THE H.B. TRIBUTE. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 1911. CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CANDIDATE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 274, 8 November 1911, Page 4

THE H.B. TRIBUTE. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8, 1911. CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CANDIDATE.

The in, t < mg a.idi . ss< <1 by Mr. 11. lan Fimsi.a Mahcra L’tt-i nigh! was indeed eh:-rata eristic of the candidate. L-. outstanding IVr.t r.rerwcrc uido-idled boa:stfalncss and pcr- ■ < nnlities. The gathering was a • i r. <>( <l->i:bk- i • nt in which t he < anti'ila;<• mai!? appeal to Lotk i- i: l;ti’d ".’nt..! ilrr-10-s. Sen.l tn been lent to the inerting bv the piiblical t..>n < f a c hallenge 1 ’ id u < ifcv.’her:» in « “ r <-ol- ' i 'mi . The pimple anxious to ivit- > - : Cleo changing hands got ••!• ,o the meeting early and the ■ v. a- :-0..n cti.’.’’di d brt ind its I < r mg < -'.j aciiy .and many cf a Mali >n termed By Mr. Sim.-mi as •’his L. ’ Lad is cull "tin. of wisdom ! fu ’la ir pi cee-ptcr':, lips per mi if (.pen window.-. Judging ii- iheir i.i'pa: :u • towards the end <-f the < vt nhtg tin y found the i •:! i in •liiimettt drag i-o.w-id- i :iLI\ . ! ’•. 1- in the evening Mr. Sinison ■ >.>.i< it quite plain that if lie is ! h• ■ i d !•. :!■ mantle ~f lb" rciirMr. iL'b n. tl.e member fuN..p-. ■ will in future h".'.c to curtail the x .pc of his achievements to the If there is any trumpet blow- .>)•» i lie Hawke’s Bay ek-ci-.irat'• Mr. Shiiscii can be relied up on o iit i i, lun" be heard. Here are -n . , ' it;- little things he impressed ■ pun the meeting. They are not 1: cf ccvrse. but they serve to

illustrate the tone of the address "I occupy rm.re puldir p<>-ition.-thaii any other man i:i Hawke’-; Dav.” "My i'atlut was cleverer than my grandfather and 1 atn clevtier than my fat her.” "1 -poke f«-i’ two and a half liorm at Paki Paki and then the peopk •Aoidd not kt me stop.” Apropos of borrowing, the vri-doni of lie (;<:vt rnnient policy and his own gen-(i.,-!ty. he said ”1 have often borrowed money to lend to other pi. pic.” P>ut there is hardly need io go fiirthi.r with the quotations. There were many others equall;. pregnant with the eandidate’s g.>od opinion of himself and even liis

■•boy-” outside got visibly tired o' die story of Siinsoiiiati virtues. k vias Hi<’most pit iable at tempt al anything approaching a political speech that we have listened to for a long iini'.'. Not because the candidate i nild n-4 easily have s.liiuk higher ground. Inti bi cause his nature evid> ntiy demands that, he shall wallow in the slough of lingenllenianly pet sonalii ies. Had his guide, philo--ophrr and friend. Sir Joseph YVard. heard him at Maltora last night vv < think the imeqs.v hi.id of the Liberal !.. ader would rest no more calmly for it’ .Simr,.jnia.n crown of thoi'ii-. S-r Joseph Ward l ad won a l i?,’ poii: the Dominion. He has bcen recognised ns a front rank politician by Ihe Imperial leaders. Wi ;ii) find many I kings to condemn in liis admitiislration, many .; t t .ittor a ch arting t ut ;,f lee Ministerial pigeon holes, but v.c can hardly reconcile our opinion of Sir Joseph will, his alleged predelict ion for politicians ,4' the Simeon breed. Mr Simsoi) wants to know why v.-e did nd acknowiedge him to be the Government candidate when he deekired he was. Ottr answer is. rim pic enough io a candidate like Mr. Siinsc.n — it is jus,, that we did not believe it at.tl he ditl it ... show proof of Sir Joseph's, regrettable lapse until

tome days after we challenged his claims. It is, however. Imcdly worth while disproving Mr. Simson’s statements upon any subject. He <!:• rights in extravagances of speech which knew no bounds < ’ (..’.irtesv i-.or any limit of authenticitv. liis attitude is summed up in his reply tc Mr Crm-re "that he knew him to be a liar at the Co-uttcil im t ting -’.nil lt< though! so now.” Anyone would acknowledge that. Mr. Cnsse's atiilitdr- dm'ing the whole p; dmgs v.-f a g.'.me, courteous, >rii::g ..n<r.’td little merited the al, ’.rive epi .bet ii -m the candidal.’ v4l h;Sir Jo-euh AVard, Bart.