However fiercely Sir George Grey may be criticised by his political opponents we should think that the worst abuse would be tempered, if not by some of the rules of politeness, at least of some kind by consideration. A Southern journal ends a paragraph concerning the honored name of Sir George Grey with the expression of “ Good old Mary Ann,” and the paragraph has been published in Gisborne. As people of refined manners are not likely to know what meaning is intended to be conveyed, we may say that we have ascertained that “ Good old Mary Ann ” is the title of a not very refined musichall song which is generally sung by a character got up in the mosi grotesque fashion. After this explanation comment will be unnecessary, and it only needs to be added that the offence which Sir George Grey has given this time consists solely in sternly setting his face against the Federation proposal by which the Imperial Government can foist upon the colonies any of the needy devotees of the baccarat table, or the nominees of people of that class.
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 594, 14 April 1891, Page 2
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184Untitled Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 594, 14 April 1891, Page 2
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