A FEW MORE THOUGHTS.

Marlborough Express, Volume X, Issue 715, 2 June 1875, Page 5

A FEW MORE THOUGHTS.

Sir, — I think, on the principle of "like to like," Mr G-. Dodsou's declaration, that " had Mr Moorhouse the eloquence of Demosthenes, or the wisdom of a Solon, he would not vote for him." may be accepted as truth ; for cettainly no one would for a moment suppose that Mr George Dodson had any affinity to, or one idea m common with, the illustrious men he names. But, perhaps, stump orator Eccles is his model for a Demosthenes, and bis archetype a Solon his own highly gifted person. Assuming such to be the fact, I say all honor to the man who declines to vote for such a hisus natures.

I think Mr Ward had acted more wisely, had lie said nothing of " some" (friends), " who had told him that even if he saw their names on Mr Moorhouse's Committee, not to mind, they would vote for Mr Ward all the same." Such

(I leave the hiatus to be filled, by the epithet ymir readers maydeem most appropriate) will certainly be most fitly represented by Mr Ward, a Past Master m the " Jim Crow" art of "turning about." I think, Mr Ward will not venture to deny that he has been guilty of a breach of confidence m making such a statement, for surely, (hiatus to be filled as before), as these friends ofhig may be. they are noi such fools as to have given Mr Ward authority to hold them up to the contempt of all honest men.

I think I, remember Mr Ward, on a memorable occasion, saying "He would rather have forfeited two or three fingers from his hand than have heard Mr C. Redwood say such things as he had just spoken, and to see liitn more like a man." I should think Mr Ward ought to be satisfied with Mr Redwood's open recantation, aa contained m that extraordinary compound of horsey slang and boyish bouuce he gave utterance to at Grove Town.

I think "/An Elector," m Mr Ward's organ is m error, m saying " The reference, however, is unfortunate, for the party it (the Express) then so vigorously supported, was most miserably beaten." I, too, have some little recollection of the matter referred to, and I think I see one mau at bay against a hundred, with the whole pack including —

"Mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound." Flying, howling, barking, and snapping at him from all quarters. I think I see him go down before the concentrated hate of his bitter enemies, many of them notoriously officeseekers. So much for what I did see, now for what neither you nor I saw. We did not see these men succeed to the coveted salaries, the offices being given to those who had opposed the moral cure. How then can "An Elector" claim the battle ! T'is true they killed their fox, but the brush fell into bad hands, while the cost of the hunt fell to the share of the "morals." — I am, &c.

Thought,