MR GRESHAM AND THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Waikato Times, Volume XLI, Issue 3345, 5 December 1893, Page 5

MR GRESHAM AND THE GENERAL ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib,—ln your issue of Saturday there 13 ft letter signed "Thomas Gresham," in which he says there are several items ; relating to the Waipa election upon which you did not touchi First, he says the Bank of New Zealand compelled agriculturists to vote for Mr Lang. As far as I and my friends are concerned, this is a; lie, and I think the matter should be cleared up. Then he refers to five .polling districts recording a majority for Mr Peacocke; but he overlooks the fact that in five districts Mr Peacocke got none, and there are eighteen districts where he had an average of only three at each place. Then he thinks we are disenfranchised. I cannot see how he makes this out, for take the two electorates as a whole, there is a majority of .'nine hundred and thirteen against Cadma»i and his crew. Therefore, Mr Cadman presents a small, minority of the general Waikato.. In Mr Lang we have a gentleman who knows our wants and a member that will help to make laws for the'public good—ahd laws that we can understand; but men like Mr Peacocke try to muddle them up so that we require Mr Gresham's opinion on every clause.' These are the men, I call social pests-men that do nothing but lead people astray, and take all they can out of their pockets. Look around' and see how many of this class we have; the wonder is that we get off so well. In cogflusion, I advise Mr Gresham to leave pontts alone. The people havenp conr pipe in him j for if he throws his influence on the side of any candidate, the electors are. shy, and naturally, think there issdmething'wrdngi-lam, etc;, ; ,; ■* ' William Mawhinney. Hamilton,4thDecember; 1893. n ■[ .,-;