Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. Cromwell: Tuesday, April 1, 1873.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 177, 1 April 1873, Page 4

Cromwell Argus, AND NORTHERN GOLD-FIELDS GAZETTE. Cromwell: Tuesday, April 1, 1873.

Mr J. Alexander, representative of the! Clyde Association at the recent Miners’ | Conference, gives an explanation, in a' letter elsewhere, of the seeming contradiction we last week drew attention to under the heading of “ Consistency Exemplified.” This letter necessitates a few! words of comment at our hands; necessarily short, since space this week is cramped. We quite fail to see how Mr Alexander makes it clear that he does not give the explanation on account of himself; or how Mr Crombie’s and his differences of opinion connect with the necessity or non necessity for an explanation. As to the charge of an attempt on our part to hold up the proceedings of the Conference to ridicule, surely Mr Alexander himself must allow that the apparent fact of two such contradictory resolutions having been carried was fair food for ridicule, and even censure. No explanation could be asked, for none could be expected or coidd be believed to be possible, under the circumstances. Allow us, in turn, to thank Mr Alexander for withholding the volume of correspondence from “ all the members of the Conference”! We do, indeed, thank him heartily that he lias spared us so magnificent an infliction. But, as the matter stands at present, Mr Alexander must see that it is simply his word against that of the Tuapska Times reporter : the memory of a member against the written testimony of a reporter. The likelihood of the correctness of the latter, too, is aided by the fact, if we remember I rightly, that a member of the Times staff acted as minute-taker for the Conference. But Mr Crombie, doubtless, will know whether his own resolution was carried or withdrawn ; and perhaps he will be kind enough to verify, if he can, Mr Alexander’s statement. Should these two gentlemen agree in their remembrances, we, and all others, shall be amply satisfied of the correctness of the explanation.