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| The Governor's Reply |
Livingston Hopkins, The Governor's Reply, The Bulletin, Vol. 7 No. 356 (27 Nov 1886, p.3) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-507939999
The Governor's ReplyChorus of free and independent voters (to Lord Carington, a casual spectator): “Hi, there! Stop ‘im—catch ‘im—unharness ‘im, hell-he'll ruin us!”
Lord C: “I’ll have nothing to do with him. You harnessed him and you must take the consequences. If you let him alone, he'll die a natural death in two years!”
Hostile press: “Yes, and in the meantime, he’ll kick the cart to pieces!
