GRAHAMSTOWN, Wednesday. MR SHEEHAN AT GRAHAMSTOWN. Mr Sheehan addressed 1,500 people to night. He said he had the choice of eleven electorates, and selected the Thamesbecause he considered he had been their third mem. ber all along. He commenced his political career at the Thames by visiting it in the interest of the late John Williamson, and afterwards assisted in the election of mem bers for the district. He was one of those who assisted in turning out the Executive of the then Provincial Council and had ever since been connected with politics. He had been in favour of the re duction of the gold duty, but since it had become local revenue he left the matter in the hands of those bodies. When he came iato office as Native Minister he found the Aroha block was being given to strangers, and he opposed this. He had to contend |against private purchasers, and when he had fought them fairly they took their revenge by blackening his private character. They intended to ask the natives to sell to or through the Government. If the latter it would, of course, be cut up and sold in small areas. The land wouM be sold at a public office and at auction. In reference to the railway he hoped they would be lenient with them if they thought the Government had acted illegally tliey°should remember that this was tho chief indictment against the Government, but they might rest assured it would go on step by step, and he might say that if the Opposition got returned they dared not stop it. All persons say they will support the policy, if not the men of the present Government, but many of them wore only going in for a seat, and when they got in thcywonld find a conscience of elastic. He was running for the Thames with Sir Geo. Grey, aud no one else. (Loud cheers). He argued that it was the present Oppo sition which gave the dual Maori vote, whilst this Government proposed to ' restrict the voting, aud the Opposition would not allow it to pass. They now raised the cry for interested purposes. The Opposition was composed of two classes, those wanting office and those desirous of shirking their fair share of taxation. He then dwelt upon the various points in the policy of the Government at length. 