THE INDIPINDINT MEMBER.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1043, 1 February 1882, Page 2

THE INDIPINDINT MEMBER.

The following " Special Ipistol," by Paddy Murphy, should be read by all classes of electors : — Lambton Kay, Willington, December 26th, 1881. I'm tould that the people down your way is wondhrin what's become o'me at all, so they are. Well I only came back last week from the war, an' begorra, I've been too tried to dhrop ye a line until to-day. I haven't been out to tay at a single house since me return, barrin ' His Ixcelency's. I'm proud to see that me ould friend an ' collaigue, Misther Dick, has been returned. I hear that his friend used carnages an ' po-shays, an ' an ' brooms, an ' bushes ' an ' other vayicles, to bring the ilicthors to the poll ; but I don't believe a word ay it, so I don't Ay coorse I'm aware that he requires a good tlail o'coachin up in his jewties, but afther the way he thraited the "thraps" be reducin' their pay, he couldn't be main enough to make use o'thim to secure his lllicshun. There's grate goins on intirely up here about the number o ' Ministerial an' Opposition mimbers that's been returned. One party swairs that the Ministhry has a majority, an ' another swairs that the Opposition is in the accindint. I'm tould that it all dipinds on the Indipindint mimbers. Now what, in the name o'common sinse, is an Indipindint mimber? I notice theirs a big number o ' the gintlemin returned, who call thimselves Indipindint mimbers. Beggorra these Indipindint mimbers must be grate boys interely, so they must. I I was so much struck be the title that I sthruck off the f ollowin ' gim in honor o' THE INDIPINDINT MIMBER. Hurroo, me boys ! We'll raise a song To cheer the people's hearts along, Me noble thaime is hot an' sthrong As weather in Dicimber ; I'll chant the praises, long an' loud, ay one that's honoured be the crowd, We glory in that hayro proud— The Indipindint Mimber. Och, faix, we'll put our thrust in him, Bekays he's nather 0 nor M ; His views on polyticks are dim As some poor dyin' imber ; He houlds on to no party's tail Bekays he's sittin' on a rail ; He'll spout, though "very like a whale." The Indipindint Mimber. And at " division " I'll be bound, He'll stand aloof an' keep his ground Until they thry to twist him round, An' thin his conshinse limber Will sthretch a point, he'll vote upon A Bill to plai3e Sir George or John, Just as it suits his Number One, The Indipindint Mimber. Paddy Mukphy.