The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1890

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3671, 25 November 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1890

We have to thank for an expression of their views all three candidates for the Mayoralty of what Mr Hogg is pleased to term a rotten bprough. We, ourselves have |aith 'in the town, and its future, and our only regret is that some of our leading public men do not appear to possess that confidence in its resources which in our opinion. ought to animate them, We have also to express our gratitude to Mr tialpympie for declaring himself in wyol' of drainage and a high pressure water works. We wish we could get a Mayor elected holding this view, but as Mr Dalrymplo himself says, be jsrjg party man and jt so happens ihattwu existjjjg parties, are working fop two other pandidale3, arid we fear that Mr Dalrymple will "find, himself between two sip;]', S;ill as the wpqnpntofmflmwm! progress and as the champion of a drainage and a high pressure wator supply he is entitled to support, and wo trust he will, receive the suffrages of t||o non-oaity b'urgfispe.9, that he will secure the support of the party adherents is, we foar, hopeless! Mr John Hessey in his published address indicates clearly enough tho view of what is termed the Council party.' As he is opposed to any further borrowing it follows as a matter p| jjpurue that he Is not ' prepared'to "give tlie'town a water supply of any kind for the simplest and most inexpensive low pressure project would involve an expenditure which' jpulil'ngf' bp pt qui q( ordinary jncpmo, We must- take it for granted that Mr Hessey is an opponent of all water sohemes, He is confident Hie burgesses' would not sanction an oxpensivo sohemefor a high pressuto wator supply for domestic purposes, but we are not equally confident that they would reject one. for lire extiuquishiog purposes, indeed, y/p kpawyery many of thorn would soone'r p'jya ainall water rale and a low insurance 1 premium than tho. present crushing insurance' charges. Mr %spypt.? lik ftsMoiii °»& 11 wafer supply sol)eine) wheii ho says he will not borrow and he will not increase tb& borough overdraft, It is strange that one of the shrewdest, most enterprising and progressive farmers in the whole of the district should, in municipal matters, display so much timidity, If Mr Hessey would only offer to" put that "go" into municipal affairs that he infuse into his own business, we. WQiild do all in our power ta secure his eleotion. Mr Pownall made a good spe'ecli'last evening! rmf it was very evident that ins'municipal knowledge was al| second-hand, and' ; |ha| Masteen ' his coach, ■Wp'fjiilij ''Pooler hive ,

seen.hira takoa lino of-bis own, because' he' undoubtedly i-psseßsea ability. If he. conliuues.to take an interest in munioipal affairs be : may improve in this respect. It is perhaps too much ' to' expeot ; Lira .cat : a moment's notice to shew himself master of questions, whioh probably up to the present tims he has never attempted to.study. Under the civoumstances the best he could do'was to.prepare a decent hash of other people's opinions} At Martinborough the settlers are now employing a praofal; engineer from. Canterbury to report on "an .irrigation scheme which is expected to cost between £2,000 and £B,OOO, and are spending twenty pounds to get., the necessary information on the project, If Mr HesseyorMr Benall had proposed spending a ■ few pounds to get a gentleman like this to. give the burgesses of Maßterton a report on either a high pressure scheme or a drainage project they ■ would have rendered.a distinot service to the top, As it is they only talk.and if it comes to talking Mr Benall can do this much better that either of them. As far as we can judge the election ■ lies between Mr Hos-ey and Mr Pownall, Differing as we do from . the views expressed' by both, we should give a preference to Mr Hessey on the following grounds :-(l) He has served his apprenticeship in the. Council, (2) He is an old resident .with a considerable stake in the borough, (8) He is. not a lawyer. In a choice between two evils we recommend "the de'il we know" rather than the one whose measure we liayonot aa yet succeeded iu taking