THE MACANDREW BANQUET.

Evening Star, Issue 3952, 25 October 1875, Page 2

THE MACANDREW BANQUET.

— "V » To the Editor, Pin,—lt appears to me the members of the commit!i e ol Cue so c tiled Macvtdiew banquet «r« u«»i very Const-dcn t. A lew daybugo it up* peaivu iu the ueiv.-papor*! that the cuinmutco hail passed a resolution to the effect that the banquet, was to be coutined entirely to those who approved of the part which Mr Mnoandrow had taken iu opposing the passing of tho Abolition * ’-id,’ ' > far ho pood. Now, however, we tivnl th»ni asking hi.-; \W rship the Mayor to declare Waduesday next a public holiday, as on that day they intend holding a demonstration and banquet in houor of Mr Macaudrow’s return from Wellington. They state, now, that it is not to he a party affair at »•!! Tid' loan call nothing bat n uod,;e ou Ui'.'r pro t- io p ■■.•••nil v,{ vii Ua AJryi.r to > In. hire ■; p-.ulic hoiouiy. If the Vrovir.oialiets want i-o iiave & must, let thuu havt it hy all means; but do not let them nail under false colon, end

U consequence draw some of those opposed to Provincialism to the banquet, otherwise we shall hear of a row. Seeing many of them arc of a very thirsty disposition, this will not be Very unlikely.—l am, ks., „ CtNOto’.TNCY, Danetun, October 33. To the Editor . SrR, —As a supporter or Mr Walter when a candidate for the office he now holds, I wish to express, on my own behalf and on behalf of a large number of others—both supporters and opponents -our veiy hearty approval of the course he took while snbj-. cted to the process of ‘"artful dodging,” io waich you referred this evening. it. is new .dear that the promise to *nvitc the citizens u> keep holiday was obtained under “false prefene*and, as a matter of course, we presum-.* either has, or will be, withdrawn. Buy sir, what about tho promise said to have been made by the Deputy-Supennten-tenuent? It was asserted by ti>o spirit that inspires Hie times that he also had consented to_ “ p-.'cbiin a holiday.” Now, sir, I maintain that the good and valid reus--ns urged by his Worship the Mayor why lie sh-uld not, as requested, “ pnoMim a public holiday ” (wPi. hj by tho way neither on- n- r tb« other of thorn has any power whatever to do, and the Committee should have known it) apply with tenfold more foroe to the Deputy-Superintendent. t I am glad to seo that you are able, on authority, t© deny that the Mayor and thty Conn cillors were not parties to the published “ programme.” 1 hope, ou Mo day, you will be in a like petition to disabuse oar minds of the idea that the members of the Government of tho Province, as a whole, have been “artfully dodged” into acting in the capacity of partizans, by employing the members of the police force either to tire the “salute of nineteen guns !” nr to act as “bodyguards!” Now that the cat is <mt of the bag, tail and all, by Mr W. Hooper “ solemnly declaring, &c.,” there is but one course open for the consistent supper’ers of abolition to follow —and I believe they will, as a body, follow it and that is, that whosoever may, or may not, “ proclaim a public holiday.” they will fake no notice at all of it, and abstain from taking any part at all in so transparent a “ dodge ” as that intended to be perpetrated on Wednesday.—l am, ftc., A Citizen. Dunedin, October 23.