MAJOR ATKINSON AND THE CATHOLIC VOTE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume II, Issue 179, 30 November 1881, Page 2 (Supplement)

MAJOR ATKINSON AND THE CATHOLIC VOTE.

TO THB EDITOR Olf THE. STAR. ' . , Pie,— Kindly allow toe to give" a 'few worde of adyice ihri.ugb. your paper to " Observer," wbose letter appeared in n i; if«» issue. "Observer" seems a little see^y over the 'direction in .which i iht- i dthoW rotee 'eeim ' to tend at th% tt'ntirig eWlfoh. , "'ObserviTr " Bays'HV ha« n» wish tt> interfere" at" leant' thia tiiuo/ (for once in bin ! life); '"with the rights and the powers of Catholic clergy inflections." No, but in bis: excess of clitfrity; he gocß a step higher to inter-; - fere' with -bisliops. I Huppose because tliwfe l^arc none in this district/ In faot," • everything Catbolic"baii for '* Observer " a Dirti'sea or ' as a Frenchman would '„ -probably pat if. un'degout, : whichreiidevs '. things too insipid; 'and even dangerous V'tmt his taste. Most probably; "Obs server " was once a Catholic himself; • butiridw, "like auother Cbini(my, he blows l»«;s)jAa]pe& to other music I was once I - aStf "-Jjibsevvei*" in a certain' part of New ..\v7i<fcfoßfl, wherfjl' bothered myself abbu't' 1 Diehogs and priests, and Church 'matters! uittdo drew upon me tbe ire of a certain Ecclesiastic who bad a good tongue, and was Also an excellent felldw about it. But! tell you by the prophet Figs, and all thai is black and white,- 1 shall never fof'gtet it. To my profit. I at )aat found out ibafc meddling with priests' and Church business is a thorny matter. Of my contest, no satisfaction remains, except the said retnembaance of the' «vemr t jf that be one, and the unbecoming title, with which he branded me for life; and what is worse, a title Ibave/mnd way 'merited, as I was never a preacher nor p^salm^sihger. Every person kiiows my title since, and by such I am' pointed OBt i» • the Greets. ' U ll Ohaerver iy l»a<3 tbe same sad experience as I have, "he would bother less about- priests' business than' he does. ' If he cannot congratulate Bishop . Redwood on the acquisition of the Major, it makes no material difference. The bishop will remain bishop all the same, and the Major will remain remain Major, and otxc of tho Ministers, besides being member for Eginont. But Vrbafc will annoy' "Observer" Wosfc" ls, I fear, the Catholic clergy as in the past, will continue to direct their people, whether in elections or otherwise, even when " Observer " bas taken' his - exit <down stairs from this world. The best thing " Observer" ban do. *is to keep within his own Bph'ero, and not act the part of the dog in the fable baying at the moon. The class of 'people to -who to " Observer " ad&rdaaGß bimself are not inclined to listen to him just now. Brttter for him to wait his opportunity, otherwise be will be a bad advocate for his employer, and bring upon himself unpopularity, to which I fear he is doomed.— l am, ££„ — .-- -4r Mooi>*.Opnnske; November 24th 1881.