JOURNALISTIC CRITICISM.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 69, 8 September 1880, Page 2

JOURNALISTIC CRITICISM.

A. certain pprtion of the metropolitan Press appear to be deeply grieved because a valedictory compliment, emanating from ffisWorship the Mayor, was not paid to Sir Hercules Eobii^son prior torhis 3epartu?e. frpra the Colony. W.hen i it"is i remembered that 'the almost first oflicial act of the late; Governor was to' administer a direct insult to the people of Wellington, through its Chief Magistrate/ we are somewhat at a losi to account for the true reason which has prompted the attack upon Mr. KpTCHiNSON. The course pursued by the jGrOvernor m ignoring the Mayo* of Wellington when issuing his invitations was not only unprecedented, but so totally- foreign to the general conduct, of Sir Hebcui^s, 1 that there was little,' l if any doubt that the line pursued was one .pointed out by his Responsible Advisers, and the outcome of apiece of petty, mean, and- contemptible party spite. Passing over the wonder why a man with- the -independence of. thought and action which had been attributed to the-la'te Governor, should allow himv •e.lf to v be { led by the nose m a private matter and vb'eoome a tool m the hands of his Ministers, the fact remains that such'TTas the case. Even supposing ■Mr. ; ■jJ'TJTOTi^Qjfr. was of 'i the. Uriah Heee ' stamp; : and/^deem it an honor to^ be kicked and snubbed by a E.C.-B,^ "We imagine the people of = Wellington could riot : so readilj forget ithe affront* But there are wheels within wheels, and , we imagine that the striotures passed /have been dictated riot from love of the lost ' Governor, but from hatred to the present Muyor. We feel quite convinced that had that functionary displayed an unworthy toadyism, pocketed th© affront which he received, and PftQYt^ temV& g9tta UR ft TtoiQtjory

address, the very journal? which now censure would then condemn, and he would have the poor gratification to know that beside forfeited his sellFfespecfc, degraded himself even m his own estimation, he would also, have given ■ his enemies a good -handle for condemnation, and we have little doubt they would not be slow to make use of it.