THE EDUCATION BOARD VACANCY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 10

THE EDUCATION BOARD VACANCY.

Kv/li'V:: '( : , f.y, ; fonn of.-.tbb '/.Ph'ojnJK v{ & : iß. l:^iVsoiii:;ft£t6rwt-fihn4TEoilesfarth; .that ;-t!)e?«mi-. :; , Jltigli '.School- , '-unanlnjajrtly. : d«cjtlcd " to'•'»o'litl(Yat« f ->i'hn>■' | {?;v.'K: : ' J /I;.lro ; u!d{jnat. like i to" uialio iny^'pffiition'clear E Sj-3->v-;;':bnjtna'fc p3fniy;Ai;;iho:;iaßt:;.iriectins;.of' (ho : .-* £■':<'. • ; y: i^!ThaV "Uils : 0:::#:-:Vfor; ; ■ ho >as;:willingVtp ; accept:"] fvvv:;iv'f:-noph»tiqii}if^ I'-ffi;, -j: it .Was:thq unanimous l :wish. oKUie'cbmriiitteb'>'■ \'-Q.:^ :i'ho:%)uld^d"So , :"r",Oii:fclie: motioh'Jwiiß.'p'fi'E''-, yoidcsiitiiyas carried, 'butrl would 'ik<v ■■ reasons,'which I shall. ' W&l ■ giv©j :I^efraiho^ ; :frohr>oting;/;A*: ■. ypii -will notice that': although .'the ' I |sj-' r "/."-- ■-,' nomination' '6l the, committee, the, motion: ' I'' &:. ■''.')' :waa; hot: altered :'to> read ; that :Way, and, it £-:>;:-: :only; i required^'a/'majority, of' tlro ;I ;coVinnittcb '! 'matter .! t*S?-v*%hat Mr;" Thompson 'asked for;;'and.''evori '■ p£si :/ -': iihpugh. there: f '.were ;: nov idissenting -.voices ' t;;"::' : '.;.v'raiseq,,'ypu oaiinot pall it the unanimous vote ] [v: : ./"';: ; '' of:;thb conirnittbo■when,:two of • its 'iueinhera ' j,vit.:L\'Vi : weTC'ab^iit, |l^JS T pw , /ray reasons for not voting ; ':^/::. ; ';.' : bn'ftlioVinoii&rt^Avero; ; tliat i : , I considered it'a .' tfe:,- piece., of, impertinence-;.qn,,';thp part of any ' fv.VyiScandidat'B in making such' _a request,- '; and i tv7';^ ; ::'i s rflay:. : a bit.,of ! p K;:vl;;:diplomacyvh'b'>wiil liavo .'to: get r up a ■ little' i ft >:^: : ;[Y earlier': in ; the morning tp'cateh me napping ] fyiS'&;'tliat: ; w<ayhA ! i;lm; ; any;- casb :it : onlyi-.taUcs .two';J a committee to, nominate: n ban- j -and vl^ c < )ns ''! -that: thoy' Bev. $B M Thonipsbii;:«sli'pi;ikl, • take ~ his :r i 5 ; - : @'v;:witli-'any:'6tlicrq^nrlja ; niig 1 K : S;- r :SAi':.arprevious v nieetiiig.bf:ihe committee: it. ( £:VJy ■■('. parried that.this couiinittce i

nominate; Mr; Kobboll for a seat on tho ' Education Board, his time being up, and Hie Rev. Thompson iinado it,-very'clear ..to tlio , committee that, although they nomiiijYted 3 Mri'EebbcU, it-did not plcdgo them individually to support him. With this I. do not 1 .agree, :as T if you..noniihato- a persohj in common fairness, you ought to support him, but you soo the adroitness of tlio rov. gentleman iii asking for tlio unanimous support of tho comnutteoin'his owa - ca'so. ; .'■ -. Now-j,sir, r : cmisiddr it 'a wrong'thing Jor ■any committeo to. bo. pledged, beforo they , know; what .candidates arc in the field, and ■surely;if»U-ho■ Roc. Thompson's qualificattMs for -the position '-aro so great he should not bo. afraid ofjaUitthyoppositioti, and ho should not havo to adopt such tactics ps these, to ' secure a plump voto. ;In. any caso I had m'atlb : up my,miml:to ask another .gentleman, if ho would stand foi the position,, and, ns I:had hot/got .his'.consent, I do ; not think I should bo called'on to make my intentions 1 known -to the meeting. It is coining to a finpst'ato of affairs if committees aro not to ■ bo allowed to exorcise their votes free and untrammelled, and, more . especially when ''clergy'nieii-iirii in' the riinnins, as.'thoy above ■all others should.set a,good example. But it appears to mo that when a position-is being sought/'that-principlb,'takes, a back seat. Now,', sir, as to whethor I shoiild have,said "Yes": or:'"No":'when' the vote was heing, taken is a matter of opinion -under the circumstances', 'and, 1 am'sure,my conscience will not 1 ' keep me 'awako at night pvor. the matter, as I would.rather retiro off the committeo than'-bo a'party-.to such' tactics.-I a?! '^'; ; ''- . :'"■'■ .': PETERS. CAIRNS: iVPetone,' August 2, 1909. v:;;.' ;:■■'■•';'