MR. LOUDON'S CASE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 11, 4 December 1878, Page 2

MR. LOUDON'S CASE.

tO T?HK BDITOB. Si^— rlt almost appears that the- TOtn^y power of a nyyority ojf the populace •houldbo- accepted aa an absolution iv fit^.ol'tt.ll misconduct of a reproseutatire j asd if a. repreaebtntire ihouW h^te acted the. p^rt of Mr F. Itoudon, and Uy so, doing plao» barrier between h^imse^f and aU^«»%>qe»— except Christian gentlemen— nho are forced ta meet him at the same Council Üblo* it ii r oaly nwessarj for him, to claim the. chnrac- ; ter of being a. Ghritfia^ gentlemau wh.Oj h«* [been ritited by a remorte. of cdnwieno© ; after; hariag boex^ diiPOTered doings #liat he i deem* an. act of neaXneflt, and then, m th« character of % Christian gentleman and a persecuted man, he- has only to appeal to I the sympathy of a genero*w pubw to,?«- --' elect him. again as a whitewashed member i p.f the. Council, and a majority of the people jof Foxion fn ejecting Mr Loudoh has followed the dictates of their generous, feelings rather than the. calculation of a sound judgment. Th» peoiple of all thAQthfir Aidings m tha Cour^ty are interested m the' choice made by eaoH Kidingi and I am glad to notice that Mr London's election to a «ett '■ m Hb& Council has nvt nith a protest from j ! those member*, that consider it jrarpirtj of j their duty to maintain the purity ojf oar ; representatiye institution. I wish to make an obserration on your leading article .of Saturday last^the 30th November. It sho.iT* how TW&J you jump into the breach m defence of the weaker side, a&d reminds j me of an old friend of mine who w.ould not stop to iuquire into \jh& merits of the oiiginal quarrel, but took sides at once with the defeated party. It was said, bf a generous partisan that acted his part fi>e generations ago— .■"_ _ • ■ ■-'" ;-.| [ For thou wert st)U the poor man's star, The poor- man V heart, the poor man's tv*nd X And all the oppressed that wanted strength, Had thine at their command. I think that the motion and speech, of Mr \ IJalcombe, which, you so sf.ronglj, condemn I is consistent with the protest with which i he ojased his oO^cial connection eight or nine I jreara ago with the Prarincial GoTernment, m consequence of the discorery that h» coir I league had bargained with Mr Efonry Anderson for th« rote that carried the Highways Act, a measure m which. Mjr Haleombe was himself deeply interested m. carrying/ Although you show yourself so sympathetic with those who are down-trod-den, I think that yan> lave of fair-play will find a place for th.ese, remarks m yqur fh»t issue,— J «m, 4c., Cxtucnq,