notice is given in our advertising columns of a bill to be presented by the Wairarapa North County in the next session of .Parliament to reduce the width ofa portion of Opaki-Manawatu road.