MR PISS AND TEE 'DAILY TIMES.'

Evening Star, Issue 3645, 28 October 1874, Page 3

MR PISS AND TEE 'DAILY TIMES.'

- To the Editor. Sib, —Your contemporary devoted a sub leader this morning to discussing the little scene which took place at the meeting of the City Council on Thursday last, in which, characteristically, the writer displays his utter ignorance of fact and thorough disregard of truth. In the first place, 1 may remark that a great deal too much has been made of this matter by both the daily papers, and although what took place was certainly not creditable to the Mayor, I fancy that if nothing worse happens the citizens will not have very much to complain of. But to return to the leader. One paragraph is as follows; —“We express no opinion whatever upon the exact words used, their application or their justifica'io >.; but this we do say, that the whole credit of commencing the very undignified proceedings of 1 huraday last is due entirely to Councillor Pish.” In making this statement, J charge the writer with telling a deliberate untruth, knowing to be to. The facts of the case will sufficiently show this?, and what are they ? Or. Isaacs rose to propose an amendment, which the Mayor characterised as ridiculous and absurd, adding that he thought no Councillor would second it. I thought this was such an unjustifiable remark that I at ones rose and said that, “ Notwithstanding the remarks of tlffi Mayor, I had the temerity to second tbo amendment. 1 ' But for this 1 should not ia all probability have said anything at all, and the truth of what I cow say can> bo vouched for, I believe, by your own reporter. How, therefore, I can be charged with commencing the proceedings complained of, Ido not know. The amendment was carried, absurd rs it was; and whilst discussing anoihea- subject, the Mayor took occasion to say, in a very passionate manner, that eyer since he had been in the Council he had never seen such factious opposition displayed. 1 got up then to object to the use of these words by bis Worship, when, in a still more excited manner, he said, “ I apply those words particularly to you, sir ” 1 endeavored to expostulate, but in peremptory tones I was ordered to sit down, under a threat of adjournment of the Council, which by the way it may be as well to inform his Wor hip he has no p‘»we to do. However, in order not to prolong a scone which I could not help feeling was getting very discreditable, I did resume my seat. '1 hose are the facts, aud I confidently leav it to tho citizens to judge between myself and the Mayor in the matter. The writer in the * Times ’ concludes bis article by insinuating that I was actuated by personal motives of self-interest, but this is so unworthy as to merit only contempt, and is no mqre than might be rea onab’.y expected from a paper of the ‘Daily Times’ cLbs. It ia gratifying to find that journal bestowing a watchful eye upon the proceedings of toe City 1 ouucii; but is it not strange that the attempt to burke justice in the Hindle case and the suppression by th 1 Mayor of a public document should have escaped its attention? is it because tbo ‘Daily Times’ has t*keu his Worship the Mayor under its protecting wings ? If so, I pity that gentleman, for nothing ia so likely to be fatal to him as to be supported by that journal.—l am, &c., H. S. Fish, Jan. Dunedin, October 28.