A cynic once said that all men have their price, but the truism is fortunately limited by the consideration that the price of some is so high that they are virtually out of the market. Among politicians a large percentage may have a market value, and we" fear our new House is so constituted that the market value of many of its members is a low one. A purchaser of votes could undoubtedly get more for his money now than heretofore, and in this respect the Colony stands in a grave peril. The maiden in the old ballad declared that her face was her fortune, and if the maiden M.H.R. of New Zealand were equally candid he would avow that his vote was his fortune. Our new legisacors are no doubt equally honest and well iatentioned with the M.H.R's turned out at former elections, but their circumstances are such that their market price is lower. Many of them have no stake in the Colony, no ties which bind them for weal or woe to the land they now live in, and to these men are committed interests which would demand the thoughtful care of the best and wisest in the community.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3720, 27 January 1891, Page 2
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