ST. MUNGO AND THE ORANGEMEN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2043, 11 August 1885, Page 2

ST. MUNGO AND THE ORANGEMEN.

TO THF KMTOR. Srn, — Although an admirer <if the clover wilting* of "St. Mungo," Icuinot help protesting against liis manner in treating, in yo\ir issue of the; 4th, " The threatening letter epwod\" While cordially agreeing with " St. Mung.) " in all his objections against such cowardly actions as sending threatening lettein, I am surprised that his attention was not druvn at the tune to the .speech m ide by the recipient of the letter. That speech was to say the le-nt, .1 p.ituit'HH andunpiovokud insult, lc\elled .it the whole of the Catholic clerpy .md laity ; for even St. Mungo will admit that in Kew Zealand, the Roman Catholic-, nro 11 peaceable and law-abiding as any other body; ceitainly no action of theirs can, ai huggusted by tliii «peechni.»ker, be pointed out as tending to increase the criminal classes. This i^, as St. Mango s.iy-s, a free country, bntMirely onr freedom is not to bo illustrated by the length to w inch a public speaker can, without any justification, denounce and insult all tho^e who may chance to differ with him in hi* news? Let v-> live in pence and goodwill, 'St. Mnngo,' and if the Orangotncn wish to show their superiority, let it be in libetal and charitable feelings and acts towards all men ; not by lauding themselves and decrying others, which has never yet been admitted as evincing either enhghtment or education. — I am, &c. PuorpiTANT. W.upa.