MR DUFFUS HIS PAMPHLET.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2215, 18 September 1886, Page 2

MR DUFFUS HIS PAMPHLET.

TO THK EDIfOH. Sir, — Mr Duffns has published ci pamphlet. I do not know what ho says about the causes of depression, and wh.it quack medicine he prescribes for its cure. I never will know, for if a present of his pamphlet w.is m.ide to me I would only use it as w.iste paper. T should not read it. I know Mr Duffus and his p,\st politic.il history. Mi Duffus was one of those who loudly, strongly, and persistently upheld all the pernicious doctrines and mad doings, the sowing of ivhich we are now dearly reaping. But Mr Duffus was no fool. In the scramble Mr Duffus had his pickings, lie with all his might and energy upheld the great destroyer of our countiy'& pro-peiitv, and in return there was unearned idcionient piled upon him to any extent. Mr Duffu-, like his chief, has also taken to mob orations. At one of those meeting-, if my memory .serves me right, it is not very often wiong he denounced in strong language, a gentleman in the land robbing, and poor mil) style. Now what are the true f icts of the ca«-e ? A person, in years long gone by, buys a piece of land ; this person is neither the sin per or cause of jmy policy to increase the value of his land, but from perfectly natural causes his land becomes of great value, though this lie becomes a rich man. I ask could i iches be g.iined in a more honourable way than this? Mr Editor, history repeat* itself ; perhaps Mr Duffus thinks he will do .ig.nn what he has done btjfoie. As he made fortune Xo. 1, he will make fortune No 2; so as first part of the programme he wntes a book, but I tell Mr Dutfus he may save himself the trouble. Sir John Hall i.s coming back to New Zealand. He will gather a compact, strong body of honest men around him ; he ami his party will sweep away all the mob orators, all traitors to their countty— those who have brought this fine country to its death agonies— he, will sweep the wh« le tribe of them into utter oblivion, like the baseless f.ibiic <>f a \ ision, they will disappear for e\er. — Yours truly. llaiiapipi.