Original Correspondence.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XXVII, Issue 1371, 6 August 1895, Page 4

Original Correspondence.

We do not identify ourselves with the opinions ■ expressed by our correspondents.] TO THE EDITOU. Sib, —In your issue of the 30th ult. you give your readers a treat iu the shape of four columns of one-sided misrepresentation, purporting to come from your Wellington correspondent, in -which, in his anxiety to make points against the Government, “ your own ” launches out into the domain of doggerel and prophecy, lugging in by the way the by-election in Auckland, and what was going to happen there. In the course of his remarks “ your own ” says •* the casual observer might think that the big majority Ministers control' iu Parliament ought to satisfy them, but there is the bigger issue of what the country thinks, and this Auckland by-election will be looked upon as a test of the feeling among the people.” What a commentary the event has proved on the perspicacity, and foresight, not only of“yoiirown,” bub of ( the opposition press and scribes generally, who, for the last four years, have never lost a chance of trying to prove to their own satisfaction, the great change that was taking place in the sentiments of the people. At the last general 'election, the citizens of Auckland returned one independent, and two opposition members to Parliament, and now, to emphasize the change that has taken, place, the. Government candidate is returned by a majority of about two thousand in a fair stand up fight,. with one candidate for each party. Again, Mr Editor, “ your own " in his opening paragraph referring to Mr, Ward’s defence, says, “He was wonderfully voluble and 0 his speech was a masterpiece of the recognised legal custom.” “No case abuse the other side,” very funny upon mj word ; here, in one week’s proceedings of the House, we have all the leading lights and prophets of the opposition, including their latest acquisition, the venerable father of the House, the fossilised Saunders called to order by Mr Speaker and forced to back down and eat their own words, and then the poor Treasurer, because he has the hardihood to Stand up like a man and defend himself against his detractors and slanderers, is accused of being abusive, “so wags the world my masters.” Now sir, is it not a little singular that all you would and should be leaders of public opinion, including even the great chuuderer of Dowling street, do not aeem to hare the remotest idea that it is possible you may have the wrong sow by the ear/ and that all your attempts to vilify and disparage every action and proposal of the party at present in power in this colony, can only result iu keeping you so much the longer out of touch with the great body of the people who are, it is abundantly proved by the simple logic of facts, better able to appreciate and give credit for the efforts put forth on their, behalf than their would be leaders in the press. ; Hoping you will wire .*• your own” in Wellington to draw it a little milder in bis next. I am, etc., 'j ■ C. Holden.