A SELFISH CRY.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5511, 14 October 1879, Page 2

A SELFISH CRY.

John- Harde Anderson,' who Svas ; iho chief spokesman at tho meeting, of the unemployed on Saturday night, is one of that class of iuob-orators Avho are a nuisance in 'any community. The cry ho raised about the permanent levels' Avas a miserably selfish' ohey and had not, moreover, the element of truth. "Wo havo too much faith iii our Avbr'lripg men, even Avheri Idistrossed'by lack : - of , cfrrployme.nt, to think that they Avill bede.d ]3y -the, nose,, by such men as John Harde Anderson." He had the cool to say that the Borough Council had borrowed £72,000 to raise the permanent leA r els of " the streets, and that the opponents of the permanent levels Avould 'preyenf.' tho'; expenditure' of- this money if ! thoy could*.* He therefore urged eA-eiy Avorkirig' man ratepayer to vote for the higher levels. As a matter of fact only a small .proportion of the £72,000 would be, spoil t l ,in. raising the levels, arid the loan ' was not obtained for . that object at all. Then, whether it bo spent on the permanent levels or; not,- .^ will be spent, and ib Avill find Avork

for laborers, whether the expenditure is to raise the levels of the flats or give water, to tho hills. - Under iio circumstance should it .all be spent at' onee — in fact, part of the money has already been banked for fixed periods of time. John Harde Anderson ignores all these f acts-^ probably he . never .took .the trouble to ascertain what were the facts— and at tho meeting on Saturday raised a false and misleading cry. Even if what he said wore true, he would stand Confessed as a. man willing te \Wisfcb the money of the ratepayers-in order to find temporary employment. We hope the Borough Councir.and'tho. (rovcrnuicnt. will be able to put work iii hand to relieve the distress whioh undoubtedly exists, but if is a great misfortuiie'tb. sensible working-meri that such persons as John Harde Anderson" should be permitted to .thrust themselves forward, as .representing tho unemployed. „.,<.