"CLEAN-HANDS."

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2708, 23 September 1887, Page 2

"CLEAN-HANDS."

[To the* Editor.]

Sir.—Mr Hoggjiin an issue -of his paper a few'days s ago,, informed the voters of the' Masterton electorate, that he was g6ing to' fight tion with "clean hands." Onglafeing over the columns of your contomporaiy last evening, I greatly.struck with the manlier in which he is peeping his promise. N&rly the . whole surface of the Stai* s last night was taken up by the effttsion. of correspondents, or a correspondent—for I hear lie keeps ono on tho premises—which were of a most Beurrilous and disgusting nature. Now.,; Mr Editor, this would not be 'so bad as coding from an editor, for whom we know allowances can; be made,' but : Tfhen such utterances are allowed m the columns of a newspaper,. which- iB edited by a person seeking / to; he returned as a Representative-of:tie people, what inference can ibttft gathered ? Why 1 that with the same unscrupulousnesS as he conducts bis eleotoral battles, would jie conduct the interests of the constituency,-with which he was entrusted, Would any person suppose on reading the Star of last evening, that its editor .was - ing this election with." clean haqflp I - trow not, and if. the. inteliigeni among the electors, are not ■ sattyfieft by this, time that Mr Ho'gg.is not mail to be their-representative, jW Bhotild be. Trusting, .tliis will find space,' ; '- ;;;\4. Im,.'. eto., ?! Disgusted, -c