SIR GEORGE GREY.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2159, 4 December 1875, Page 3

SIR GEORGE GREY.

(To the Editor of the Evening Star.)

Sib,—Are your 'columns really open to an elector who may happen to disagree ■with the political creed of Sir George Grey ? Your morning contemporary, the Advertiser, does not publish my letter written' a week since. Of course I was not aware the editor idolised the person as well as "the character of the member for City West. Sir, I yield to no citizen in my obedience to the law ; I consider it the crowning glory of our race, submission to the laws. To Sir George Grey as chief magistrate I give a ready and willing obedience and great respect; but for Sir George Grey the politician, the member for Auckland, I have the most profound contempt. I looJcin-vain in his speech for any pojicj^hping a tendency toad" vance oat material interest, or the means by wiiich we could continue to work for our' families. To dignify if with the name of a policy is to commit a libel ~&n the English language. The first personal pronoun "I" is constantly the refrain. " I will see you get your rights. I will get you two or three Governments. Trust to •me; I ant the Great Mogul. I will see the three-hooped p{9fc shall be sold for one hoop. Send me in unfettered and I will' agitate and get you the top brick of- -the chimney. Electors and, working men of the Thames! i would respectfully submit to.you that we, dp not want agitation. We want plenty of work for our population, so that we can feed our wives and little children. Eemember, ; men, the soup kitchens of Auckland.. Remember when Mr. Gillies offered us ,2s 6d"per. day, when hundreds/of our best men cleared out. never to return. We are fast drifting to a similar state of things. A goocL man and distinguished colonist like Mr Firth tells us to econo--: mi se and put our house in order. Bitter will be the day if we have to depend on Auckland for any assistance, so let us help ourselves, and permit no agitation. The unanimous voice of the country has decided there shall be one form of Government, and you yourselves have en-dorsed-that sentiment by the Abolition Meeting.' Don't let .us foul our own nests; don't let it be said that out of a population of 12,000 souls we cannot find two gentlemen wJio can represent us. It is claimed for Sir George Grey that he exposed the corrupt practices of officials. Pity he had not done^ so years ago. "I find ■his own Government the ; most corrupt of any in Kew Zealand.. Listen 1 Extract of speech made by Colonel Eussell in the House of Assembly during Sir George Grey's > Government, or shortly after.

(Colonel Bussiell was Defence, or Native Minister):—"l found," says this Minister of the Crown, " Civil Commissioners with yachts, each yacht with two boatmen,,all drawing large salaries, with nothing:, or worse than, nothing, to do. I found Assessors drawing enormous salaries with nothing to do. I found Native Assessors* who did not pretend to have anything to do. Altogether such: a mass of bribery and corruption that no state that! I have heard of surpassed." Where was your trumpet-tongued voice then, Sir George Grey? Physician ! heal thyself.—l am, &C.,; ";' ■ ' fV. . ■ '. . '■■■■'

George A. Reddish, Fisherman, Bhortland