Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 37, Number 9. 1st May 1974
Silent comment
Silent comment
Dear Sir,
So John McDonald has been elected to the high office of President of the Students' Association. I think that your paper is just a dupe of the conspiracy of International communism. I say that to establish myself as a moderate in the eyes of the reader so as not alienate them, like you do.
There are a couple of things that bother me. The first is the connection that Mr McDonald seems to have with I Just wish to say that any connection with is a bad connection. Mr McDonald (although I knew him when be was plain John) made a play for the vote of the so-called "Silent Majority" and in tact was elected. Unfortunately I have to bring to his attention the fact that only 1816 'people voted, a little up on last year, and the silent majority gave an overwhelming. If silent, no comment. The people who voted Mr McDonald into office are the same ones who voted the leftist clique in: and out. They will do the same to him just as soon as they discover that he too will be unable to do ex cathedra, those things that the students are too bloody lazy to do themselves.
Yours faithfully,
Spiro Agnew