THE HERALD AND THE CONVENTION.

Clutha Leader, Volume III, Issue 123, 17 November 1876, Page 5

THE HERALD AND THE CONVENTION.

TO THE EDITOR.

SlB, — Have you read the editorial article of the Bruce Herald of the Htth inst. ? If not, read it, and learn wisdom in your old age, If you and your brother conventionalists are not aa blind as batß, you must, after reading that article, appear, even in your own eyes, pigmy politicians. After reading a few lines of that noble article, I thought— "That is a good hit." .Reading a little further on, I thought, " That is a hard stroke ;" onward still further, I thought again, " That is a hard home-thrust, and no mistake." Beading still onward, I said to myself in i-afcher a loud tone -" Thunder and ligntning 1 that is dreadful." At last I sprung to my ffset, and roared out — "Demolition! annihilation ! the conventionalists are annihilated !" Really I was so completely overcome by the editorial thunberbolts that t could not control myself. Although at first T could not pity you, I do bo now. Farewell, and behave yourself in future, and keep good company. — T am, &c> Good Bbhavioob.

TO THE EDITOR. SIR, — The Herald bore his first castigation heavily laid on by Mr Clark at Kaitangata with becoming meekness. He did not even groan, nor, more wonderful still, did not retaliate by using foul names. Mr Cunninghams hit on the raw when speaking at the meeting of the Convention, and now the jade winces. The doctor

must attend at next chastisement, j»s the culprit, who has been in a decline for some tione, is evidently getting weaker. This^feeble effort to resent Mr Cunninghame's lash shows the weakness of his arm. Mr Ounninghatne never felt it. It is well known that the Herald does not now possess the slightest influence upon the Vast majority of the Tokomairiro settlers regarding political matters. It only, as Mr Cunninghame and other well-informed gentlemen asserted, misrepresents their opinions. My candid opinion is, that the majority of the Tokomairiro settlers consider themselves equally as competent to decide what is right and what is wrong -what is for the good for Otago and what is injurious to her interests — as the Bruce Herald* I do not remember of hearing anyone speak favourably of that journal of late, but have heard enough of growling. At one time I did relish the Bruce Herald, but not now. Certainly, I would grudge to pay thirtytwo pence a year for it. — I am, &c.> ABC.