New Zealand Tablet. Fiat Justitia. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1879. THE NELSON ELECTION.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VI, Issue 304, 14 February 1879, Page 13

New Zealand Tablet. Fiat Justitia. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1879. THE NELSON ELECTION.

of that little city are in a minority. The majority there is bent on tyranny and plunder. This is the lesson and Nelson ought to be ashamed of it. Nelson, through the majority of its electors, has declared itself the determined enemy of justice and Christian education, and the advocate of a policy which loves to trample one portion of its fellow citizens to the dust, to outrage their principles, contemn their rights, ignore their just claims and take their money for no other purpose than to insult and injure them. The example of Nelson, however, will not be followed everywhere and always. In the end truth anel justice must prevail. In this faith we protest, agitate, use our privileges as men ; and it is our duty as well as our interest to' do all this. This determination, however, on our part rouses the anger of the tyrants and plunderers. Why, is it because they fear such a policy will help to injure us ? The men who are zealously engageel in daing us all the injury they can, are not solicitous lest we should injure ourselves. Of this there can be no doubt. Is it because they know that a manly attitude and an unswerving use of the block-vote must ultimately defeat them ? This is the true reason. Hence they unceasingly deprecate it, lie about it, and labour to raise false issues in reference to it. We know both from theory and experience what the punishing principle can effect, anel it is not unlikely that at the general election, which is not now very distant, even the Nelson secularists, who are now rejoicing at the injury anel insult heapeel on their Catholic fellowcitizens may have reason to regret their tyranny and injustice. Catholics ! we say again, watch in sile*nce for your opportunity, and when you can, vote against the men who voted against you, no matter who are their opponents.