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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3510, 25 March 1880, Page 2

I ri (To the Editor of th« Kr«ning Star.) i ;

: Siß,-^As lam one of the committf •of the Liberal Association, would you allow me to make a few remarks aß<mtth« controversy Roing on in the Advertiser between *' Bang '*: and " f *" ;Bay* v.'he^fully^under?a^ calibre of them all. "All :ru^mtm^^'i^ { <:^ 'very: ':high opinion ; pf ;t)Wfe]^^ 'ss£&& would it hotiiave appeared bett6ivi^ibiS# one else had said VtbAtjV;^^:i{^Mii^^^ mind he had, with a grasp of intellect that he could so easily measure all-nj . simple asßociationists.. I should not har« thought it worth while 'tohavesaldany/ thing about these; - two aieti^l^ti^y ;;.re-v ■ present two principles—the one reJNresentsj justice and right to all; tiit other stlfish- S (ness; that is, ererybody:-^kmg];(iwi;<|f?-^ x themselreii by getting all, ih^ciii'satf? keeping it. What makes the thing so s«d and deplorable is, they dare to advocate publicly this principle; t^lf tiuiM was aa^ shame about them, then we might hop*) for them.; When Sir (^rgeGwjiidvo. cated right and justice to all, an<t laid that it would be a benefit to all, he wu tauatii; and laughed at, even by tho Asstmbly. This ..shows- what;rottehnest;therf fflfffizi high.quartersv'. ;was; a man that 1 holds a responsible poiitwa. here,:, "rThat Wffi%'< trying to Mt SiriG^g^^^He^lp^ri did not wish to dwguise it. When tWs wt acknowledged to be true, who will tb«n> : ■sayJh»^i^b|Ai^;lf|r-;^g^ hold the reigns of goverament when they t • .says; that I?Msmsii&&ffi :^s3|#^ :ngJß%^art^)>arirom yet the very/ciibe in b^-^^U^^wiiiil-f" disputing about—New Zealand Chriitchurch eleetion-r" W.G." contends that it i

■-wis7v wrong :''and; v:^ minority to; b^ rep^^ majority to beunrepreseotedi Thisprift-, ciple is re^iafswaji"if^kjn^l^e^fcto^W.:"-; :;true,': imt^^lrvQj^nii^^^ri^ .^ with them at Christehuroh^M it wms no business ours—let them tiUceei^^ selves. :Thiiiii?'&^^ everybody taking care of thenasitlvMiV and yet tuis very prineipl* is tlM^eaistf^^o this place and tlso the whok of^N^ ;"thiiyprio■^te^ Borough looks after itself, the Coonty after itself, and the Harbor Board after itself,'and the resilt is they a» tlway»rt - ' loggerheads - b^oause they ignon tii* prisv* ciple^fjuslice and right, and «^^l&l principle of getting til ;^^«sSs^^vl^i^|Bii^#fe ' 6ld; law ■ of. lo? ing^r:^i|(ii||^^ selves,, and doing to others as irtwookl • that<they ;«hp|^t- doi ?^to^:i^i-i"i*iW^^^-^:;^ ;the;olden;.tirai^:|«lk i l jt-.^^ thir-;i»r-seetogi^cie"!^ Nobody appears to try to^ms^:*:sewrt#-l of it ';■■• the opposite principle is putlibjy advocated. .;. because; the Southern members ar«Mri)' numerous :'thitn;,.^he;;||o|^;;^ti!thir^i^ count; we connot have ;;oar2^iilb^pjb«ii^;; i; this is a sad stata of things When jtt«tio» and righteousness ire not even acJcnow* ledged,; /everybodyLlc selves, ,:Md{if^n,i»ttemp!t^fce contrary direction what; a terrible toir^ii known that there tre a number of men, like other vermin of their class, that only can live upon corruption. Would to Qod - ; we had more men aad less of those efawling replies that idw^ to the side of right,^totkitfiidilKer^ti; the money is, and vindicate it without»blush; ;Mr^dito>;;^l:^ if.'he; wishes;' to" b'a^:^e^l^r^;hiolH^!|^^ /us'hisnamerand^nbti^ep^ii^^tlitftS and strike back handed like »|Cbward. If li it is--fr ;l&j#|tohfc^^ .-. .stand, up one.—l ua{&c%\ ■•%^, *:..''■■ ;■ v^.: ■ ;^;; v ;. . .;■ ;Marcn-25th, ;-^:[::>.'^ rt«i:»0.