THE STANDARD TELEPHONE

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 390, 13 December 1889, Page 3

THE STANDARD TELEPHONE

Ona special Parliamentary correspondent, Wallington. In the office, sir. By the papers I see you gre having some excitement in Gisborne. Yea. some people are mad enough to think that another mute Milton would suit us in Wellington. Pretty lot they must know about the ins and outs down here. Are you-aware you of any single thing Graham did for the district or for the colony ? Sol for the good of either, but they made Um of him over the Otago Central job. I What ?—that vile railway scandal -one of the moot gigantic jobs ever attempted in jfew Zealand,. Did bo support that t gtoKjook up your Hansard and you'll see, ivUiski'y the grabbers were beaten, but they will try it on next session I believe, WIU they !. And it Arthur goes in do you think bo would give the jobbers his support, **l/o must do it. . Most 1 Supposing he refuses 1 Refuse I Ha I ha ! I confess I can't see where the laugh oomes you are a greenhorn—l couldn’t have believed you were such a mutton head. ~ Sir, you are Insulting 1 Forgive me, I see you do not know how the wires are pulled here, So, wo qaut see much from this isolated know bow your harbor district was bartered away to the landgrabbers, who were allowed to shuffle out of the taxes ? My word, tbo town ratepayers do I That was because your member couldn’t help hlnuelf—impecunious men must do as they are told— Qr the landgrabbers will put the screw On I Just so. And that accounts for supporting the railway job ? Mum's the word, You think Arthur must do as bidden f Positively must—you remember that word "pecuniary"? Yes, I have some privste information on that »hd other little matters, 4 vord tp the wise, etc. |i-m When the hurlyburly's done, And the game is lost and won, —Still wo must Keep our eyes open. The Man at the Corner I What’s the latest! Oh, the intelligent squatter has been bribing the dear little children with lollipops. Yes, be handed over a pound note the Other day for loIUm for tbo lambs.. Bab I it's election time. If he'd given it to some good object it would have been far better. Baht r- - Ba—a—ah II