. ▁ ▁The ▁personal ▁and ▁political ▁fall out ▁following ▁the ▁below ▁mentioned ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland er ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁subsequently ▁caused ▁Fe il berg ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁sub - editor ▁on ▁the ▁then ▁leading ▁Victor ian ▁journal ▁the ▁Arg us ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁c aut iously ▁noted ▁in ▁the ▁contemporary ▁Press ▁that ▁Fe il berg ▁' has ▁had ▁very ▁definite ▁political ▁opinions , ▁and , ▁in ▁labour ing ▁un rem itting ly ▁to ▁impress ▁them ▁upon ▁the ▁public ▁mind , ▁has ▁suffered ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁from ▁the ▁mis re presentation ▁and ▁ob lo qu y ▁which ▁every ▁active ▁politician ▁is ▁f ated ▁to ▁encounter '. ▁The ▁background ▁was ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁propriet or ship ▁of ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁New sp aper ▁Company ▁in ▁late ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁which ▁caused ▁Fe il berg ▁to ▁end ure ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁being ▁gradually ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁stead ily ▁more ▁sub ordinate ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁journal . ▁Later ▁comment ing ▁priv ately ▁on ▁this ▁experience ▁he ▁was ▁naturally ▁more ▁up front . ▁Thus ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁letter ▁in ▁reply ▁to ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Gordon , ▁the ▁former ▁Governor ▁and ▁High ▁Commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific , ▁Fe il berg ▁wrote : ▁' I ▁desp air ▁of ▁doing ▁much ▁good ▁for ▁the ▁black s , ▁and ▁I ▁have ▁in cur red ▁enough ▁personal ▁ill ▁will ▁myself ▁by