THE TWO CANDIDATES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 568, 11 January 1876, Page 2

THE TWO CANDIDATES.

Sib, — There is doubtless much truth in your reiuarki of Saturday. »* to tha correctness of tho ' coune taken by the Waikato TiMia ia *he preartit eleotioa, but I cumot help thinking, that nt a cojt and impartial observe**, liaper«un»l, aud uubiasied 111 favor of cirlicr p*rt-i. none could to jusmj h.ive he d tho balance an wei^hod the merits of either can lidato a* on public journal. Perhaps you will al o*v nu, bir as une who i* tukiug no part in tho present election, but \vh'» has none the le*s givea tie smject— a-t well as polhio*! matters iv New ZcaUnd— his fullest attention, and who is peisonalhj unknown to either ot the caulidates, to offer a few remarks upm tluir re'ativ« fie. ness. Iv Mr Cox wo h ive au o.der and wore experienced, but it vouhl n t bo f«ir to «ay abler man That hm yet, to bopioveJ. The charge of inexperience u no arjjuinout against a cau.liduto. Are we to have uo now blood m tho Ajsutnbly ? Is no ma to go into tho wnter until he has learned t> swim? Air Cox m»y be tilted to take a lead in tho tfousu, but I do not see that that is any great argument in his favor There is no lack of such moa. Sure y it is i«utUciL-nt that the Walk ito should havo loturned on« Btat««man in the person o Mr Whi'a^rr. Our Assembly cannot be com' posed altogether of officers, >hTe mu-t lie iuma rank ami file to fol.ow tlin heads of paries, and Mr McMmn's vote in the Avwnibl.r — if he b« honest au 1 true — will then b« as good »• that ol Mr Cox. 'I hero ih the real question at i«ia«. Which Candida's is the tiue grit? Which Koos in to represent the Constituency and th« Colony ? Coma at that point and w» oo no at the root of the matter. Tho queetbu of per-

■onri influence, of experience, of oratory, linki into insignificance busido f hrt. linvaiUiilU »iu»iriK «h<» mutter Mr McMinn laloun under no •uepioion on. llin bo.id t't.n the SHine be gald of hU opponent P McMinn has no peraojaal intere«t* to serve, Cox many. Eren »o fur at bolh go in to serve clmi the sympathies of the electors ■! ould be with the former. In lerking to serve the many he does not trek to irrve himself, apiirt from the many, a* an individual. In propping up tlip •qu»tiing dais, in having a voico in the terms to be grunted to tho run holder* in 1880, Mr Cox cannot claim the lame umt'lfithnrs*. Hit own perioml intcreits will bo largely d< pendent on hutote. Hit ire the personal friends who 1> ivo ji.bstoiflecfc — who lire the winters on minntries not (or mi re plncrs for thennnWpj or friends but ■omethmg far worse — the landi of the people. We hare been told that it was to his exertions out*ide the in Welh gton last year that Waikato owes afecond member. I doubt 'it, for Major Jacl son had enrned tho gift, and Wrifcato was con»idfrod by the ruling parly just •One of the safett con»tituenciea to which it could 'be RiTen, but if it was Mr Cox's influence with Southern member* that won tbig voto all the -leu ha ». he a claim upon tho tuflragrs of the ehclon. Jn polities as el«o where "nothing for nothing "it the golden rule of busiuess. If thete-tourtern men gave Waikato » second mem■bor and Mr Oox a ie»t they will expect Liis rote in return. 1k« mbject -I hnre commenced would extecd too ar for your column*, were I to carry it out. The iuggeiii>ni I have made may act u any (thinking »nd lead to .further elucidation of the petition.— 'l am. &c, Odskhviu. Njjaru»wahi», January JOth, 1876.