MR ROCHE AND HIS CRITICS

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2863, 18 November 1890, Page 2

MR ROCHE AND HIS CRITICS

TO TIIK KUITOII. Sat,—l see in your Tuesday's n lettor signed Integrity, in which the writer makes a pergonal attack on Sir Roche. t'or what? Simply because he dares to criticise Mr Bryce's views. It seems hard thsit a nun cannot Rive expression to his views on public questions without being subject to abuse, and tho writer signs his article Intogrity, who, in my opinion is mnro of a sneak. '"The sneak we all detent." What has Mr Roche's farm to do with the rmsiness? I'm not much of a farmer, but I see farms well laid down in grass, and the owners have gone bankrupt, and many others in tho hands of the mortgagee, so it is hard to say what pays best, either grass r.r fern. Integrity, no doubt if the truth were known, has friends and relations in the civil service, and if taxation was reduced their craft would be in danger. It is]alwaya the case when there is anything to be done, a dog will be found to do the yelping, but when it comes to work lie slinks into a coiner. Yes we have some "pecksnifs," amongst us who will quote scripture and stab their neighbours behind his back. Neither " Integrity "nor "Harapipi' liitvo attempted to answer Mr Roche's arguments. Although Idou'tagree with all lie says, I believe Mr Bryce to be a pood man, and 1 will support him, unt I'm not t'oing to worship him like some others I know of. "Itarapipi" would make u< believe Mr Bryce is without sin, but of course ho knows everthing, and why shouldn't he, considering his experience. He has never been known to be off the Pirongia uinuntrtius for tho last twenty years, and can instruct the country on all subjects, from governing a colony, to splitting shingles. lam informed he occasionally holds meetings in the bush, and addresses the tall cedars thereof, on political economy, always gets a patient hearing. A man who has spent twenty years in the bush thinks he knows a lot, but he will find he is mistaken. In conclusion, Mr Editor, I think it would be much better, and cause less bitterness of feeling, if people, when discussing or writing on public questions, would let private matters alone.—Yours trnly, Fair Play.

Kihikihi, Nov. 15th, 1890.