Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, DEC. 13, 1919. DISTRICT REPRESENTATION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15091, 13 December 1919, Page 4

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, DEC. 13, 1919. DISTRICT REPRESENTATION.

• •£ 'Placing patriotism first, the next cm* sideratiion that should occupy the mind of J the : voter who goes to the polls. : on. Wednesday, is how best to promote .the' advancement of "the East Coast., ' That, as we, have previously said m these columns^ should, be the dominant factor m -the politics of this community. Great "asifcg'-beeh the progress q]T past decides, jjs^liown by the statistics 'of population), .commerce or banking, there is no reason wjfciy.lthe district should not,V m the; next tetf years, surpass all previous atfyanceriiepfe.^ It ■ has scope, for. a. large*, ypop<ula :i Woty,' increased trade and greater,, prosperity, needing little moi^.thanvinQpi'Oyr ',: ed communications and an , enterprising policy " of land settlement, to boost it ahead!. It isjjfoV ito,e) aleob^rs to coriX; aider whjch of 'the 'candidates now offeiA J ing .themselves for choice as representatives ;of the: district can. best promote that end, and m passing judgment "Uie main factors to be taken ■■* into * account' ;are, itho- personal capabilities, of the candidate and his political associations .and interests. So far as t^^vfiayiof ' concerned,, we liave already expressed the opinion that the cohstttiiiency would- not bp wise/ •rior"-just, r^ih>' displacing tiie jpresent'membei'i- tbe ; H;qn.' W. D. S. Mac Donald, who ' has' showii great capacity m the past, both ..as. a representative for the district and' as a Minister of the Crown, and, who is ex-. tyerbely likely m the new Parliament to agaiti* attain Ministerial rank. Mr. MaciDQpaild can be thorough!^ -^eptftiSedi; 'up^ij'.to do all that is Jjumdinly^po^ibw fpi^Va* man to do to push the district, aijeitdv andi his political association ia7 Ttfitli the Liberal Party, # which is. pledged to a policy -of fclWeldp'inenK on thorouglily progi-essiye lines. The contest for ..the fjisborh© "■; 'seat /" lies 'f< betwpen CaiToll, Mr. : W. D". /and~"Mr. •lir-Midle...' We cannot" believe tTiat- the .ijlj^jtors; will '■■ .take- Mr<*Brin'4l.^'s\^ftjidadJir » fpr^quito-apartifVpm.tne' 4i.»Jopurcs:: whicii. havo been > lnade'regaimng his aJttitifde during the \\var, his v sentimen^ -,pn '.: thej, subject jc»f .: Br itisb nationiility^-hc - claimed ; last ; ' nigiit^that' A* y*?* — not ; his ,"|aiiltlV tha|i :. ;l)e\,wa^ ., "Btiulish.-born, 'aa thb'^li ''^theriftv^ were (i'n.y fault ; or dishWor'M'n'-Br'jtish'Vpareiitape aiidv citizenship-^and . lub ..extreme^gjocial- . jstie views,; he,S as cahvl^Y^ Jio.'real knowledge 'of the district . and : £ta i '.requirements, : and - his'"^f6n'tical asso- 1 ciatiqns "areisuch * thjat "it-.wpnldjibe most j that' lie Would: ,be f of:; a'py^ assfst-^ 1 .aric^' to the district m. Pjarliameiit. Sir "\ Raines Carroll has been. strong.ly»'opposed ! by ; , Mr. Lysnar because; it is" allegeVi tliat i He lias/ not given " adequate attention to the requirements of , theSponstituenby and on tho' pleai that it Msiaiec'essiiry. to^have.' as our . representative . a more vigorous and : . pushing man. fdr l the prosecution ■* and the defence have been i Mai-d; ?^o-fcou*^ j Bjr,^Ljrsiiai ! 's own i*eedi ; d s as a : local 1 ad 'j niinietr'ator, and - the ■•, electors, as the 4«*y» «? mu^t • dboide Vbiet\v^^V ;them. : seejn^ •& ils th&i there ' is a gbod' ; 'deal 'ot in jiusticb^ m the 3 «laim that ■ $ir :• tTjintes joajr^bll ; has : don© nofliffl^ 1 'The" record of progress, of ..the district.- In ■;! i ( ejgai ; d. 'ta|eittem*sat; t ''i > cfadihi?, railways; 'and 'other I?ub|i6 'woijka^. <^ef i^ttis;",, s ; '' ihstt $unjsj hay^ 5 ' been I ",' at*'^ 1 ' dtattiflsijll . Hurijig Sir James- Carro3's i l'eg^me; l an^ vwe-jcd^--sidßOt'TiMaw.'ttJdetiy^.m'ei^'eof^ to ''the '■ p;e«tleman^ij"Jx^ M^^p^pfi^ed jthe distinct for 26 years, m a Ministerial capaci'tv. and otherwise, and ' who,/ we know, 'has been instrumental m obtaining the .greater portion of the facilities which •; have • made' the development of the district possible. Sir James Carroll has always been one of the uiotft popular ( ■

