The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 226, 21 October 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1873.

Thk i lnto uui'dulutes for the office of Superintendent huve Hclrlic>st}d the electors from the hustings. Tin- u'liii'Hal between the speeches of the three cmuot tail to he exceedingly damnging <o Mr Dar'g.MWe. Mr li.sk ard Mr Williamson both spoke

as men c iLitlod to l!iu tu->pejt of tiioi auditois > There was something in their speeches beyond what is usually termed in the colonies " gas." They ea-;h had a policy to enunciate, and conld each point backward to services rendered to the province. Mr Daig,<ville, on the other hand, ouly talked platitudes of the most meagre description. He would reduce the salaries of all provincial officers ; he would amalgamate one office with another ; in fact would save £7,000 per annum. He does not tell us, however, how he, being totally without experience and not possessed of any knowledge of the conduct of public affairs, is going to bring all thobe wonderful things about. Always be on your guard against a man who palpably promises more than he is capable of performing, is an excellent, ami to men of the world, an old precept. Experience has taught us that a man of large promises is usually a man of little principle. We ask the question— Who is this Mr Dargaville, the great employer of labor and the would-be representative of the people ? He is at the present time a merchant in A uckland, a position that he has not attaiued to by patient industry and the exercise of frugality and common sense, but one into which he has been thrust by wealthy friends. Previous to holding his present position he was manager of a banking establishment. To his credit be it said he has had the honesty to state on more than one occasion that he has no pretensions to political knowledge. By his own statement, or that which his friends have written for him, and he spoken, he is simply the "honest man," "the economical man," "the man who knows all about the development of the j esources of the country," "the man of- all others who knows the value of mineral wealth and population to a colony." These are the qualities that Mr Dargaville has assumed to himself. In order to make others believe his statements— what has he done ? Wo reply that he has metaphorically — and not very metaphorically either— done his best to blacken the reputation of every man who ever held the office of Superintendent or a seat in the Provincial Council from which to protest against jobbery, and against thai which is possibly a worse fault — incapacity. We are not prepared to state that all hs regards" th is province has been pure — far from it ; but every inhabitant has a right to expect that the man who utters diatribes shall substantiate them. Any idiot can abuse ; any idiot can malign ; bat it takes a man of ability beyond that of those operated upon to do it. In our opinion, the smallest mind is that of the operator in this instance. We have first treated of Mr Dargaville because we wish his name to vanish from the minds of the electors, in order that they may proceed unbiassed to consider the qualifications of the only two candidates who can possibly have any pretension to the receipt of the votes of rational beings. In our next issue we shall discourse upon the merits of the remaining candidates.

His Excellency the Governor left Wellington for Auckland on Saturday ; he may, therefore be expected to-day in the capital of our province. There is little doubt that before his departure South ho will visit the Waikato, where he will receive a hearty welcome, ns he has er.rned such a recognition :i! our bands by showing that he has an opinion and a will of bis own. We have had too much of the " all things to all men policy." Let us and the district bo judged according to our and its merits. Oil Saturday afternoon the first boat of the Ngaruawahia P-owing Club was launched. The ceremony of christening the boat was performed by Miss Mary Bayner, who gave to , her the appropriate nimo of " Pioneer." After her launch several members of the Club took short pulls. Her outriggers on trial were found to be a little too close to the water to allow of the oars being properly feathered, a defect which can be easily remedied ix» a few hours. The boat is a very good model, and floats lightly on the water, and is a credit to her designer and builder Mr Ross. It is not difficult to foretell that, when population increases, the Waipa river will be the scene of many a spirited struggle between colonial oarsmen. It is nearly impossible to conceive » river better suited for rowing purposes. We wish the Club every success, to which it cannot fail to attain if all work amicably together, and each member evidences ambition to excel in the manly exercise of rowing. A telegram v hich appeared in our last issue requires explanation. In place of " his friends supplanted him," it should have read " having been supplanted." It appears that some of Mr Dargavffle's friends, with his knowledge, and as he did not state to the contrary, ifc is to be presumed, with his consent, proposed and seconded Mr Lusk, and in each of their addresses did their best to blacken the canditlate'a character they came forward to propose as a fit and proper person, &c. Such conduct is beneath the contempt of the other two candidates, and should meet with its due reward at the polling booth. We are not desirous, and we presume the elector.-) are of the §arne opinion, of having an elected of the people handed down to posterity with the cognomen of the " dodger." Our attention has been called to the want of fingor posts at the junction of the different roads in this district. Ihose who are reiident do not of course feel the want, but during the coming summer a large number of visitors to the Waikato may be expected. The expense would not be great to each of the Eoad Boards ; we trust therefore to learn shortly that, wherever necessary, instructions to travellers will be legibly written and placed in position. We learn that a requisition is in course of signature to another gentleman to come forward as a representative for the Waipa in the Provincial Council. We think it better not to mention names at present. The ship Hydaspes baa arrived in Auckland. In a former issue we published the names and calling of the immigrants. Those requiring the services of any of them should apply at once to Mr Appleby, Immigration Barracks, Auckland. In consequence of a cricket match that was being played at Cambridge on Saturday last the attendance at the Jockey Club meeting was very meagre ; therefore, as will be seen by advertisement in another column, the meeting was adjourned till next Saturday.