The Daily News. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1901. THE BOROUGH COUNCIL AND MR. E. M. SMITH, M.H.R.
In so readily granting ten days' leave of absence to Mr. E. M. Smith, ths Borough Council, we think, did itself credit. There aro those who look at such questions purely from a political standpo'nt, who would like to see the Council refuse Mr. Smith's application for leave. If Mr. Smith was asking for leave to enahle him to attend to , private business there would be some ground for objetiting,' but oa every occasion Mr. Smith's object hss been to do what, in his opinion, will further the interest, of the district, or attend to Parliamentary duties. It is sot necessary here to discuss the msrits of the ironsand question here, bf cause all are agreed that if it can be worked successfully it will be a great Uau to the district. What wo are concerned with is the attempt to belittle Mr. Smith, whereas those doiog so enly succeed in making themselves and the district the laughing-stock of the colony. It is no disgrace to Mr. Smith that he is an employee of tha Borough Council, and eo disgrace to the constiiusncy to be represented by a working man. This is, however, tha sore point Our evening contemporary would like to ace all the members of the House drawn from ascertain privileged class, and this is the secret of its opposition to Mr. tfmith obtaining leave. The article in last night's issuo is a carefvdly studied insult t) the member for the district, and as such is an insult to tha constituency. Mr. Smith's pomion a« an employee of the Borough was wellknown at the time of the last election, and the electors by a clear majority chose Mr. Smith as their repressniative. Our contemporary should be mora careful of its advice, because we ven--1 ture to say that if the members ef the Council were to refuse Mr. Smith's application, they would quickly find themselves relegated to privata life.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 49, 14 March 1901, Page 2
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337The Daily News. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1901. THE BOROUGH COUNCIL AND MR. E. M. SMITH, M.H.R. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 49, 14 March 1901, Page 2
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