The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4848, 24 July 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1884.

It was extremely gratifying to hear at to-day's declaration of the. poll, both candidates expressing their satisfaction with each other's conduct, and indulging in hopes that the contest being over, all feelings arising from political opposition should be allowed to die out. This is certainly a consummation devoutly to be wished, and which we have little doubt will .be reached by all sensible members of the community. The battle has been fought and Won-, and all the weapons used in the warfare should be laid aside and forgotten. If any bitterness of feeling arose during the struggle, it should not be remembered, but be buried in oblivion. Doubtless different views are still held as to who should have succeeded, and it is only in accordance with human nature < that such opinions will in the main be I retained, but it is in consonance with common sense that they should not be allowed to interfere with the harmony of a people, or to the detriment of the public benefit. We would not insult the understanding of the people by supposing that any great number of them will have allowed feelings of > personal animosity to have been engendered in the recent contest, but should such unfortunate circumstances have arisen—in even a few cases—we earnestly trust that the feelings will be at once smothered. A majority of the people have decided who will them, and those who supported^a different view of the <?ase should now unite.with their fellowjeiectofs in assisting our new member to; dd~~all^lieL,^an towards our prosperity, and in securing a fair share of the good things dispensed by the Government of the colony. We have no doubt that Col. Eraser's experience in connection with local bodies, his general intelligence, energy, possession of the faculty of very readily grasping; ideas and the situation of things in general, and his prudence, will be as much a source of benefit to the district, as the gratification of '■their' ownership must be to our newly-made M.H.S..