Truth THE GALL OF "GALLY."

NZ Truth, Issue 159, 4 July 1908, Page 3

Truth

THE GALL OF "GALLY."

POTBIiISHBD EVEET S-TXIUD-Y i MOENIIIGA'J? LUKE'S LANE (OFF HklANirEBS- ' :•' STREET), WEIiINGTON,, N.Z. „ SUBSOEIPTION (IN ADVANCE), 13Sj PEE jOINNUM. SATURDAY^ JULY^, 1908.

Neil Galbraith. Hon. treasurer;.'' of the N.^.R.Uj, which is the. anoateur' Ixwly and must not be : confounded with those vulgar persons, who a.re .dubiously described as professionals, and whose ..'mianaKer and secretary ■ and treasurer doesn^t accept fees for' their services uttdeir the auise of honorariums. has before this day figured promi-nentlv m. these sacred •columns. Neil', or '; "Gaily." has never been accused of being a gentleman of the manner, or even,manor, born.- True, "Gaily" is but a penpusher ; m some dingy water-side shipping office. True, he does occasionally dance m attendance on "Plunk"...and- staff, and poses as the only oyster on the shell when footr ball, amateur, and, therefore,'clean football, is on thej boards. If the plain, iblunt truth is to be spbi^en^ "Gally,,? has. the manners of a, hog. : ,and the. .demeanor y^;«i, dingo, -i^fle) vwll fawn on one, if. he be of high estate or authority,' apd. he..will even condescend to mix for a moment with the vulgar herd .if it,is possible to get a puff par m his' favorite rag, which, just now, is the "Dominion." and 'tis a glorious sight to^j»*C "Hawcus" and "Gaily" Jjlatflliii«,-% each other that onedp-rr^lie shinittg stari of sointill^"ll^ iournalism; of Wellin).ejton--^hile ...IM^W, (vide "Dop****^''' pay^W^s -declared 'to be' vii£-Tvirtch \ ibiethig 'after all, •I'^ans/^pthihg;'' ,But get thee -co-i^ fft>iri these - columns, '^awcti?,'' Y^tr* pray denotfes ;lohigv '^M%£^g&^^ means carrots', hpt '-j^*^ Ltt;o^-'''li-'and#''' po^esV io:'.''d'eai wi%o*

"toucb-me-not, ' ' and . ; ' ' speak-to-me npt" air, and whose dirigoish doings should have caused any self-respect-ing Press to have ignored him for the ignominious, insolent individual that he is. -Are the reporters .of newspapers to be treated as idlers and wasters; td be moved on and hounded down by policemen without a protest ?• The daily pjess protested m a milk and watery-manner, but the slur on and the insult to their representatives has never been effaced. The hog who was responsible, for that disgraceful scene was not forced to apologise. Not he. In his. ignorance he impudently announcedihis intention of removing pressmen, per police, if ever he, god-like "Oaily" thought fit. '''Truth", protested then as it protests now' . against \ Galbraith's gall, and just now .we lind he is touring the country with the Enf lish supheriah footballers, and the N.Z.R.U. -has to footv.the.bill. Ond reason why the N.'ZiR.U. controls' amateur and , . therefore, clean fcotball, . is to enable its members to enjoy the "fruits" of amateur fo6tball, r * while the players themselves are evenj iiegrudged a lemon. Beautiful read__pj| does the doing of "Gaily" make. Thej hounding person distiniguished self greater than ever last Saturday;when he arrogantly insulted several' eentlemen and offered -affronts td their wivesf i' ''Gaily' ! might now learn how he offered those insults; and ''Truth", will ..make the knowledge uhiversaW"You have, no right to bring _a " wq|; roan here," said the hog to one per^; son who was on the Athletic Park m the execution of duty,, and not there either under any compliment to "Gaily." As five shiliinigs was paid for that lady's admission Hog should "be made to apologise- - iWas that all? No ; no. A ; mention of the complaint to another N;Z:R.U. official evoked the response that it was useless talking to "Gaily" as he had said the same to other .gentlemen who had; paid five shillings for a seat for their; lady folk. We do not intend to enten iirta ' discussion on the rights or wrongs of amateur football m New Zealand. Suffice, it, however, to say that such acts of bounderism as this man Galbraith is guilty of will assuredly help the counter-rraovemerit on: •-'Gaily," we say owg-ht to, be suppressed, and firmly suppressed at that. He is forever showing lack: of tapt, aiid it might be a. hint to him not to go on .making an ass of himself, br he rnigdit spoil what small chance he has of being appointed 'manager of the next New Zealand team > that starts out oh a world's tour.