MR COPPEN'S EXPLANTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2712, 29 September 1887, Page 2

MR COPPEN'S EXPLANTION.

. [To tub Bditok.] , Sir,—Mr Hawkins, in a umgnificont manifesto , itwubd to tho electors of Wairarapa Nortli, baa been pleased to set forth.hisowiuujurcd and ' innocence, together with his denoun® merit o't myself a traitor to his oause; that is his version, please read mine—--Ist. . Prior to.the electioneering campaign, I distinctly assert having freely ' offered Mt. Hitwkius any assistance in my power, but uioafc emphatically state 1 thai I did not piety myself to vote for him, and if he -chooses to construe that " assistance!' to actually giving him my. ; vote. he.has made a groat mistake and • • must abide-tht):'cousoijiisucei) of his own want of djscer'um ent, I cannot be .held, responsible tor his iguoranco, \ 2nd Imwdiattly after hit mling T ■lm Itook stops to inform -lilr Mere--ditb by ktMr that; " baviug heard both St cfitididates" I- considfereii Hint' Mr I was 1 , tie-mow' ( Jtoifiginau of the ttfii to fepresoiit tba ' j •eleototite in tbe.Hd\iße, and that' bo' I couiit' tipoiij '! 'my vote for MrtHii|kins,' and :ma«k :6ver Hiding tblP ' I ailiis twutmeer.' 3m' That, after haViupms dqclared'myself . and my inteutibtiito-Mr Meredith, 1 Iv consider thiaV : pondenCtf: Which Hhoy>:masv vliotiso; sond'uie, was sos frimteinformlm ' but became of public iin'pprt iiimie- i diately affocting the candidate whonv : I avowod .to vot»' for.in 4. Atid I beg tro iro pr 633 tbia oho otber " - fact, njost plainly u]>cm you, that -Mr.HiiWj!clnr?&»>'A'w? '-no: ttatlmig. from \k aft £o;.wa\, miiie'imhis ageiii. -I consider thi».'a' o{ p'resumptiop ou his part.' respect i 9 tile terty''awrtwy "• used by Mr fymkics, r coußiUep tlMt.,■ jawing a vote bas a { perfect apd: free right to'uso that vote ) in interest of the cause, which" tp hiui tnay appear be3t, aud though I .•, distinctly affiroTbtmug tendered Mr, jjawkins my awfttece, he cannot witb l TRtxti ..say' that ~: I pledged hiui votj!, ; coriaequently. I ; was 'nevmf attached to Mi cum j how then i»MF by what law cau.Mr Hawking prove a casu of deaortiou. Mr Hawkins h&s proved himself to bo a most arrogant, despotic, and .'overbearing man'. He ; cannot brook opposition, and iiia late ■conduct siyors too .'much of coercion; < I forwarded the tivo, jotters sent to uia by Mr Meredith, slid which appeared l " in a "Daily Extra,"to Mr Beothaio, , as I believed at ther time, and my con. jeotures have since been proven tyue, . that the, , whole of their contents were wMly untm. Mr Hawkins has been compelled to submit- to a, most crush' ing.deleat/aridthisis tbd-.moro irrita■tfljg to him, corairigi.tts it does from the handful of electors who .supported hiui, aud owtaitily proving*®! the falsity .of the two letters too by Mr Meredith j 'and therefore I' can well afford to "overlook the raouii and puerile : itt(jii)pt; pdo by Mr Hawkins in. .bis ,circu|jtr to itjuro toy'' amoug ray'.fellow men. ; : l am,. .Sin',.' .• ;;jsDwai®y. J. COPPBN, >»-.