THE VOTE TO MACANDREW.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 281, 24 September 1889, Page 3

THE VOTE TO MACANDREW.

, .-Thtire is ait effort made by some of tK4'|a^_a . to lead the taxpayers to think that they have been very badly " squeezed " to find a snm of £2000 forr the' f_nr daughters of the late Mr Macandrewv We are not in favour of its becoming an understood thing that a politician need not look after fa^Uy, w if the State is bound to do so ; but there are eases in which

the State is reasonably bound to assist when the necessity exists. We look*npon this vote a as case in point, aß%bng , the deceased gentleman's lifelimfi he waa an undoubted power lis the land, and did good service to If one half of the objectors to this small vote would realise tbat without tha public spirit shown by our early politicians they woojd probably not have been here t, should certainly cause SKt-tU) display less energy ie de* * nouflcing a vote, caused by the reoipi* epta father caring mora for tbe colony ,tbao himaeif. If the vote was needed, and we cannot imagine the friends of the family wonid have ai*fiwed it to be made if it was not, the sum of £3300 divided amongst the, four daughter! does not savour of ,/• handeom ly" providing for them, u a* the interest obtainable for eaoh would represent a paltry £35 a year. Wbythis vote should be assailed by the Wellington Press is not clear, as the.hUe Dr Featherston's children were yo^a grt^t of laodfor simi'pr reasons. Our old public men have 1 *farUy sufficient fpr this land to I, #vi n tbeir f.la.ioni from suffering the taunts of those who decry the tt m_Ma|f of help when help is needed* The bi% is; that it should be rehbwp: ■^v : "v.'-'.'":i.. : ' ti'.fTl^-" ■{ ■'-.« '■ ■'<■....