The Waikato Times. "OHNE SOLUM FORTH PATRIA." THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1572.
" . is cariona bow the training a.man bfts received • comes perceptihlft in every utterance- and action rough life. The speech of , Mr Gillies, to, his conimerits was such,, that no ra.an.but a lawyer could .ve delivered it.; • ifc.s&youved so strongly of special .i-ading as to fall flat on the. ears .of all thinking, ni. It la. true that he isofc> cheered during its M- livery ;. but h.e is a bad'speaker indeed, and has worse caiiSQj who cannaU elicit a few- signs, of •nrovai from a thised audience during a speech oudiug over- an hour. us., at oilr leisure nsider what he how far v he has suci.i'i'ded iu clearing himself frors the public odium . inch attached to his an acieomit of his pro--1 rdings ditring- the- last session.. It is almost otidless to ehter into a disenssiw an the means ni were adopted by Mr,GiUies.aad. hia. party to .. i>t. the Fox- Vogel;Ministry-.. Ttie-actian, taken by ■ i! Superintendents, resulting in the motion of oVJr ■ ■ ii'fcis atGordiMg to Mr Gillii33 r almost a i -ndly action, aild.to any man not^acqaai»tecl-,with mj and r.ojea. bf party warfare it had that : .nearance* but those at, whom the shaft tvas aimed • t re well aware tha£ it was only tbe prelude to a .?. .-ore bold and determined.atitjick. Messes .V.ox .and • iirel, in order to save any further beatings about '. « busb, announced that they would treat the ait-. 'co resolution as a test of tije confidence of; the flouse in their ability and honesty. This step S "ins to Jjave ruffled Mr Gillies' feathers most birds' feathers are raffled when •i.eir deepest schemes to capture prey i-oive. unavailiog. Of course nobody believed Mr uu.lies when, he eta.tfid. that there was uo intention
of ousting the Ministry when Mv Caviio' resolutio 11 | was. moved. We would ask — Why docs an opposi- j tion exist iti every Koprusent alive Asso.nbly ? Mr ; Gillies evidently remembered the old Baying— '• When you have a bad case, blackguard the attorney on the other side." lit* lias not hesitated to insinuate in. very broad' term's that the present ministerial party were guilty of a great many lem and unconstitutional tricks; be stops at the insinuation, " He would out say more unless he was obliged to." The pure politician, the great patriot,. Mr Gillies (selt-painted),should surely not require to be forced to expose jobbery and rascality. To appear what you are-not requires that you,Bhail be a g'ood actor. Mr (jlilliefc is perhaps fitted for a second or, third rate part in the play of " Political H.unibug." lfad he been a finished actor j and fitted for a higher | situation, he would either 1.-dve held his tongue j •about the misdoings of his opponents, or have ex- j. posed them, to the best of hi,s ability to tUe eyes' of jthe public. The public now naturally believe' tl&c Mr Gillies has either allowed himself to be carried away by his not too; amiable temper, or has nothing j to expose. Yst thpre is a third proposition, and j the most likely fco be accepted as the true solution | of the question; —be is nob so honest as as he w.ould i make uts belike. With regard to feheiioad Board i grants, what an utter quibble he bus reduced himself to. He talks about certain, money being borrowed fpr reproductive works. He knows as well as any man in the country that there are no works , to the carying out of which the money could have J been applied, that are likely, to prove iftore repro- j ductive thiiu that expended on the making of roadf. There is an old saying, " Suvejina from my friend's." Mr Gillies has good cause, after his performance in the Mechanics' Institute, to; explain!,. "-Save me from myself. ' Owing to the late at which we received out report of | the Agricultural Show, held at Cambridge yesterday, we have been compelled to hold' it over till- nest issue. It will bfe seen by advertisement that the Constabulary Amateur Dramatic! Club intend giving iwv entertainment at Tc Awainutu in aid of the Kihikihi school. We trust that they vrjH; receive every support I'rom.the settlers.of tiro district. i!y telegrams received yesterday, which appear in another column, we are sorry to amiomiee- that a moat destructive lire occurred in, Auckland.on Tuesday night, Many of the principal public buildings, b'everal extensive stores, and public records- axrd- maps have been destroyed.. We have given our readers a detailed account of the fire, .which , , must be our excuse for uot publishing a resume of the apenipg f>l, the Provincial Council, which took place on the 19th,. Th 6 ship Helen Denny, from GrreeiYoek,, arrived yesterduv. During the passage one of the swinioh named John Kellv wak swept over hoard, during a, he,avy gale, and was drowned.— Cross, A'ov. 20.. The inipoftati'Oli or sheep , into considerable. From, one of. the papers laid on the ifsblp.of the Provincial Coiiueil yesterday we learn,that bet-A'Cert the Ist January last and the ,'jlst October r.o fewer thau'34,Bß7 sheep were landed and inspected. Tins is at the rate of over ,'MSS sheep a month, or, in round numbers, 42,001) per annum. Our fanners should, try and meet this large demand for sheep The fees paid for inspecting those sheep were £43(5 Is !)d. There is surely, room here for ■ more local e.flojrt being put ionXu—lbid. J
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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 88, 21 November 1872, Page 2
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