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Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 514, 25 June 1897, Page 4

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T.A.E. IN REPLY. TO TIIK EDITOR. Sir, —After Mr Alex. Reese’s letters of the IBtb and 81st I think it : about time for him to write his own elegy. R.I.P. His letter, particularly his lat- r one, is certainly a piece f scandalous writing. It is written in exereahle taste, and it is hill < f e: otisw. I go farther and s.ii it is unworthy of the man himself, and that Mr Reese must have 1 ei u in a had mood indeed when ho sat down to pen such a letter. Sir, 1 think writers should have some protection against insult. If a per i son cannot write without losing ids tempi r, or ut least from showing per "ind animosity, lie should not ! wrru ul ah. 1 have not the slightest doubt ibat Mr Reese is misled and ! that Mr Nestor’s motives were, ,i , .•l ie m perming Ins epistle. Mr Jim eIS rtuii ly thin skinned indied to take tffuite at the tone of Mr Nestor'S letter, and all I have to , say s the', if all writers are to be | ti' i'cd in tin: manner Mr Nestor has I 1 n triatid that few people will j e yto write at all. It is all vtrv v Ito adopt in inflated, bouncing ft .■ " amongst civilised, intcliigl i.i |" s i' that mode of warfare is out -Ida e. if Mr Re :u wishes to ii'll"' >■"" people’s opinions he will have to use fan' argument, not f ' rt to ei, | y claptrap and non si i. e. It is all eery v.i 11, as I have sail In f re, to a lime lint wi pos•hlfi log bum onr-elv* . but'timt It id , f t1..!,•< won’t go down. Mr I lb. e. 11l a P rtlon of l.is two Jett. rs. I ha a’tempit>l ■v ■ v.hat to reply in i. . 1! y , i-.t !I. farm.-hed I i Ml MM cut 111 Ims off I I tin Itfcl. 1 will ijiio'i two fi-oiii mi ' l in t li t’* r on the ul j >• |, a „d i and eip iat are hath means whereby * w .I,n cr. II I. both i.n return for t ,i v.b . re, - .v* d : lioald pay a fair j t share 1 1 fax, , the lemainder being I s >’> 1 • ’ r ‘‘joy no { • ,!• Oil privilege s Again, a large | < «• -1 'ore n • ti e convenience of : - ai : hue r .ml 50 time- whercu private , mdn idnal dm one.-, or even a mere l.n.d owner. Should he not in pro- 1 e puin. n pay f,i this pi ii ilege 1 e have shown why tbey -houM b. I tnv d. It is for hin 111 examine my ur u.lie nt and lo show us weakne if lie lull. It IS for imi! to sho . o •I what Die me II pii rogutiYc capital and even labor c ci joy .u r fund, that it should not 1 !i pay a portion of the expense* of local gouriiinent. It i; for Inin to show ( why the urn al lied increment, viz , w from land and h lhe linear i d u r. iuent, viz., hi- I ten si, sh.-uld not he taken from capital. I'nlil he can how this he b wiil in vcr ci niuue people that the a oil g o tax n a fair scheme of lo.al w tuxatmn. —1 am, Ac., T.A.E. a