IN DEFENCE OF MR MONCKTON.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 November 1911, Page 3

IN DEFENCE OF MR MONCKTON.

'i'o tho Editor. Sir,—J would like to say a few words in-reply to "Booster" nnd to fioiueof your "Newsy Notes" on. the eoinino; election. I have nothing to say re "Booster's " tilt at "blow out" ; I have no idea who "Blow out" is, nnd enro less. "Rooster" goes on to say, "whnl. we want to represent, this eleeborate is a lna-n wTio at all times will express his opinions freely and fearlessly; a man who will not subjugate his personality ho the. head political boss. Ho must, also he a man n'ho can devoto his time to the interest of the constituency." Mr Moncktnn does indeed posses those very necessary qualifications. On tho other hand, Mr Brown does not possess these qii.'ilifieatinnx, not even in the slightest degree. Mr Brown has proved himself' unreliable; we in Otaki remember how ho maligned our little township by saying it was the drmikenest town for it? size in New Zealand : nnd when invited to explain his st.itomeirfc fit n public meeting, hold in the Town Hall hero, he said his audience in the South Tsland was so vast that le.Tost his head—a line qualification for a member of the House! We .have also only to go to Pnlmerston and mention the fact fh:>r we como from Otaki to have the finder of scorn pointed nt us for fcolcr;itin<2; a man who has made himself so oh.iectionahlo as has Mr Brown. T refer to a recent ease tried in Palmcrst-on, the .said rase being more freely reported and discnssocl there than even in Otaki or anv other part. Corning to "No-tsv Notes." Mr Monokton did not make any oivliitW'.Hl attack on tho Mnor'c: nil Mi - advocated was 'ihnt iho.v shrvil-l he put an pxnrtlv thn footing as our TOnioi)".-)!> ecttloT> .-is rr-irnrds Kites ;

snvrOv n vorv ro;i.«nTiinWo roonpst, and one more likolv +-o olovnte the nni-ivo tlion iinv of Sir Jninf? Carroll's moHiods. Mr Moioktnn wnv linro more, "hlue Wood" in him limn \fr Tsro\rTi. luit that counts for liltlo in i) (TonvifTittio country snrli fis tliis should ho: nt tho sottib time, it mnsf. he, plonsnnter to look hncl; find Irnco one's nnrestw for two .hundred yrvirs or more, mid s n f nn nl)soliitf.lv olo.nn rooord, Minn to Lr.nco one's nrcostrv on]v n fonvonr<; find find notlu'ncc oleratinc.— Yours, 01-n., OT.AKT ELECTOR.