The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, and The Morning News. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1874.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1371, 2 July 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, and The Morning News.

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1874.

For the causo that lacks &s3istar>ce. For the wrong that needs resistance, For the future in tho distance, And thn good that wo can do

From a paragraph in yesterday's issue it will be seen that Mr. Yon der Heyde gives authoritative contradiction to the rumour that he may retire from the candi-, datnre for the representation of Wai'emata. Let Mr. Yon der Heyde not misunderstand us, or take what we are going to say as intending the least disrespect for himself. We state the general estimate of Mr. Yon der Heyde when we say that we believe his word is as good as his bond, and that he is incapable of voluntarily conniving at any thing of the nature of a double shuffle. Yet there is reason to suspect that double shuffle in this Waitemata election is intended — not indeed by Mr. Yon der Heyde, but by others, and wo shall not close our eye?, for the sake of sparing any man's feedings, to the fact that the results of this election may cause both surprise and regret. We do not know all the names of intending candidates. We know that but two are yet publicly announced, and that if but these are nominated, and if by any political pressure after the day of nomination one of them retires, the other must be the elect of Waitemata. Now we are aware of such pressure having been brought to bear before on elections. Wo are aware of a representative having been even subjected to pecuniary pressure to induce him to retire from the Assembly in order to make way fo r another. We are aware that so blunted wa s the political . moral sense that this feat was even boasted of. Now we are quite aware that Mr Yon der Heyde Is exempt from suspicion of being influenced by pressure of this nature, but that gentleman will pardon us for asking for some stronger assurance that he will not yield to pressure of another and equally potential kind. To put the matter plainly. If no other candidates but these two stand for elec6o n will Mr Yon der Heyde fight the battle, and fight it bravely to the end. Supposing that between Momination and election-day Mr Vogel writes and says unless. Mr Yon der Heyde retires his firm will lose the agency of the Trans-Pacific steamers. Wo do not say that Mr Vogel will do so, but when we know the all-enthralling friendship formed in conjoint study of the " Devil's Prayerbook " we shall not be surprised if such pressure be brought to bear on Mr Yon der Heyde so as to| clear the way into Parliament for the hero of the "Floating Logs," whose many attempt at effecting an entrance there have hitherto resulted in disappointment. We trust that Mr. Yon der.Heyde will accept what we say in good part, and believe ua that it is remote from our desire to reflect unfavourably on him in any form. Mr. Yon der Heyde's character for integrity and manVy straightforwardness, as well as his ability, mi^ht make any Auckland constituency proud \> have him as its representative; but he mustfnot suppose that the respect and esteem in which he is unquestionably held 'will blind aiy constituency to the possibility of his being, simply put up to then stand aside and admit to Parliament another who mi»kes no secret oithe purposes for which he de«res a seat in the Assembly. That the people will not voluntarily have Mr J. S. Micfarlane at any price, representing them in Jarliament is pretty well assured; and if a dodge is about tojbe played iot the purpose of slipping him in by a side door it will not be without the public eye being opened on the subject. It is well that Mr Yon der Heyde should be aware of the suspicion with which he is handicapped, and if he would desire to have as little competition as possible we would recommend him to apply his chief attention to disabusing the minds of the people of the idea that he is but standing to be put aside by Mr Vogel'a order in favour of another. If this idea continues to exis he may rest assured that care will be taker to make provision against misfortune, aw his retirement, should it occur, will not gil a walk over. For ourselves wo acc/t the assurance of Mr Yon der Heyde, id we are confident that if openly and persoaly he gives the assurance that he will in ncjray be a party to a dodge his distinct assufnee will be accepted by every one in the prance.