CO129-086 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [5-6] — Page 206

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"by contributing especially from avriting on questions

auch artiales, and.

which

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properly be called political,

or

discussing the

measures

of the

consider

Government. I should also causidia

it improper for a Public Servant to

antiales

continue to furnish any whatever to a Newspaper which,

meaowPLA

of

in commenting on the the Government, should habitically evered the bounds of fair and temperate discussion. I trust that there is

Lounger of the Caprer jinst retablished. at St. Helena adopting such a coures, but if, unfortimately, it should do so, I should expect all public servants to abstain from contributing auf

"Artides whatever to its columns.

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"I consider the rule that all artides whatever written by Public Servants should, bear cheir dignature as the best security against

abuse

of their privilege. – It mnot, therefore, be distinctly underated, that if the

authorship of anonymore

artides,

on e

of

should be brought home to them, or if in articles bearing their signature they should disones the

of the Government, I should

consider it my duty

removal of the person

since

to direct the

of the person as offending,

if the swriting such articles were permitted, it would clearly destroy that harmony and mutual