The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1881.

Dunstan Times, 6 May 1881, Page 2

The Dunstan Times. CLYDE, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1881.

Beneath the rule of men entirely jurt The pen is mightier than the sword.

It is high time that the silly rivalries between the townships in this county were put an end to. Neither Clyde, Cromwell, Alexandra, nor Ophir cm flourish by the decadence of its neighbors. The interest of each is the interest of all 'Each has its centre of population, and, aided by natural causes, it is certain that there is a necessity for working harmoniously together for the public weal, which is of far more paramount importance than any narrow-minded local jealousies. Cromwell has advantages which no. one can gainsay. So has Ophir ; so also has Alexandra. As for Clyde, it is content to take its share in the general prosperity of the district. Its people have no wish to injure other townships. They only ask to be allowed to live where they please, without being abused for so doing, and this is at present denied to them by the “Cromwell Argus” and the Cromwell people. The only point upon which the latter can agree amongst themselves is to depreciate Clyde. Wherefore 1 The people of Clyde do not depreciate Cromwell. What is to be gained by this internecine warfare 1 It is as impossible fo blot out Clyde as‘ it is to blot out fiature°lVas fixeff^lieposifcioris o of tfiese towns —not surveyors. Each occupies (and worthily occupies) its own peculiar position, and nothing short of an earthquake which should change the surface of the earth can alter the position. Each has its own resources, and neither can efface or shift them ; therefore there is no excuse for the local warfare which so seriously injures the district as a whole, detracts from its importance, and lessens its influence. Assuredly one part of the district cannot flourish if any other part languishes. We must ail prosper, or all decay. This is such a self-evi-dent fact that to state it should be unnecessary. But it is necossai-y Why 1 Because our Cromwell friends persist not only in their depreciation of this end of the district, but in absolutely resenting the circumstance of any one daring to exist here. The leopard cannot change his spots, and possibly the trans-Kawavau-cnm-Clutha people cannot change their minds. But they may rest assured that they will neither benefit them selves or others by continuous hostility toother townships. “One and all” should be the universal motto. In the face of the great questions agitating the public mind, the only hope of success and safety depends upon union —cordial and without reservation. We invite our friends—and our enemies also—to think over this question—“ls it prudent or wise to squabble about the merits or demerits of townships when the welfare ot the country is at stake 1” We abide the issue.