THE THANKS WE GET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIX, Issue 27, 3 April 1891, Page 20

THE THANKS WE GET.

TO THE EDITOR N.Z. TABLET.

Sib,— lrish people will never learn a lesson. At the last election in Christchurcb. the Catholics of this city were enticed to vote for the Hon. W. P. Reeves. They thought they had a friend in him because he orated at one or two of our meetings here. A good many of us saw through him or thought we did, and believed very little in his pretensions. We saw his name in the Tablet black list, »nd knew so far aa education waa concerned, he was one of our arch-enemies. He was opposed to our claims even getting a hearing in the House. With all this before us we voted him in at the head of the poll. We are now getting the return we have earned. Tne mask is being thrown off. A feeling of indignation is caused herj by the report of the dismissal of Mr. Duffy, the Deputy Regi-tr.ir of Deeds, and of Mr Lynskey, the clerk of the R. M. Court at Kaiipoi. Tin latter's place must be filled by someone else. In Mr Duffy's cas? it is stated that casual hands are kept on while he is retrenched. There is no justification for either of these dismissals. Both officers were ex'remely popular with all who have had business with thsm. I am Borry to say that the opinion is that these two respected public servants are cashiered just to show that the present Ministry, and especially its Christchurcb. representative, is not to be suspected of showiDg any favour to Irishmen or Catholics. At any rate tbis is sorry treatment for the political support accorded to Mr W. P. Reeves and party at the late elections. Save us from such friends I Now that Mr Reeves has mounted the ladder, he wishes to kick away the steps by which he roB- J . Our turn will come again. The pity is that we cannot be wise im time. Our votes have put into Parliament some of the worst political fads we ever had. — I am, etc., PISAPPOINTED. Ch list church, N Z.