The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1887. THE WINNING POST.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2709, 24 September 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1887. THE WINNING POST.

It has been contended during;.the pre* B6nt election thatlwbon 'ari'ciindifjate seek the' ,'lionor'of, sllow&etta^ and conduct Me hdfc questions which ; BhoaM ; concorn thejlectors!. All .they -liaVG to do-M tcfideoide :upon his jpoHtical principles.-: A mailiriay bea good' politician; 'and yet a bad .;citizeii> 'he mbbj ii sfc "an dupright in'private life* 'and -immaMlato in a^ic'cap^tx,;', ; Wo arej-led -to believe tliat'.we/can; gather. grapes off thorns, and,tliatlftlie.;j political.fruit grafted on a vitiated- will .;;bo blight-proof, Can we tliis? Are:we,.who in duct jof'-patsons. iiv wHoni our confidence, to shut our eyes to the character* and condiiot of a "person td whom the well being of thousands of I persoiiß ia to be committed ? If a gardener, a carpenter, or a oook requires a character to lobtaij} a place, should not a-candidate for- the Par-, liament of %w b? expected to produce ons|? Is a-;nkn ; to; come .forward and lay d<)wn Attain p|pQiftl: : opinions and say to the eleotors you can.doiwhat youliko tfitb .these,. but :my private., character and conduct are riotitojbe investigated ? • Of course :a :lineimust be.:drawn >between private j and public, matters. >lt; is.'not 'right.; to publicly disouss ''tile' private character of ;aiiy settler who does not place himself'before the publish a prominent position. The moment, however, he ..does this; the: instaut he aspires to v have 1 a great public tiust reposed in him, his personal fitness for. the positionhe seeks to occupy, is a subjeot of proper and legitimate' inquiry. If a man whoso conduot and character will not bear-investigation oomes forward for suoh a position, the responsibility for any disparaging statement whioh may be made about him rests with him alone. By the very act of coming forward he challenges oritidism;'he invites an expression of public into his chiiapter easy for an -averp%e' sli'avo o£ in.tellig©nce to ascertain fao wants&nd wisheMa majority >f , the electors of any .' constituency;' and ■pledge himself ito obtain them,;' but; it does not . "follow' that . such a: man is ■capable of securing a single advantage .for his constituenta. •If we send to . Pftrlian)ent ; .a i ; nau.:who will,.comniahd . v the inspect .of the House, we shall get ; :m;tle future;a3";we'have' 'done in -the 1 past—tair consideration for all'require- ; on : tbe>6thor hand we send ; -tathe House a brawler or a windbag, : Parliament will punish , the cou- ; .stitiiency for returning such a man by leaving _ it. .out. in the' cold when it. knocks at " the door for assistance. JThe Utilestioiif in the present election has. been, one of Ministerialists ' v. Oppoaitionigtsj/bufc only next to this ' in importance cotoes tliat of the per-, . sonal character and fithess of the candidates.-. ' It is on these grounds • that ; men ' like- Messrs. Beetlmm /- and bpfeonents.. in - our last-issue we gave an illustration of the character of one pf the candidates'who is opposing Mr Beetham. With the utmost effrontery Mr Hogg and his friends appear to' glory in the dishonest action to which we had previously oalled public attention. In a recent issue of. our local contemporary, thefollowing imaginaryspeech is published as emanating from: some imaginary being;—

" There wai nwer ioen & bettor friend to the working man than Hogg."

This is the sort of thing that our local contemporary publishes about Mr'Hoggand -aska his fiends to believe, but is it true ? If it were true Mr Hogg would be at the head of the poll on Monday next, but moat people in Masterton at least know are taunted with being the organ of capital and the foe of labor, but most people in Masterton know that we pay better wages to our hands, and and work them shorter hours than ■ do man's .best friend, Th 6; real slave drivers of the colony are to be found amongst the men whose generosity towards the .working classes is confined words."' Mr Hogg's only chance'of success, during: the present; contest has ■ been the prospect of a third candidate splitting Mr Beethara'e votes a'M thus weakening the party to which he is opposed.*.,He deserves credit for the cl?ver, way. that lie,has nursed this: ■candidate along,. Still' although Mr .'B^tha?ii's;M^iC'w#enedby the .defection'offclie adherents of the third candidate-it is yet • s'tfong - enough to Qiitvote Mi- Hogg,. -. Ife :tlje ■ snppoites of the. third candidate, who are' -powerless , to-., return' the thelesa take the risk of returning by their effo'rts one thoy are opposed to, we caii speak perhaps more in sorrow than iii, an anger. doing their best to Jnfliot a serious and irreparable injury to the district,, as every vote given to their candidate means an additionalchance given to Mr Hogg. -Fortunately, Mr Beetham is too strong to beidefeated,. even. by. tbe combination of aristocracy, democracy, and t trickery, wliioh has been brought tp

bear against him. IJe >vill be ..re-, elected member for the Masterton district by a substantial majority,; pd 'Mr Buchanan will be re-elected.ifor the southern district. If Mr Horace Baker is returned for Woodvillc, and 'though viq have a sineore respect for A!c(Jardle, we ar6jlrp.iah,tVto declare-; tHiat'Mr Bakev is of the three~ii,a? we haVe'soffie; re&sofa tb Baker is floral .districts iti : #bioU the W r airat : ,rjip£i" is baVe won: great'.',,, and • gl.diiQits' aid -.the' Colony,.sill .■.sjsh'd the present.corrupt and esttava* ' .Ministry, about its-bußmess, but' With their'aid there will .be a betjer. pl'oapect •of a renewal of prosperity and progress through the Parliamentary labors of wise, honest, and trustworthy .men. The. three years reign of the present'' Ministry - have brought 'Now Zealand very low, and it is time ,tlie electors hauled them from the position ivhich 'thoy have •so grossly ;y\ ■ ' ' In thd Star of April 22th, 1884, thn following j)avagi'apti occurs iu the lending: columns It- ■' The result of tho annual election, for.-the Mastertou Toift Lands Trußt is not . odneidprabls r Mr •Muii' the now member, who headed tho.'poll,. ittay reas'onflbly.regai'dihis position" 4. Strong proofof the oinfideho'o of his follow' town'smen]; in his ability and integrity. '•' ; ■ " If in conjunction with, the above comment w,o; bear in mind that on 'two subsequent occasions Mr Hogg was an .unsuccessful candidate for a seat In i the town Lands Trust we mav take- it to'be his opinion that we may reasonably regard his hon-siiccess'as a strong probf of the -fr'ant of conddonca of his follow .townsmen in liis ability and integrity. .' '

