THE WAIHI RIOTS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1322, 10 May 1905, Page 2

THE WAIHI RIOTS

TO THE EDITOR Sir,—Your correspond ont -"She Man in the Streot," finding that the ground has . been cut away from under his feet, lauuohes fotili again in a torrent of incorrect statements, and sets himself tipon, the pinnacle of his own august self, tosiapenso judgmcntontbe actions of a ,tpni|< .' who, beoanse lit is carrying out his duties ''■' in a conscientious manner as a public, servant, has to submit to tbo cavil- '■ lings and potty insults of a miter who, instead of presenting his oaso be/oro (ho proper authorities, hits at him from behind tho toujporary shelter afforded him by tlio indulgence of tbo pnblio press. These methods are akin to the tactics adopted by iho rioters who threw rooks from bebind tbo cover of numbers nnd of darkness. Thefaot of fcho matter i 3 that" The Man in the Street " bas no case whatever to present to Iho authorities, oxcept ho present it to tho authorities who pu'niie the Main-street, and who genova'.ly como out in iheir true colours whoa the whisky in in and the hotel lights are out, I make bold lo assort thaUbe Sorgoant would be only too willing 10 mcot '• The Man in the Slroot" on ocm* mon ground, and have his allegations examined before a pvopar tribunal. But though tlio Sergeant be willing. 1 8 m very V much afraid "The Man in the Street' tvonld remain there. If the Sergeant is j such a torrible despot, how is it that no valid caso oan be brought against him ? ' ( ■ Will "The Man in the Streot" answer ihat in a logioal manner ? His case, I woen, would be about as strong ah bis two feeble ;'' ' letters, which contain sweeping assertions, ■ ■)■■ '■■ larryingno weight, and incorrect state'. • nonts. In No, 2 loitor he assorts that his '''' ' invironments miy bo different from thoso )f" Sentinel's." lam extremely obliged jo him for tho suggestion, for I hold no Joubt about the mattor myself, A' man iVho has such an oxoellont insight into /hat Side of police supervision which effects ' mly tho wrongdaor, is undoubtedly clean )ut of |' Sentinel's" environments, and I heartily aootdo to him the privr. ege of claiming it. Bacauso his '' ■; itatemonts into No. 1 letter were closely .■ : X malysed and shown to be without sub- '®' itance, bo does not attempt to reply or ■■'.!' •efuto my contentions, exoeDt by'reeorting .' : v'' :i iO thejquotation of worn out idiotua, but 'm< itill gets farther intb thenrire. Ho says: "■< < 'lf running in a drunken man now and' *K igain, dodging round hotel!, preventing a- ■- ! nan getting medioine for hii sick wife, " ; >nd summoning t?-o respectable wen foe •' joing into a hotel on the invitation of a ■':'■ ihird (who was a bowdc-r) for their Christ- ■ *" : aas dinner,is his, idea of keeping and ):'h jrcsorving the peace, then it is not mine." '■'■''■ '<' '■ Well, I should;advißo" Tbo linn in ; tho -' Street" to'attack the proper source, and '-'■ ; to, m the police.' Ifaiuan did not got drunk M' ; ■'' ■■ ie would not be run in; if the hotels M ' '%S iot need, watching they: would notba:"'^ -M& satohed,. Ifamauis'fbund on licensed ■'''•' ; "- ! ' ! jremise* ;durjnsfprphibited hours- then he^:job only Him>eHtp blaine, LetWinpiofc ; - ic-les in theSEicenßing ;AoV*ndlpVvenfr ; :'H;<«if

bisspleonon those who ai'B paid to set that it is enforced. I should adviso "The Man in the Street"before making;■ assertions'with reference to what the police have to do, to loam a littlo about bin subject, and not parade his ignorance in that respeotbefore ; ihe'. public. .There are scores of departmental matters whioh must take a sergeant and two constables a great amount of time to discharge in a plaoalike Waihi,:but "The lan in the Street's" oaso is so hopelessly ..weak that it is pnte waste of timp even to take tbe troublo of breaking it up. 1 should ail vise him to oousnlt.a legal gentleman, and then bring forth,his allegations bofoib the proper authorities, instead of hitting at a man in snob"a way that reUliation is impossible in the manner in whioh it should be inflicted upon "The Man in the Street,'—l am, etc.. ..SBNTINEt.