UNKNOWN Reply to "Settler."

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2097, 27 July 1887, Page 3

UNKNOWN

Reply to "Settler."

To Effareboldera of C», other exconto m; be and charged m« Moreover, I other Per^^^^^^^^^^^WDention • few why local affairs perhaps may he of aayicg work with a mao for and eee him regularly everything he time, perhaps a little ■■■■■ wQI be paid by Mr Bnebaoa«pfMU*V. 1. Id the ariHir tl ike Orevtown Bolter Factory, ahanftaUen will remember that this factory was the flirt one proposed almost in the colony npoo the American principle, and we very nearly obtained the Government bonus. (To me it vaa the first). Mr Em chanao had nothing to do with its inception After it was formed, and seeing, I suppose, that ti e movement wonld be popular, be came in and coolly stepped over my head. I have always considered that piece of conduct neither gentlemanly nor honorable. Had I been in his plaoe I should have said, " Mr Phillip*, yon have began this matter, pray, go on with it, and I will assist you in carryIt to a saeeeeefni conclusion.” Bat, no, Sir, be quietly poshed me upon on; aide end I allowed him to do to, and tti4 nothing. Since thee 1 have tried to work qaurly with him, ea the Director* know, bet X. mist say. that I have often noted where she tails. Then when Mr Cuff, I most eay, blithe presumption to request me to resign I ltd so without a word. Mr Buchanan never attempted to defend my side of the ease, nor ask me for an explanation. Without a word of regret even from any paeaon I was pushed out of the management of a loeal industry which I had taken considerable trouble to bring into working order, Mow, whet local leadership can be worse than this, end Mr Buchanan is oo r chief loeal leader. I quite admit that Mr Buchanan was useful at the starting of the eompanv, but I could have done without him just as I am doing in the Fr-af he-sfon hnaer factory (where I hope to se- turned out a good sample of but. r in the course of a year or two. The machinery f - that work is quite different to cheese a; I ■ bile upon this subject I wonld advise M> i< . chanan to put bu best foot foremost in : rc.i oig cool chambers in the freezing ships, . , should have got them long ago. I think t. c state of thin question (the want of c M chambers) is n fitting comment upon Mr ; ud.anan’s ability. Had I been in his position I weald have got I them long ago. lam atr .id inongh he has offended the wrong people, and he will never get them any. Mr Buchanan, I fear, is a bad local ieeder, but a usetui settler in some things. He really caunot see much beyond hi*nose, and never can hope to do more, and be muat excase my telling him so. He always chooses the wrong men. and the wrong advice. 1 have noticed tl is fact constantly in my contacts with Mr Booth. Let ua review a lew of bis local acii ns. 2. In the matter of me Carterton Munkis polity, Mr Barbarian congratulate', that township the other evening upon hiving Lieu created a jjaukipaiity. I supo -e he did this in deSa-.ee of i;v impress--: moa, Carterton has no tn eu-i'.".-; ' . tie a municipality than GovWf'.r IVm ei-ton This shows tad byal 'eadersbip. 3. I nching li e Matarawa bridge, Mr Bueliaiian has iect me no band herein, yet if this bridge led into ( artmon it wruUi loir since has been nude the Malaraw. settlers most h»ve a bridge cf some kind. •L Touching'be Pastoral Society we have two pe.itrral seck-tirs now id the Valley. Mr Buchanan is soli !y responsible tor mis, as he should have conceded something (say alternate meetings) to the growing strength of Master* lon, as I hid him at the time. 5. The Wsiheoga Bridge. Mr Bnebaoan end Mr Broth would see this noble bridge washed away before the;r eyes without extending a helping band *m save it. I doubt though whether Mr Booth tias ever seen the bridge. I have never hqfrd of his having been down the Lower Yslljv Road, the main toad of his county. I knovqhe knows nothing of the Awhea, Pahaua, or Wain morn Roads. Yet this man is Mr Btfhanan's specially chosen County Chairman. (Whilst upon this subject of the Witheuga bridge 1 must express my regret to the Festherffem Highway Board for saving the other day tlat thft bodv had done nothin*] to the bridgC I forgot that it had been screwed op quite lately). t. A County Rate. TtAe years since Mr Buchanan wished to inXs a County late. I opposed the idea. I few Mr Booth would still like to see a Couutyßte imposed, V. County Then is no reasnn whatever why Counties should not be amalgamator Mr bnehanau's specially selected county chairman alone stands in the way. Mr Booth is either right ar wrong. If wrong, why does Mr Buchanan aeppsrt him? 8. The two Sleetoretes. Mor is there any reason why the Weinnpe should not return re am bars to Parliament as on electorate But Mr Buchanan wishes to keep hie put of the district a pocket borough. The result trill be that we shall hare aome Maaterton or Carterton town crier sent into Parliament to represent ns. I am seriously thinking f voting for Mr Grattan. It wonld serve Mi B. quite right. And to, air, I cutd give a dozen othc iv ataneea if I aired to do so, to show how httk Mr Baehanan understand our local matters But In- is an lOergctic private settler and ■ good man t« go r- und getting chares io iht meat company t-k. u np. But ids fe.l .v----directors in that company mu-t Pe cartful | how they alh w film to its ah.iiie I now, or he wdl m< it a->nrei)!y make a mess of them. As to Mr Buchanan- qualifications as a legislator. I have no doubt be w.il he returned to Parliament. By all means let him be so. Parliament for y. ar- past has been composed of such ,-_iei.. Whether they have made a mc-j or net of colonial matters is easily seen t v. I scarcely think the eclony is quite satisfied with them. At all events 1 am not. I am glad to make this explanation, as I prefer to i il a man openly what I think of bis past actions. To me popularity is nothing; to Mr Buchaua' everything. But the circum-tanees o! the colony are such now that our highest aim most be the plain simple tiuth in ail things, end to pat poou arty upon one side. lam quite willing to place every hj -1 question I have difleted with AL -rs Booth an ! Bu ehsnan about, side by si.ie with, tl is matt* r of the Oteylcwn Butler Factory, ar.! ??• - rKl |- lia an. The latter eh-ailii be if fie is right, t !- -i I r;*ig opping over n_. . il: rig l * n out of the i-'r-ip i -v : io ist lam dissatisfied, a com; or or. Tfie woo'.e thing sh'-.v-* petty id srrarent'v calls for thi- long b-runly warn your correspondents kit- re such as this. I am, Ac.. Coleman Phillips . Jn'- 22 lay?.