Mr -Bunny m reply to. a question last night at GreyWn whether, lie would support legislation which would exempt Native lands from being ratod, stated that lie would support any such legislation. This means that Mr Bunnv would repeal the Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, under whioh Native lands are rated ' similarly to all other: land, for the construction and maintenance of . roads and'bridges throughout the colony. At • tho. declaration of tho- poll at Featherston in 1884, Mr Buriny, smarting under defeat, publicly accused the late Mr James Cooper' of purchasing the votes of the Natives in Mr Buohanan's interest. Every one present .resented the statement as a gross slander, and now we have.' Mr Bnnny iimself openly bidding for the Native vote by the bribe of exempting them from rates, at the expense of the European settlers., By far the greater part of-the Natives frankly acknowledge the justice of being rated to maintain the roads which they so largely use. '

Thore will be no issue of the Wairakapa:Dailv on Monday uoxt the 26th inat.

Our weekly " Gardening Notes" are held over until Tuesday next, A London telegram, dated September 22, eays:—At flio wool sales yood scoured, and scoured croßsJjreds " are ruling one half-penny to a penny, and inferior scoured crossbreds, one penny to three half-pence below the closing rates: of the June-July series; greasy and inferior orossbreds are ono half-penny ; but good greasy croßsbreds snow an increase of one half-penny to a penny. We have at length opened out our tot shipments of 6mnmer dress fabrics iu all the most fashionable shades, including some lovely tints in_ grey and gobelin, and in soft woollen and silk mixed, fabrics, foule, beige, lawn tennis costume cloths, and a thousand othor varieties too numerous to recapitulate. Oor lady friends must needs come and enjoy tho display at Te Aro Honso, Wellington. . Wjs have some very handsome oheoked and striped woollens with plain to match, and a variety of very beautiful embroidered robes, the very sight of whioh lingers in insatiable desire to purchase theso clogant atristio marvols at Te Aro House, Wellington, Already many of our lady friends have made their first purchases, and our dressmakora aro busily employed in fashioning theso into "things of joy and beauty" againstthe festivities ,of the coming .session of the House of- Representatives. It would be ™ on tho part of all ladies if they would give their orders as early as possiblo to tho dressmaking departments at' Te Al'o House, Wellington, Not that there need be any fear of disappointment this season. We have two excellent dressmaking rooms, and can in both guarantee style, fit and promptitude, at Te Aro House, Wellington. . ■ To any ladies unable to visit our warohouse we shall be most happy to forward suoh patternsas are desired, andoomplete measure, moat charts, from Te Aro House, Wellington,. •' • MABTERTON, ELECTION. '* " ~ (Options of the PreM,j s ■'; ' ' is not a desirable type, of reprewn' tativo, or likely to prove of much real use if he should get juto Parliament- Evening Put, Audita Mb Hawmns has no ch&noe of success, and his retirement in favor of Mr Beetbam, would be theimofit practical proof he could ve of the einoerity of the political faith ho posKwoe,— Evening fost, August 31.

. In commenting soma weeks ago en oerteln paesagea in Mr Hawkikb' spiecb to the Wairfirm electors,. wq observed with; great fcpet that a gentloman who evidently possesses unoommoD political qualifications, appeared, nevertheless, bo unfitted for public lifp by a want.oi wlf-oontrol, and a' most unfortunate tendency; to deal : in' personalities.- Wi; wen equally astonished to read in the Wairabafa Daily a few days' ago, a latter from Mr Haw. kins 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.—rEvoning FrefivSoptombor 3. t •

" :Wo learn that Mr Beetham's chances for the Masterton.oleotorato are improving daily. Wo oongratulate the eleotors of that district upon tbe fact, Mr Beetham being a geiitleman of Whom any constituency'might be proud.; His only opponent is a gentlemen of " wonderful' mediocrity" who seems to imagine that the lack of all'fchat would'make a.geod representative is .•supporting; the Govc'rnmont,Hawkes Bay Herald.; September s>. :

•;iVw constituencies are as fortunate as -they are'in'.having the opportunity of getting [for their representative a man (Mr Beetham) who renders nigh publio service to tbe colony, andis atthesamo time'.' unwearying in his efforts to further, all tli,o legitimate interests of his district,—Evening Press Soptember 10, ;

.No member of the last four parliaments was more thoroughly or universally respected .than Mr Beetham, His highly personal character and solid abilityhave justly gaiiied for him a; far superior positionin• the estimation of jail who lraowhinHit) any that MjibV won b| the for trioky strategy. Hisuamo has more than - once been mentioned as a coming Minister, and thero is no doubt that but for his repugnance .to push himself forward he would long ere' this have held a portfolio, His olaim to be a : member of any uewMinistry that may be formed by; the present opposition party cannot, with propriety, be longer ignored, for few men bavo been so substantially useful to their party as he has beon.-New Zealand Tiaos September 30 th