IVESS V. ORMOND.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 25, 9 August 1887, Page 2

IVESS V. ORMOND.

From our latest files of Napier papers it is evident that Mr Ivess is making things remarkably sultry for the Hawke’s Bay magnate, Mr Ormond, We learn from private sources that the Tory party actuated of course by the fear that their supposed stronghold is at last really in danger are making the most frantic efforts to disparage and belittle the man who has had the courage to take up the gauntlet. A strong personal element is unfortunately introduced into the struggle, the two Tory organs vying with each other in doing their utmost to misrepresent the plucky politician who has dared to oppose their pet protegd. No doubt a great deal of this bitterness is owing to the fact that Mr Ivess has become the proprietor of the Napier Evening News, a journal which is a veritable thorn in the sides of the Herald and Telegraph. But journalistic jealousy should not prevent a man having fair play shown him, instead of which Mr Ivess is being treated to some very unfair play. In order to bring him into disfavor with—or rather, we should say, out of the favour he is regarded with by the working classes —he has been accused of having under, paid, and in fact almost cheated, his compositors on the Timaru Herald. This accusation was met by Mr Ivess in his speech and disposed of triumphantly, doubtless to the no small disgust of the men who had assailed him.

Far from giving a fair and temperate criticism of his speech to the electors, the candidate was reviled for bad grammar, and sneered at for a mispronunciation of a word or two. A cause must be weak indeed whose advocates stoop to such pettifogging devices as these, and we are astonished at such respectable, old-estab-lished journals like the Napier Telegraph

and the Hawke’s Bay Herald degrading their columns by such rubbish. The fact is, the Hawke’s BayToriesandtheir journalistic henchmen are simply rabid with rage at Mr Ivess’ audacity In bearding the great J. D> 0. in bis den, and in their blind rage are seizing upon every paltry pretext to abuse the man.

From the excellent speech made by Mr Ivess the other day, the enthusiasm with which it was received and the general energy now being displayed by the Napier Liberals, we prophesy i succdss for the plucky journalist who has made Napier his home. The Napier Liberals may rest assured th.it they have many sympathisers and well-wishers in this district, and should, as we sincerely trust may be the case, Mr Ivess be successful in wiping out the Hawke’s Bay plutocrat from the next sitting of Parliament, Gisborne congratulations will be many and genuine.