The Star. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1879.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3539, 14 August 1879, Page 2

The Star. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1879.

In another column appears the address ol the Honorable Edward Richardson, M.H,R., to the electors of ulia i. G'uurck It consists niaini? of twelve clauses setting forth clearly his adhesion to the whole of the Liberal programme now before the country as the policy of the present Government. This of course is to be expected. We have had ocoaeion in past years to review the political profesaione of Mr Richardson and pointed out with much regret that they were "professions" and nothing more. The Liberal professions of Mr Richardson are all that are desirable, his performancea have consistently been all that ib — well — abominable. If Mr Richardson is really anxious to secure all the principles he professes, why did he vote to turn out the present Government when it met Parliament a week or two ago, with all the measures i D their hands ? Snrely he might have lenUla aseifltance to carry the Liberal programme he professes iii.to law before he became a party to the ata^l" ™ dismiss the Government. He did no* do ad, because Mr Richardson is a staunch party man. Probably he is the most faithful party adherent in the House. His party is not the party of hie principles— but that matters nothing to him. Such as his party is, such is he— all hit political professions to the contrary notwithstanding. In this reepecfc Mr IttdSABDSOtf is not an honest politician. He never seek* to carry his liberal profession* into law, nor does he regard them in the 1 slightest; they sit loosely on him. Hw party is everything and he will follow his leader like a faithfal animal to vote with his party, throwing" his profession* of principle contemptuously away. This is the reason thafi true Liberals cannot accept Mr RfCHARDBON, cr place the slightest reliance npon his professions and promises. As a matter «f fact they only deceive. We do not say that Mr Richardson intentionally and deliberately means to deceive anyone, but that if anyone believes Mr Bichabdsoit will in the hour of trial adhere to hie principles in preference to following his party chiefs, he will be betrayed. Mr Richardson will be found shoulder to shoulder with Sir William Fox, Major Atkinson, Ormond, Whitaker, Russell, Stuuholme, and the whole of the landjobbing, mortgaging, and Maori-mani-pulating crew, and his programme of principles which appear now so enticing will be forgotten. We repeat, we do not impugn the honeßty of Mr Richardson in putting this most attractive address forward, but to Liberals nothing could possibly be more deceptive or delusive. The address is a political fraud, and we warn the working classes, and all true Liberals, to be aware of the snare. Mr Richardson is not for v hem. Should he, through any mistakOn sympathy or misplaced confidence, be reined to Parliament again, he will I assuredly *>* fotrad where he I ** the Opposition, ana sorely we have not te'team to-day what thw value of their BtaSm ta. Ina^zo B toth»fate f auft Mr Richardso* i» peculiarly the epfeltative of one institution Jb Ibis Colon* It is a money-lending mrtitu*'««a Tt will be seen thai Mr uichSon's aaareßs is wholly silent upon eke ea lasts longer than one session the sSSSSSs

'ten the landocracy will P»» ab V en * a 'your to Becure another dwsolut on wi| & >re the question of renewing the Ul, ** , for a lengthened term comes up fo, befc VLsln; but should the Oppo- ec leaae. UCCS ed in obtaining a majority for di , land question will practically 8p aitiona ,d for many long yeara. hi now, tht Übe seen, is a matter of the n be settlv and upon this large This, it wi. WKABD3ON U wholly, but fc] deepeßtimp moat jadioioualy, I B i issue Mr R. \ not be said which way a /romhiapoinv "can. The Bank of New j silent. Itneei V a formidable political k his sympathies 1 ny of ours. Day by I Zealand is alread adding to Us power, \ power in this Colo. nflaence inside and I i day it eeemß to be i »*• Under m \\ and building up its i moßfc unequal outside of Parliamv - "t- a P re P on * present unfair and g iren to F r0 * laws—where bo yak opportuniiieß aerance of power is t or 80 domg * perty— it baa pecoliar 9turn m . em " Mid means at command . " ■ 8 P wa Jv I Probably it has a right to * deflirable bore to Parliament to look nlace 1 ltß ifter its interests if it holds it u ®. leB ! that it Bhould do so, and oan lli ? aominees in the House, but boy m^ c | mportant constituency than the t •» [Jhristchurch might perhaps' be ' "v ifcly selected for such a purpose; irust the electors of Ohristbhuroh V leoline emphatically and firmly to > ither used or betrayed.