THE STRUGGLE COME.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1819, 14 December 1875, Page 2

THE STRUGGLE COME.

At last the straggle has arrived. Long have the people groaned, under the misrepresentation of the late Parliament of unhappy memory. At its indifference to popular requirements, or cavalier independence, and even insolence they have chafed, and many a time have they vowed that next general election would see a change. The nfext general election has come; the dates, appear in another column. Now we ,§tjall see is the change to be effected. The one burthen under which Auckland has groaned has been the division of her representatives. They were all " independent." Very. There were eight "independent" members on one side, and eight " independent" members on the other side, and, as a consequence, Auckland's influence in the Assembly counted simply as nothing; and we have fared as at 1 this day. The question now arises will the people of Auckland repeat this blunder ? Will they elect, %r example, two men on one side for City West, and one on the other side foi- City East? Will they elect one on each side for Franklyn, and make a representative for Eden balance one of the opposite party for Waitemata ? Now at the present moment there are two parties before the public. The-one has at its head Sir George Grey, the other has at its head Dr. Pollen. Let not the public be bamboozled by supposing that there is any other. The popular feeling is so strongly against Dr. Pollen's parly that few if any who belong to this party will declare themselves of it. They will say they are thoroughly "independent," and will support Sir George Grey, but "not blindly." We wish the people to take a note of the term. The insinuation is that Sir George Grey's party will support him "blindly." Now we solemnly warn the people of Auckland^ of these "independent " people. Independence is a noble, soul-inspiring word. But this noble quality covers every whim that enters the independent man's head, and it has worked in the past to place eight representatives of Auckland on one side and eight on the other. We have had enough of " independence." So much that we wonder any man is not ashamed to use it before the people. It certainly sounds better than Pollenism, for in this case it is preciswly the same thing. The people of Auckland believe in giving a support to Sir George Grey. We know they do ; and it is therefore we talk to them in this fashion. And we warn them to lie chary. Every man will profess a leaning to Greyism to secure his election. But we ask the people to accept of no one on his own profession unless he bears the credentials and the imprimatur that marks the genuine character. We have no purpose to serve in giving this advice but the public good. God knows that this is true. And it is because we know the people want a united phalanx under the captainship of Sir George Grey that we use these warning words against wolves in sheep's clothing.