THE WAIKATO.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 536, 26 October 1875, Page 2

THE WAIKATO.

Sift; — Yffur popular journal ' Contains 'to-day a most important item of intelligence. A great victory is announced— the Waikato has fought and iron, From Mercer to' Kihikihi, from Whatawhata to Raglan and distant Ruepuke, the news will be received with great joy. Waikato'a right to a --lec&nd member in tiie ■ General 'Assembly has been acknowledged and tardy justice meted out. But doubly dear* is -a vic<o?y so ably battled for, and «o honorably won. The Woikato has keenly watched the contest and duly appreciates the pluck of the combatant?. The Wwkato it grateful to its friends in tfce Assembly, formest of whom, of course, is Major Jackson. The'victory flashed to your office yesterday is a moat important* event to the future of > this district, and indeedto thcProvince generally. TThe monopoly of the South has suffered a deieaf, and the South we know baa had a powerful and unscrupulous monopoly in< the patt. "Thevpreponderwice of the South has enabled her to act the Ui6tator, I had almost said the tyrwit, to the-Province of Auckland. By reason of inadequate representation, this 'Province, and the Waikato district notably, has not mustered that irifluenee lo which she is entitled. Hope of a healthier future is already established. {Che political* ruin, on 1 which our barque was too rapidly drifting, teems now effectually ohecked. The old and mawkish farce of Provincialism is air idea of, the past, never to be brought on the stage again, while honest men, who shook their heads before and sighed for- the future of the Province, rejoice^ at. the turn events have taken recently. Why bo ? -Wnikabo to-day oan ofEer an obvious and, tangible reason. In future we shall have two ■members instead of one, and this fruit the barren tree of Provincialism could -never produce. In future too, the South- cannot boast of so, power-, ful a monopoly. And in future we eu»ll bave*. an increased honor, anfd standing, and interest in; the laud. Within the limit* of the Waikato, then, We behold the change replete with hopeful" results. -But pause! Take a cursory glance at the past the Waikato bag taken in politics, since, the Wi.iKA.To Times has .pasted into new hands. Previous to this important event, we eeemed to .be sunk in the' " clough 6f despond.*' -Political Education .had but a slender existence. indeed. But very soon, your able' journal began to be felt as a great teaching and njarshalling'power. Very soon too the WaiklTO Tiitis began to take a leading part in the destruction of Provincial institutions. 'The Editor's brain and. pen moved the masse* and taught them their power and the way to use it. ''Meeting! -were held in the different townships the' voice of the people was freely expressed, the .politics of tile day debated, resolutions passed, »nd petitions of grejtt import for* ward ad to the se»t of legislation. And co the WaiksJo hna ' been ( traio&d to tbe proper and tci«ct{fi<j u«a ol peaceful arm*. In the emit* \

that hare recently transpugp in tbe-Stajise, firtfc the Abolition of the Provjpiifejp, and jtis|;ffoir the Tictoryin which^M^Jmik emit, f~ufspll tibii the mMto a*graOT^guiaheH $j*6. to say tffftt #*' haTejpide s friatfigf h njj& ■ too mnchj^ftd yo#;j3art%*rfneceBBiryt* ftrouitj - us to aftiOTf,( 'You^irrir|f^pne»lB hßve"igiparw4n«w lifa fgidt energy,* HQ<^jbo thtf^honour oXps people, ht> it said, tkey wftre quici I*1 '* to -rtti Iknd. give a hearty response, ftot indeed to flatter you do^ I speak tlmj, but "honor to whom honor is due," and, thanks to your journal, M<yodas|rpjs has experienced in his constituopU a -well-organised and Btttrcly hort. With good reason may he be proud «f tbe Waiicato people . *nd the Waikat© Timeß. A great district Wliieh ' has been dormant and lanquiabiog for yeani is now «t«ppia^ta,th9frani.'Qithjrj^id aji^l steady pace. The united action, which, no doubfc, you have materially helped to promote it our midst, has already born ■good fruit. The victory just nownchieved over * powerful *nd determiineA enerri'y teaches a .wholeaome (leifloa. ft te»chea a lesson of < fl6)£roltance »ad united liotioa. A people who duly appreciate iu,ci| a le«on kml act thgreoa^witk BVefcena Trill becbtn© nespebtedl and irresierttjble. All this yon have bean inculcating, Mr^lEdifcor, and with ' 'happy o-eiulti, .Four advocacy of cur best ioterett* hasfceen abl« and unswerving, tndithe W*Utato cannot feet otherwise than grateful fot yomr exepbrOn*, proud of your talentp, and awfe from political humbug under the guidance -and th« shield of tbe "Wit* kato Timm. To the district, then, to the people, to "their friendi ia the Council, to the Wai. kato Times, let us raise the jojiul *ho»t " Ex.celsior."—l am, &c .Feo&bess. Hamilton, Oct. 21.