THE Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY FRIDAY, DEC. 9, 1881.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 9 December 1881, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY Inangahua Times, PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY FRIDAY, DEC. 9, 1881.

The opponents Of Mr Weston in the present contest are to bo sincerely pitied. They are positively unable to bring forward a single argument against his candidature. The very worst they are able to say of him is that he preferred holding on to his position of District Judge at a time when the Government, without the slightest justification or precedent, decided to relieve both him and Judge Harvey of their duties. This is no doubt a very grave offence, but tin happily for human nature generally it is precisely what nine hundred and ninetynine out of every thousand persons would do undrr the >ame circumstances. Another grave charge is also brought at»»inst him, namely, that if returned he »-ou,ld endpnvnr to be re- appointed either to n District or Supreme Court Judgeship, Tf is not urged that he might also seek to obtain i he AitojHpy«G>-neralsliip in flic xoxf M"in s'ry, I lit this crimp w,niM no r! yly h.-tvc abo be , n ,'ai.i !o his

charge where it not thought possibly that it would rather advance" than deWact from bis candidature. Of course, nobody would ever dream of suspecting Mr Reeves of any personal motive in seeking reflection, for wb all know full well that lie is a man who "" never thinks of thinking of himself at all," and would no more sell his rote for patronage or money than lie would think of cutting his own throat. Snub is Mr Heeves, and such is Mr Weston. Mr Beeves may be open to do a little shady business in the way of purchasing a funky members honorarium, but in the eyes of bis friends this, it would appear, is rather viewed as an additional qualification as a West Coast representative.* .It. ;h*K^ long bejen, said; that the type of West Coasit representatives is a ronn who looks after himself first, his personal friends nijxj.^i W.Uep at all, his constituents laitly, fond Mr Ilesves is (he very personification of this clas3 of political " bummers.' 1 But Mr Reeves like all the rest of the " bum^ roer " family in the House, knows per fectly well that he can do nothing either for himself or his friends, so long as an honest and capable adoaiubtratian like the present is in office, and hence his attachment to Sir George Grey, B.utnnless we most woefully misinterpret public feeling and public sentiment in this electorate, the verdict of the ballot to»dav will prove in an unroistakeable manner that the people here are heartily sick and tired of both Mr Peeves and Sir George Grey, and will never again be instrumental in foistering either into public affairs.