men m "the" Legislature and he h^8 'possessed a quiet influence . amongst ■■;M j iijiftei's and members which, o&nridi'; bw have been helpful to his constituency. This is attested to by mottKffl*;.»i\l*j* Harbor Board; deputation which' .yj&tedi Wellington a few months agfT t&vpromote the passage of the Gi» borne ':Harr ,bor Bill. That measure, aa^ everyone ' knows, was strongly assailed, ; but jit was through Sir James's Strong peoofial intluence and tactful diplomacy,- m;. reconciling the opposing sebUotiß fthafc the measure was p;ui through. •, 1^ may Be that the time na», come fo£, different methods m promoting the interests of this, district m Pai I liametlt,.^ti't the electors Would do well .fa ponder whether success' is rtfore likely to be obtained; by the quiet -fisiesae'of the diplomat or by the aggressive tactics of a ,man who goes to Parliament announcing, hia -determination to "make th© sparks, fly jr' The test is what would one do if. at were one's own business. Supposing the elector had some little thing that^hfe wanted to get done m Parliament, would he rather entrust the matlier "wr'S4r James Carroll. or, to Mr. Lysnar?..;T|e ideal Parliamentary representative-^' -no doubt, would be one who would combme fortiter m re with suaviter^ m and the , : public, knowing thp . 'two • inenj w#l : be ■ able to judge, , r which, of /tfcem. belter <fits the double qttalification. Then comes the matter of their jiolitidal association.' We have' already said that W© would have liked; Mr.' Ly star's candidature much better if he had declaimed himself -.an out-and-out independent,', amd had riot made ■Chef' announcement ; th^fc on a' htt-'confidence motiorf b.6-' wouldfvo^ for ;Mr. Massey. We^«bnisider fcm^Mjl** tract" owes nothing- T&/'Mr f ; ?;"M$ss^ ?? ;or the" members of his admii^istralj^n". The district has been penalised ''during-' the •past 'sevenr years because it was jiot:>of the right, .color. Railway work has b«jen brought td a' sfeiKjstill^ whilst 'worksjn "other ; progrgs%ed; land settlement has been neglected. The Minister for Land's aotion m turning down the oner of^lo,ooo a^res "of Waiffaodf estate, which- everybiie who knows 'the^&Hwry .v declares would have been admirable for j returned soldiers;, ; - ; , was -aiitedifeafejey and ib is a .strong indi^tti^i' against the Government ithafcrtnot £ a swgle soldier 'settler hasivti^n'; put upon the'lantf^iit^thi^' disMeiy. Fop these ahd'i other reasons we are disinclined to give a vot.e to, Mr. :Lysnat:,-i;f that' ineaiiis < a vote, for Ml. Ma^y/'/The electors should judgcf^ whetWr the peopie <jomposh»gi the Massey party aro more likely, considerangr their own individual interests?; t<> pixivide closer seMJSßment, adjust taxation so that the -burden ,fajls easier on the people of mpcKst m^ans, with struggling businesses ! fan!ii .to* cheapen.- the > cost o£ ; living thSSare tlie mbmbersibf the liibeVat P^iferJ^§e interests: are more.; closely : idennn&£\with those 'vQiifthe pejople. 'W-*Wmtsf no doubt, would^ make a live antf^Sorous 1 . district Tepr^e^ntetive^.aM^;Kis^-^ sei'vices to the -farmers ,in.;batt^gi v ..for • hag-lwr prices and greater facilties ior export, and ia establishing new industries, illi^sfcrate how^unsparingly hcs^ouidi devote himself to what he .oonsidere^l tto ! b6 b'f^lie' 4i*trro^?-ffie Dominion j. and *he bu^i^j&jjtw: the el«ctoi"s'to settle" m their ;owii minds whether the aims and objects 'he *ia iseeldi)^., to. aceompb'shv are nkff^ip,,^heir interest ;i than thoso; which l&sejbi^n?oiitiiined- by Sir James Ga^rrc4l^s thelbaiiis of - Progres.^ve liib6ral^bllc^><> Personally, we believe, it will; not ;bo long be-, foi'e'.there is a comxilete readjustment' of views between the present ; Liberals • aiid! Conservatives, a reoi:ganisation of; the •Ministry, with the present leaders ;pf political parties pit>pably-omitiied^ apd a TWTv 1 line of demarcation of parties Buch as is to, be brougM about iiivjßiitain; j That, ., in pur judgmerit^ is, a de^dbratuhi : trreatly .to be desired, and iaeceesajry'dfeir the s^fel>y, well^beingj v andr progress bf the State... ■■■ '■'- ' / \l^^.-^U ■ I:' \ - ■• ■ — - •- -••*-■ ' \ ' ■ ■