Wakeful Waikumete

Maoriland Worker, Volume 5, Issue 177, 24 June 1914, Page 2

Wakeful Waikumete

By KANGAROO

. A peaceful, dreamy place is Waikumete, co-peaceful indeed that the Auckland City Fathers have selected it.lor frhcfiLaai long sleep of their children. We have, I baliove, a sleeping poputotiou here of 15,099. Now, is it any wonder we are dreamy, that, we are represented in Parliament by a man, whn is also dreamy? We are in. the Eijen electorate—not, mind you, in-the Garder: -jf Eden—though j ; o.u nuiy. suppose ■go from this fact thax somo of our political ideas vvera bitched" there.

■We ■ received a, shock a few weeks had; that fairly!knocked us over. .Mr. Robinsoja. orgtuiiser for the Eden Branch wf the S.D.P., burst in upon us with his startling propaganda. His raised ,as .much commotion as n dog in;a poultry;'.yard "for a while, und wb*n some of them regained their breath, they showed _ fight. But it was no he, vi his, qiifot way, simpi.v got his.bold aa:l'stuck 'ta them toll tLey had to cry quarter ufld surrondsr. NoY some who were once the mo«t vative are zealous werkers for the S.D.P.!

I opiue that the state of the poil, after the coming election will oo.mpei Massey's disciple here to retire into private life. We doa't want to be too hard on him. We want to let him down easy, and prevent the bump the/t would shock his equanimity after being 'so comfortable for so long. "A decent old chap," that is the general opicion of bis ednstitutents, and afeo- that- he is* honest. and kind-hearted. - Well, that may be all the mor,e reason for saving 'him Irom the very bi\i company down there in Masseydom. Yes,' he. , mv.it, stay at home after nest session, and he a good boy. Massrv .will be takofn in hand by S.D.P. oi'Ver. November, and taught his lessens properly.. We arc waiting anxiously to' hear who is to be the S.D.P. candidate/ and then we wi.ll start to talk and mat.9. thjpgs interesting. • ;