MATTERS POLITICAL

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2851, 21 October 1890, Page 2

MATTERS POLITICAL

TO TUB KPITOIt. Sin,—lt is concoile'l "ii every hand that our lluiiao of Representatives is an house of c.)rrti|>liun. But win) is to blame for its corruption. Perhaps the main root of tho ovil are tlioso borrowed millions, for which we now have to pay tho piper, it was all very well when spending tluwo millions ami dancing to the tune, but paying some two and one-seveutb millions sterling annually for the caper is not exactly so nice, anil besides thu main root there are various other root-! that act as feeders to this bife tree of corruption. There is tli.it laay skulk of a politician, who having a fl.ient touguo will make a sophistical speech, and promise that should he bo returned he will do this, that, and the other thing for his constituents, when the only tiling he cares for is the 200 guineas that his constituency has to pay him for befooling them. And there are the voters themselves, are they free from blame? Most certainly not, for during the reign of borrowed millions it has boon a case with them of snatch and catch, and most constituencies have valued their membor acenrdiner to the amount of money he has grabbed for them, and until lately an honest and upright man has stood but little chance of being returned ; but now the colonial purse is drained dry, and the Government has fallen into general dispute and are a standing disgrace to the coluny. Such men as honest John Bryce are being called for, and if all the constituencies of New Zealand will act as wisely as the Waikato is acting, I have not the slightest doubt that oin- next Parliament, instead of bein'f like the one that is now in its dying throes, a disgrace, will be a blessing and a credit to the colony. But even in the Waikato wo have a fow croakers loft, who must have a local man to represent them. Such a one, according to your Tuesday's issue, is the very famous Alexandra correspondent and he tries to drag the Te Awamutu and Alexandra voters with him, but lam glad to know that nine tenths of the voters aro in favour of Mr Bryce. But if your Alexandra correspondent is so very desirous for a local man perhaps if he would in vita Mr H. Roche, of Ngaroto, he being such a great politician, would contest the Waikato seat against Mr Bryco, and if the franchise were extend°d to the ladies Mr liocho might stand a show of getting two votes (viz.). Alexandra Correspondent's and his own wife's vote, hut to do that lady justice I verily believe she would not vote tor her own husband if she were not put under the screw. By the way, Mr IMitor, in your Tuesday's issue I see a lettor from Mi-H. Roche, and I have no doubt that tho reason why that Mr [yuche fails to see that Mr Bryco's address displays deep thought and great statesmanship is, as he suggests, that his head is thick and therefore lie cannot understand it, for the address is written in such n straightforward way, and is so like the man, that "he that runneth may road and a wayfaring man though a fool need not err therein." Who cannot understand such paragraphs as " Care, prudence, moderate desires, on the part of members determined economy, unflinching integrity, on the part of the Government," etc., but the boy who asked tho Peep showman " vitch is Daniel and vitch is the him." I would like to say moroon Mr Roche's letter, but I am afraid I have already trepsasaed too far on your valuable paper. 1 am, etc., IXTKCKtIY.