THE BOYCOTT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8354, 6 September 1890, Page 6

THE BOYCOTT.

Fellow-Countrymen,—An insult is olfercd to our freedom, a disgrace to our community, and an outrage to civilisation and humanity, by the infamous boycott which has been introduced among us. This must be broken up and destroyed in all its forms and degrees, and that forthwith, unless we arc prepared to succumb to every excess of violence and wickedness which may be let loose upon us; for, a victory of violence in this direction will lead to other attempts to override justice and order. Public sentiment, freely expressed, will do much to neutralise its effect; but this is not enough. Let us assist by our countenance and practical help every victim of the boycott, and let not the free labourers be subject as they now are to the jibes and insults of those who hope by such base mean* to intimidate them. Let the free labourers know that we esteem them our friends, and our helpers »nd defenders against those who have become the tyrants of the hour. And if such a disgrace exists as the protection of the boycott through the perversion of justice by the legislation of the land, let us sec that the error is corrected at the earliest possible season. With a hearty expression of thanks to the tree workers—l am, &c., An Old Man who has Read History.