MR BRYCE'S CANDIDATURE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2696, 22 October 1889, Page 2

MR BRYCE'S CANDIDATURE.

A Tk Awamutu iorrospondent writes :— Although some electors object to sign a requisition until they have heard Mr Bryce's personal address, all agree tli.it he is "The Man," if he we.ro of local extraction. Had public meetings been held in the various centres to nominate a candidate, he would have been far and away at the head of the list, and the objections (proper ones too), that he was approached without the full knowledge of the constituency would have been obviated. Mr Langley, of Kawhia, siys :—I entirely appreve of Mr Bryce as being far and away the best man to be got to represent Wai pa. It is a coincidence that before word of your action came here he was thought of. Unfortunately there aro very few here on tha electoral roll, but the few will vote like ono man for Mr Bryce. The requisition lists to Mr Bryce at present to hand contain 350 names. Several lists are yet to corns in, which are expected to make up the number to another 200. It is intended to forward the requisition to Mr Bryce by the mail on Thursday; all the lists coming in after that date will be sent forward as soon as received. TO THE EDITOR. Srn,—l liavo just been reading your subleader, and the various letters in to-day's "Times," on the subject of the coming , election for Waipa. Will you kindly allow me also to air my opinions. One might think from the letters of " Elector" and Mr Roche that Mr Bryce wag a stranger, and that we must know something of him before committing ourselves. And is he such a stranger? Have'wo had no means of knowing something of his character and opinions? Perhaps, after all, we had better pin our faith to some mountebank, who will come before us and talk, and promise, and pledge himself, and flatter, and then go away and laugh to himself at the ease with which he befooled us. What do we want in a representative? Have we not need beforn all thing-<, of a man honest of purpose, clear in judgment, firm of will? And all this Mr Bryce has proved himself to be. Shall we then refuse him because wo do not know his opinions mi railway reform, property tax, or tin necessity for building a bridge,? God help New Zealand if that i< tho value we S3t upon character ! Give mo a Parliament composer! of such men as 1 describe, and I will wait with the greatest confidence for railway reform, and a Rood many other reforms, and know that 1 shall not have to wait for them very long either. But Mr Bryce has mure l:<:.-ides character to recommend him. Ha has expedience, he. Ims influence, he has knowlivige, and J. think and believe that Waipa electors will know how to .sli'iw apiireciatwn fur sterling qualities when the time conies.-—1 am, yniiis truly, J. H. Mandkso. (l!V TKM-:rSIUI'II.— OWN rOKKKSI'OXMHST.) AI.KXA.NDItA, Monday. A requisition ti Mr J. 1). Hill, requesting him to allow hims'lf to bi! nominated as misuibsr for Waipa, is being numormisly signed in this district.