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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4675, 22 March 1894, Page 2

Jn Mas'terton.; differentconditions oharaolerised the. contest. The piiblicans were organised for the fray, but the temperance parly practically was nowhere. It is true that some members of the latter made an effort to poll their friends, but the thing was done in a half hearted manner, whioh did not presage success, In this district the main body 1 of this party played truant at the General Election, and ie ashamed aa yet to hold up its bead in public, Everybody knew that the trade candidates would have a virtual walk-over for the committee,' and that the lioensing schedule would fall through from an'insufficient number of .votes being recorded to legalize it. ■We do hot suppose that a more 'Muke warm" election has been re : corded throughout the length and breadth,of the,colony, To our mind it is colourless and meaningless; that we-have a decent licensing committee is the only, consolation, and for this we have to thank the publicans. ■■'

In WolSragtoi the jwttto his been - fierce! The Evening Post took up a position as obampioti ofthepublioans' party, and virtually fought lor every Licensed Victualler. interest,. : „ The publicaus put-up goodmen,very, respectable men, indeed j perhaps the only eham about their .lief wag that . they ohose bare and thero candidates who had a'lepulation for being softbeaded : and "kind-hearted, '< Witlrall due deferenoe to the 'P } pst, weauggest i that men of this angelic virtue are not the people to keep rowdy p'ublio houses > inj order. Running through all the ' eleotions there have been sham titles, suohas;, "Moderates, 1 ' •!Independents," eto. Nobody is deceived by those, but we do not see wjiy an independent jojirnal is cbmpolled to use them, If a candidate cotnes'forward at the request of: the publicans, and his expenses are paid by the publicans, we should.call him "a trade;candid date;": Of course,,bur Wellington contemporary can call him ff-a mode* rate candidate" if.it likes to do so; but, on the whole, it » : better to call people by right the Post and the publicans have.had it; all their own' way In selecting- a. Licensing Committee, returning six, out of eight oandidates, but~we deplore the result from a moderate'staDdpoint. MrVan'Btaveren,who;heads the'poll, has a reputation for bohevolence, Now, if jh traffic is to be controlled ab all itjmust be kept in check; by/hard boaded men. In the interests pf the p.ublioans themielyes MrjVan Htaveren ehould hive been 'al the bottom of the"

: 1 .The real trade Moderates dt ; the ProhibUiomsts—aro the v mea i; who; Voted fb? a ? reSiiohon and whpV auppprted'the! oandidalure of independent represeii'!: Minority.;; StiH

very important factor in the ultimat 0 ! settlement of >(he licensing>oblem The trade and prohibitionist parties' afe so evenly balanced that the moderate minority* cm decide the MUD betwem them They o«n demand that there ahill la a disenfranchisempnt of dismderly bouses, and (he publicans wll not dam to ojipoTO this reform.