MR COX AND THE LAND FUND.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 657, 5 August 1876, Page 2

MR COX AND THE LAND FUND.

Gbb.vt surprise stem? to bo folt in Iho district at tho vote given by the member for Waipa at the land fund resolutions. He was the onjy Auckland member who aid^d with Iho Government on tbe question. It does certainly teem a startling and si^nifieint faot — but we must not judge by fir-t «ppian»ni». We art neceii rily, at this distance, in pos■fission of »rry inpe^fect information m to tbe motives of men's actions in Wellington. It may have been that the Waipa representative knowing that it would be impojsible to cany tbe land fund r.solution, " thought it advisable to secure 10 hirasolf ' friends of the mammon of unrighteousness,' by roting with Cantorbury on that issue, in order to secure their adherence to Financial Separation. Many other solutions of what is now unquestionably a most incomprehensible course of ac'ion might be suggested, but time alone can give the true one. Ib must ulso be ivrollec'ed that at tho time of hi* election for Waipn, Mr Cox repeatedly stated that he could sue no 'meam of wresting the land fund from the S«outh, and further that he was aot at all sure, that it would be a just thing to do so even if we had thd power. Still w* must confess tint we would prof*" to have seen his name enroled among the band, who true to the n tinHs and bast interests of the p'ovmw lh>y represented, walkoii boldly into tbe lobby with the aye*, and wo cinnot b.it believe that Mi ere is more in t'.e wafc'.er lhan just now meets tho eye

In England they told how Sankey walked up to n gronadier, aud taking him affectionately by the belt, said ; 'Young man, I likewise nm it soldier — a soldier of Heaven. 1 'Old 'un,' returned the grenadier, 'you're a lontf way from your barracks, anyhow.'