The Timaru Herald TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1908. BIRDS OF A FEATHER.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13729, 20 October 1908, Page 4

The Timaru Herald TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1908. BIRDS OF A FEATHER.

Mr I'.HXi.m :.i»» Sir -Weph W-.ml ought i<> , M,i- ~«,• :iim.ili« a.iiiiinifily. Their !>'• [ hiitone- iur.-*n: snuw striking i,iin ; larii*s it »- m;iy jU<lj>r fi»iii ill- jpliy wi'.li whii-li -Mi" liwsri,u ...mmrlicc-.l his 1 a.li'.K—* ;>t Tetimka. lit-t ni'.;ht, :i"'l <'>-> r vit-wii "i» lin.-iK-e >hivet;.il u> a nirt-iv. What *■!-•■ i" '"' '"* * xj«?v-ted l'rom a roujite ..; -shirvv.t MUvrs-ful r r"inlemeii who. aliei his early rxp. lieti.e of wurfe- Sir .)o-~-p!i is various (Jovernmciu rapacitioi ami -Mr liu.tioii in larmiuir -»»»' si"' «j.,iiom '•"' ■.akimr ••'• il'" W>in-.-.- ">' '•" in<r.!i..ui ~ii.l litr politician? h i-> "»'>' natural, svc -ay. t!i:.l iln- wif -hniit.l hli,- .iiml.lr ..! iiif .i;li< i-, .n:<l <li:it wh-ir , vt - r S.r .J-.M-pli Wat.l s-ay>. 'Mi- Ktixti.tf Mill -,iy -".liCi.'" !•• li- Il t.i liii'l -hat t!ir ■ -amli'lai.- f.>r < '>' nihliti,i Wi,t> ti«m >li- «MI«.n- n.a-l-liv ihf I'l.iin.'i- i.. -nil.- j«ipiil.T rilti-iMii j l*tn«--n llir fii-l :>U'l m-v«.ii.l hallo?. Kill v, ■ il.iu'-.i\ tli:ii ii piit.lh- opinion ha. lint ln-ll , :loli- !>' Iraki.- -II- '•■' \ vrniiK ill iti»p '■'■'■ i-nti.iyi.lt ■ pmpi.-.il. Mr r.uxi"" i>"ii!-.i li.iv- i.i>. it .[iiit.- :.«!<<? :.lil- in »:(!• ill'-' in.m'.h- of liir rl-i-U. .-, jii-: .iv lie pu.ff«-(I -., i*i„-.; 1.. k.'. p >ilt:li: !».-!« (-.'II ill" :'a*i 1,.!.. UV have Ik. (i.nii.: '-ha: I'U- Sis .),. ■.,,-„ W.,1.1. I.- «..«l.i )•■ t.. rfvt (liroiittll ili- •i--v!"U Willi ;is lhllv upper t unity ii.r vimciMii ;o pn-'.hlr. Tha" is the only •-.Tplanaiion :<> h- foulii! for iiit l'r<-m, ; --r\ ,!ir<-<:t infr.u-ti.-ii ■•( ihr im ii.r..il.'.n- hi- ;MH' -i nioti;h .'.-■> tI..T. ih. ,|,,,;,.,, h..«1.| 1...- hvhi ..'• i!. ■ ;-..-ii..l liii.--, v. h.-v. ..*. hj, ha- hiinh-.-i :: i.n i.y alma: :i„,; v - u-.-kv ft.- kn„»> vi> «■■!! that hi. ...ii.iid.-it.-. "li" I'"- i'-li M,ppl-.| „. (ii ii,.- «;.a.rtim.-.H -p.-.!, :-...„ W-i in.-:,..,. »..n: ... I,- .:n.-i ;.,,n. ~-. ii..i.-i> !, ;.! ..„.„„„„ ..v p.,-,,!.!.. ,n., =!.,., „.:■!.. ~,.■...: ~ I"! '.. -Vin I: -hrj ~,-.,1.1 !,...- J--p! til- r 1i.....-!.- l.Ui >,:, ;-., I, -.!,,- !■..-. 1,..11.,-... .1- !!■.«- tun-:, i. ■ :..- -!■-in ' Mr l!«u;..ii. «.- r«-.<i;lj ..,..•.,-. ..,,- i- ■-• r ■ I-.' ;:j.|] -iliic u'.hfT I M(V?-!jni" til li.Jlli:

noes that might be mentioned, but there are trail* of the stock speech through his r.ddrv*. How mjII we Khun- thai little- about- not killing «• horse because lie stumbles. Still we <lo not wish to lind fault with Mr Ruxton.beeaike lie cannot get- fat away even from the language of. his friend. What concerns the public far more is that ;i man like- him. whose private character and business career give him a position of such influence in his d : strict. should back up the mad plunging of ill* present Government. - fan Mr Buxton honestly face an audience and say that this is a time for the wild borrowing to which Sir Joseph Ward is committing the country? Can he tell the people that- the banking returns we published on Saturday mean nothing? Will he say that the nuances j of tin- colony are :n a sound position when 1 here- is not a copper to be got from the Advances to Setilere-. or the Advances to Workers? Will he deny the danger of a situation when we find the Government- seeking to place a million pounds worth of bills with a currency\ of only twelve months? Has anyone -ever heard of a country borrowing on terms so nearlv identieal with the .1.0.1". .given by an impecunious clerk for any moneylender that would advance him a bit of cash? We are not to preri ct ruin now, or anything of the sort. Things are too bad to play with. Hut we do protest j against the fearful increase of the public debt at a time when the country's exporiri are dropping down, and wlk-h H'.-- 1 banks are being asked for assistance '■ t an extent, unprecedented in the in'si. n-y of Xew Zealand. And if Mr Buxton his an ounce of patriotism in him. he -.ti.i do someth'ng .40 try and siem this !io >.\ ; of borrowing. If not, he . had bvt'.-»r listen to the advice which, as he saw. many of his best friends have given 'mhi. and i-ttidy the interest,-, of the husi.iess which he is leaving with such to back up his fellow merchant-poli-.icia 1.