50
"which have so long poisoned
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te der A., Lex,
"The
Duke of Aw
· very atmosphere of the blong. n. 52 of de
Air is it
hard to assign
reason for this state of affairs.
Stonetong being destitute of
the elements of municipal
action, and consequently,
of
the
foundation of all public
spirit, there is no party in
this colony, distinct from
the Government, banded
together with the purpose
of carrying out any public
policy,
for any newspaper
22 1889.
to express the opinions of such party. Thus political critic
generally takes the form of
attacks upon the
individual officials; which
rapidly degenerate into a
series
of personal attacks
relating to
a form of personal
abuse which at once panders
to
vulgar
tastes and
"gratifies
on the part, I
private authorities.
6. For...
should feel disposed, using
the
words of a former Governor
to