LOSING HIS PRESTIG.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 85, 22 October 1879, Page 2

LOSING HIS PRESTIG.

Sir Hercules Robinson since his first advent m New South Waled a re-. , putation for being^a man who' "throughly, kijew his duty as a Qov.ernpr, and what is. more, was determined to do it. Buthigh.aa ,his estate, may he, he is by no means «__(-. lible, and I am very much afraid that his Conservative proclivities haxe.wurped his better judgment, and placed him m a faW pofi- ; ti<% " Sir Hercules has had Jong experienea !as a diplpmatist and a Constitutional Governor, but few ljoi^d imagin'e^o^rpm hie, i unc^nstit^tiQjul pj-oceedin^sever since, theT adverse vote was recorded agaiust the .Grey Ministry. I would just bring to his . the fate of another Owbernatorial ielebrity, who m a weak moment allowed himself tb be drawn into partisanshipXl allude to Sirv Charles Darling, the predecessor of '■ Vis- : * count Caryerbiyy, m th^. GoVernorahip'of Victoria. That unfortunate gentleman acted precisely as Sir Hercules is doing nowX with the exception that his lining, was to : theliiberal side— and tie penalty of his!.loss of dignity and want of neutrality was ; his recall and permanent disgrace with Downing street . The moment a Governor: exhibits Ins sympathy -tfith any party, to the extent of overriding Constitutional precedent, then the. danger, is aggravated m proportion to the elevated position of tb^fe functionary. Sir Hercules, if not positively , dangerous, is sailing ysry close to the wind m the present crisis. .'■.'.• •■'" ■