THE DUNEDIN ELECTION.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume III, Issue 138, 24 December 1875, Page 14

THE DUNEDIN ELECTION.

(To the Editor of the New Zealand Tablet.) Sir,-— I must say I was surprised, beyond measure, on reading the leading article, in your evening coutemporary of last evening. The -writer commences by saying that " the Dunedin electbn is over, the electors have made their choice, and the result is pretty much what every one expected." This is crying peccavi with a vengeance, for those who will take the trouble to refer back to the columns of the •Star,' will find that the editor's opinions and prognostications have been totally at variance with " everybody's ; " consequently, the natural, and indeed only, inference to be drawn is, that he has condemned himself out of his own mouth, and that be is Nobody. To those who have been in the habit of reading the leaders of this Lumiunry — which appears to have hitherto been shedding the reverse of light— this sudden tiimming of its sails to the popular breeze, will be inexplicable ; unless, indeed, as " coming events (are said) to cast their shadows before," the solution may be found in the rumour of the Btarting of a second evening paper— it being in what has now been proved to be the popular interest. I can perfectly undorstana a journal persistently and conscientiously upholding certain views, and when a majority has declared against them, either still maintaining its former convictions, or gracefully acknowledging its defeat ; but, the production I have alluded to, may be divided into two parts :~tho first a valedictory notice to the public ; aud the second, its programme in the future. Your readers will hear the f -Ho wing with surprise :— •" So far as we are concerned the differences between our views and those of the elected members are so few, and our agreement with them on most subjects so complete, that we can cordially accept them as representatives." But that surprise may bo lessened when we notice that the sentence ia thus speciously worded :— The differences between our views and those of the elected membeia are so few, &c, not were, and that little word will account for the fact that thia late champion of Centralism " can cordially accept them as representatives." I am afraid, Sir, I hive already trespassed too long on your space, and that fact is made the more patent considering the glaring attempt at trimming which your coutemporary is guilty cf, which all°who read it must oee. Alas I poor ' Star,' that all your dogmatism should have auch an end, and that you should be thus compelled to eat humble pie !— I am, 4c , Pkovinuialisx. Dunedin, Dec. 22.