DEAN MAHONEY IN REPLY

Colonist, Volume XLV, Issue 10407, 13 May 1902, Page 2 (Supplement)

DEAN MAHONEY IN REPLY

To the Editor,

$h-j— -The insignificance" of the; calumniator is betimes magnified by reply ; the helplessness of the victim degrades the aggressor, and the pettiness of the charge nigh disarms the defendant. But when against a section of the community is levelled a serious charge* blurted out in the intoxication of applause oh a. public platform, by one propped up iri position and dignity above his fellows, that charge, owing to its enormity, and in justice to the accused and accuser, exacts convincing proofs. The accused court enquiry, and I, who am their local accredited representative were a traitor to my people and their cause; Were 1 to. supinely allow * sudh unbridled audacity to career, unchecked. I therefore defy bishop or layman to substantiate the charge, and to prove that I directly, or indirectly, covertly or. openly, by letter or by word, brought any influence whatsoever, to bear upon the disrating, the removal, or the dismissal of any member, or members, of the Nelson Police Force. Should such a charge be proven, as an earnest of my good faith, I pledge my word to refund £125 presented to me by my beloved people, to be distributed to non-Catholic public charitable institutions in Neisori. , The huniiliating role of the Lord's a'nnointed fanning the embers of religious discord is tod pathetic to call for comment, and too foreign to the nature of

Yours, etc., W. J. MAHONEY,