THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

Evening Star, Issue 3558, 18 July 1874, Page 2

THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

To the Editor.

Sir, Your correspondent “ Citizen, ” whose identity is, I think, hardly concealed by the nomdeplume, does not play his cards well :be shows his hand too plainly; ho overshoots his mark, and thwarts his own design. He professes to review Mr Ramsay’s speech, and of course te do So fairly, but does he ! I trow not. The gravamen of bi« charge against Mr Ramsay and his speech is full of “gross egotism.” Well, sir, I apprehend the citizens do not expect the gentlemen who seek their suffrages as candidates for the Mayoral chair tp be hampered with oyer much modesty —certainly with the exception perhaps of our present Mayor—the gentlemen who have hitherto occupied that high office have not been oppressed with that W *n u 688, Kor .do I think the man who will be defeated in the present contest will have to set down his loss to his excessive modesty. Then as to the egotism of the speech, of what was Mr Ramsay to talk except what he had done, could, would, or should do to merit the support of his fellowcittzen in the present election? Of what did Mr Walter speak on Monday evening ? Why, sir, after carefully reading the report of the speech on that occasion, I said to a friend, there has been no one in the Municipal Council during the last few yeprs but Mr Walter and the gentleman who was then Mayor (Mr H. S. Fish, juu.), Well, ho one blames Mr Walter particularly for that speech. Why should they ? Did anyone in like circumstances ever forget to tell how much they bad done in the past, and how much they were going to do in the future, te merit the votes they were so anxious to obtain ? lam not writing in disparagement of Mr Walter, ur in support of Mr bamsay. 1 think fair play is a jewel, but if “ Citizen” was so grievously offended by the egotistical speech of Mr bamsay, while castigating that gentleman he should have given Mr V\ alter a dressing down at the same time for the same reason. Bat perhaps Mr Walter saved bis back by giving a share of the credit he endeavored to get on his own adfcount to the gentleman who was then Mayor ( v. r H. S. bish, ;jun.),” while Mr Ramsay only seeks to share hw cakes with a fellow Councillor, Mr A. R. Livingston. 1 will say nothing in reply to the attaok made by ** oitiz6u”on. Mr Larnach. Your able and common-sense article on that subject fully meets the case, —I am, Ac., T> , Another Citizen, Dunedin, July 17. s