THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

Waikato Times, Issue 641, 29 June 1876, Page 2

THE POLITICAL CRISIS.

Sir,— ThiB,.is not arery large and important portion of the Froyinoe, still, like Cambridge, we like to be considered as, forming ' parb' of the Waikato district, if Hamilton and the Wai. iuto Times will allow as that little, and whea » public meeting takes place' we like to n?e it ropoited at the carJiest opportunity, " Your owa Corire»pondont" notwithstanding. I tee that worthy indindual in hi* "letter in to-day's paper Wins by saying that he «ent you the "report of our meeting b/ telegrams** .but he might surely hare forwarded you h report 1 (a littla fuller than his telegrams) in the* uiual, way bo that those that were nojb at the v meeting might judge for themselves upon the result* My object iaVriting this letter is to bring under your notice the manifest Unfairness displayed 4a t«* ard to H,hi i reporting of these meetingt at the different towcships, smoly fair play. should be allowed ia your columns for reports of all publio meeting, whethorthe opinions expressed at them a{re» wtth your yiewß or not I think it ihould bo borne in mind that we are not all of the same way of thinking, especially in. regard to the mat tera discussed at these late meeting*, and therefore it is hardly pleasant for. those of a different opinion from yoursolrei to hare such one-sided repprti, paragraphs, &o, continually flpunoed ia their faoea. I oan assure. you it does not adi to the popularity of your paper; and ceroainly does not tend to inorease its circulation. Ho one would think of objecting to a pnper adopting any particular sidf. in politics but, equal fairness inu«t be displayed to both sides, end I maintain this is not the -cm* with you columns. What does your own correspondent here mean by saying that at the late meeting the Opposition was cpmposed of (with a few exceptions) similar materials to that at ' Gamhridg*, -meaning that they wera unworthy .of notice, and then he goe« on to sa? that the-Amendmeat was seconded by a " half-oaste," trying to throw * slur on the persanfor that maa.n, but I he-ird it remarked ' that a half-caste is a good deal better than a rakeha-Maon, and I quite agree with the remark, hojreTer, what* 4 !" would lemaA is this,— that we do not want your Correspondent's prirato opinion, of the cbnstitution of any Meeting, but *hnt w«do want, and wh»t would be more agree* able to a great munj of jcut suLaoribors,, is a simplo Toi'batim r.'port (wlero necessary or cxr

lorn a. (I eVw' rro, si..l llmt ci «om as i.asi 'o ifrn- it li»* tuio'i p'a-. Yru c nsot for om> moment suppose that I or myoiie clho i*gomg to»ul>i r.hj. w> jour paper for the ct lilint'on of sce'ng you enecr flown onr •« JPa-i.itn-ntiry" fnende. Cut them up whenever tta'y <l«*ryj it, but givo both gide» a shovr, or. in -h J w»>Hs over y >ar lending column, "lqii.il nnd exntt jiitjjce to all men," &o. lucre is ft voiy strongs/Skiing Lere in reference toiheninmur the Native Office has lean, con-, ducted for sorao time past, and I think jou will find this pretty p'ainit, expressed in words at tho meeting on Saturday next People are ) egianiag to ask what tho Minister has clone of late 3 ears mort than any ordinary individual l»avin< », knowledge ol Maovi ways and language could h»te done in his position, aud ■with the l»rse amount of money at his disposal. It is generally thought that th re are men to J>e found yvthe colony whoooald hare done somsthine more than tnerrly keep tho natives quick. Ar the prevent rate, things might be krpt quictlj jogging along for another ten yours without any fear ot the nttms kicking »g*inst it, so long as the two-hundred thousand or 10 a year la-ted for the Native and Defonco Minister to handle <unqne>lioned iw to htovr it was »peit. I miinlaiji that eofflf thing irore than this "flouc and " »ugar " policy should be ini-iot*»d.' Cnnsid«ring the sums »pent, the results aw» very tiitltng aud -urnstisfnctory. ' The ITpper Country should have been open to m by this time certain y, buy, instead of t)i»t, the booi i» on tJio other log, the Lower Country is more likely to go buck to the Kingit*s, a most cleror and sto'omw like pi<*ce f f businoss assuredly. Sir Donald has had hu •day, and should retire gracnftil'y to one of. hie little runt whi'e yet there is time. I may tnentinn that at the meeting on Saturday n*-xt, the Toting, I am informed, -will be by ballot, not by show of handt. so that eaoh an independent vote ; not like our lint liWle affair, where »otne f.-w were »£rnid of rotinsj, *nd olhers voted with th»irTe<p"ctire credi»ors, not as they would have done hid thej been nnreetrnir cd. Trusting yon will find space for this in your 'J^hursday's issue. — I am, Ac, IhdiAlf jandr*, June 27, 1878. - [Our com ipoiident, though verbose, has no' Teed to offirtu pay for the publication of the above as an 'adVertiment. Onr cnlumns are impartial lj open, and have tiev'tr beetii refined to letters advocating views contrary to -those held by tliis journal, when not otherwise unfitted for publication. In the matter 'of reporting, we »re necomirfly, in tne case of a> meeting •ocouning ata diitarca, su.h as aft Alexandra, in the htmds of " cur Own," pnd our w.sh is, to receive a fair and impartial report, containing the gut of the stverai speakers remarVs, aijd, as ■our correspondent is paid by the column, it it certainly not h>s interest te curtail them.-*-lEd W i.] t " " , r