“All's well that ends Well.”

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 184, 18 August 1888, Page 2

“All's well that ends Well.”

(to the editob.i Sir,—l am and always have been a supporter of the harbor scheme, for the simple reason that I prefer to pin my faith to those who are for it than those who are against if. I do not pretend to know anything about it further, other than that I believe we would, gain more by paying the rate for absolutely no return than to allow the villainous slanders which certain irresponsible members ot the community are continually circulating, I wonder that those who have got anything to lose are so dead to their own interests as to allow such a demoralising state of things to continue. Just when there is a hope of more enlightened native land laws giving the distriot a lift here we have to thank—curse would be more correct it there were no charity in our spirit-certain nobodies for doing their best to drive away the settlers wo have. Though I do not agree with Messrs Matrhewson and Dickson, I believe they are acting on their own convictions, and are no party to the slanders that are sent abroad by desreputsble persons whose sole means of support is the blackmail that can be levied on fellow men. I cannot think Messrs Matthewson and Dickson have acted with wisdom in all that they have done, hut they have too large a stake in the district to be a party to some of the disgraceful and spiteful reports that have been set afloat with the object of fostering a flis. gusting system of blackmail, which U at. tempted on all public men without exoeption, gud ia not even nonflosd to public me,;. 7 believe that tlt« present state ot affaiia have happened for the bea', beoaisse it will bring all these interested to a r«a! sense of ths serious position, and when once that is gained the dlstrtet will he better able to assert itself. In conclusion, Sir, I must commend yon for the independent and lofty tone you have maintained all through thia matter, and, if you cannot see the error of your ways before it is too late, I think (in view of the abortive attempts that have been made to injurs the diciriot) you are entitled to the thanks of every ratepayer for the honesty with whioh you express your views. It has been a sorry thing for Poverty Bey that wo have so long put up with the knavery and falsity of mv principled wretches who are vot fit to entrust with the duties of a savenger, The uauroe may te too well known to have any eneat -r. tne district itself, but Outsiders have not the saroe local knowledge to judge with,—Yours, •to., Ta>.-sx4>i