PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN AND LOCAL MAISE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1652, 16 June 1887, Page 2

PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN AND LOCAL MAISE.

To the Editor of the Star. Sib, — One of my reasons for wishing a local man to represent us is that a local man is as a rule interested in the locality and invests bis money in local industries, whilst a professional politician invests bis money in newspapers to gain their support through thick and thin. In our case for instance, take Mr. McGuire, who has invested in most of the local industries in the district. Can Major Atkinson's supporters say tbat be owns a single share or has invested one single penny in any local industry in this district*, «n the other hand is it not notorious tbat he is a shareholder in several newspapers. lam utterly tired of fine speakers who cannot answer their constituents civilly, and professional politicians who use their constituents merely as stepping stones to power and place." When out of office they howl the colony down in their frantic endeavors to create a panic party by means of which to climb to power, and these efforts do an amount of harm to the colony that is simply incalculable. These place hunters have been the curse of New Zealand for years past, and they must be got rid of. It is notorious that the press of New Zealand is almost entirely in the hands of these men, and that an impartial statement of current politics cannot in consequence be hoped for ; and it is my firm belief tbat we shall never be in a healthy state of public opinion in New Zealand unless wa begin by getting rid of these professional politicians. These are a few of my reasons for supporting Mr. McGutre. — I am, *C.» No Professional*

To the Editor of the Star. Sib, — If Major Atkinson is the great and powerful man that "Leaseholder" in your issue of Monday makes out be is ; if he by the might of his power can carry a measure through the House of Repreeenta* tives and burke it at pleasure in the Legislative Council— l say he is king of members ; and it is a member all power* ful like this Egmont wants, and must have ! When will Mr. McGuire have the power to do this ? not if be lives until his hair grows as long as Sampson's, and before tbat time arrives "Leaseholder" will want the Egmont seat as a mistress .on his own account. — I am, &c, A Bona Fide Leaseholder

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