PRIVATE MORALS.
AND NATIONAL RECTITUDE. A REMARKABLE LETTER. CONSISTENCY IN PUBLIC LIFE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 17. Mr. Crawshay Williams (Liberal), who resigned his seat for Leicester in the House of Commons owing to being cited 113 a co-respondent in divorce proceedings instituted by Mr. Herbert Carr-Gowan (Liberal member for Southwark), publishes a remarkable letter in the Leicester "Mail," in reply to oriticisms accusing him of hypocrisy in denouncing, as a politician, monopolists and the Wliito Slave traffic, while he interfered with, another man's domestic life. Mr. Williams declares that a politician is only concerned in national rectitude, and resents the idea that private morality in certain cases should affect a man's public capacity. 1 London, June 17. | There are three candidates for the Leicester seat—Messrs. Stewart (Liberal), A. M. Wilshero (Unionist), and Banton (Labour). The Liberal majority at the previous election was 5G91, wliilo the Labour majority over the Conservative member was 5451. The difference between the Labour vote was 240 only. The figures were: Crawsluav Williams (L), 13,238; J. E. Macdonald (1.L.P.), 12,998; A. M. Wilshire (Conservative), 7547.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1780, 19 June 1913, Page 5
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181PRIVATE MORALS. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1780, 19 June 1913, Page 5
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