WHICH CANDIDATE SHALL I VOTE FOR?

New Zealand Herald, Volume VI, Issue 1805, 27 October 1869, Page 5

WHICH CANDIDATE SHALL I VOTE FOR?

To t> e K;:i'or of the Ueiia.ld. Biu.—Whifli candidate shall 1 vot-.' for? not for Dr. I'ollen. bccausc he hus crrrr bceu opposed to IVitvinriul G'.tveruiiuMi Provincial 'an I the ir.aa v. lio id opposed to tlicni and a>kn you to nuiko litiil their head is highly inconsistent a-s a cv.iulid.itc, and it would be cquailv so in mc a> a vuicr. Although Dr. Pollen may ti nr temper ult.vii Ills an(i-Provittei.il views to suit hi-"purpose, and now say he ;ne*v!y wis!ie> !<> t lieiii, we caitnut so easily deluded. 1 !»:: *. «• learned by nut to believe elc\ : : vu w, . , in« T opinions, but judge public men by ; i.e r acts in the past. The lox said to the goe>e ia the fable —he did not wt-di to destroy them hut merely to cultivate their acquaintance and imjr.nve their manner ; but tim v ese found out that when fuxy obtain:*'d pjwer he gobbled them up. Do not let us be Ihe geese. Again, how can I vote for a m in w:uj e. mid have prevented the removal o( the iieiU of Grorenunetit- but icouU not, and thus dca't a severe blow to the Province of Auckland. And again. I cannot vote for a man v/.io would have deprived the -ettlers even of one shilling compensation for losses sustained during the war, but very fortunately could not as he had no power, 'l lurefore 1 say to the electors--leave him without power by not voting for him. I shall not vote for Mr. Ellis, ::s he i;- a totally untried man, not only in the position of Superintendent but in any public capacity whatever, until by some strange infatuation lie conceived himself to be the right man for Superintendent, lie never even appeared to take interest in the passing politics of the day until the vision of this high oiliee with its £SOO per annum dawned upon him, heated his brain, and templed him to make the desperate plunge. Therefore, as there are but three candidates, and 1 cannot vote for the above two, I must vote for John Williamson. And why should 1 do so? because he is universally admitted to be the best Superintendent the province over had. Because he has governed the province in times of adversity ami trial, and has always steered it through its diilieulties. Because he has ever fought the battles of Provincial Institutions when they were at a low ebb, through good report and evil report, and should, therefore, now, when a little more prosperity dawns upon us. have the encouragement of carrying out his views. Because he used his utmost exertions to open up the Thames gold'ields, and succeeded in doing so, and would not allow selfish parties to mnke it a matter for their own private gain. Because he has never made the oiliee a stepping-tone for self-aggrandizeuient. Because he used his utmost exertion to the seat of Government in Auckland, where' according to sacred compact, it ever should have remained. Because after three separate changes, bv way of experiment, we re-clccted him as the best man for the oiliee of Superintendent that we ever had. Because he did his utmost to get the settlers compensated for losses sustained during the war and succecdctl; and always endeavoured to get every grievance redressed for settlers, be they ever so humble. Thus has shown himself to be the universal friend of the province and the people, and I shall again vote for him, and be delighted to see him in the same position for another term of four years, feeling convinced that it will be for the common interests of the land we live in.—l am, &e., AX AUCKI-IN'DEK. Octobcr 23, 18GC*.