NOTES AND COMMENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15375, 9 August 1913, Page 6

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

THE HIGHEST, BIDDER. , In reply to sorao comments made -by the Sydney Daily Telegraph on his declaration that "we are going ■to sell ourselves to the highest bidder," Rev. M.J. O'Reilly, president of St. Stanislaus' ■ : College, •writes '£■-" I .make* no pretensions to ■ speak for anyone but myself. But ; I,take it as axiomatic that all minorities as, such must hope for justice only from yth* .political exigencies of existing parties. The great Centre Party in Germany has won it:; _yim to power through independence of situs!; political divisions in the : Fatherland. The Nationalist Party, in the British House of Commons has scored success by the same means. : The fact ie, we are out-against that legislation which refuses Us the right to our ; own ,? money for the education \of our own children, according to our own ideals. ;We are looking forSio '•; ' denominational concession. * •"• We .; will grant to any other denomination what we claim for burselves. But we will be satisfied with no less. All this I make bold,to ; assert, ' for our recognised leaders, the bishojis, have repeatedly advanced the claim. 1 I never will believe that, ultimately, the conspicuous fairness of the Australians will persist in refusing us simple justice. But, as I said at BaAhurst, it is not ; reasons : : that carry weight in politics, but voting power. And I am at one with Mr. . Dooley in averring that ' I don't care who has' the franchise, if I count the votes,'"; , :