A CHARGE OF BIAS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 275, 14 November 1908, Page 6

A CHARGE OF BIAS.

| .UK. SYMISS AT KOlll'UAi'AUl. To the Editor. Sir, —In muling your correspondent's report of -Vjr. Symes' Kohuratalli meeting, in your issue of tnc 11th jnsu, J, in common with many otners present at that meeting, was astounded at the very unfair aud lalse report given bv your correspondent. There is no truth in liny part of it. Mr, Symes made no "bitter attack" on the person to whom "one of Ule now famous letters" wan addressed. Witli reference to the statement made by a bitter Opposition supporter that .Mr. Symes-had £3OO per annum to live_ on whilst in Wellington lighting his law cases, which cost him CMO m legal expenses, ]; would point out that this occurred in 1U8!), and Mr Symes was not then a member oi the House, drawing £3OO a year. He was not a member until IDOti, so that the prejudiced statements of his critic now elearlv expose to the electors what sort of man the said critic is. The bridgv referred to liy your correspondent was one erected by the Government through the .settlors' representations to Mr. Symes, and when llatriek and Co.'s steamer* came up the Tangnrakan immediately after its erection, the river, hoes me blocked and was rendered unfit for navigation, hence the bridge oil the j Putikituna became useless. Why does' I not your correspondent speak the truth? 1 lie must know the whole circumstances, i and should act like a man, not like: n sneak. In answer to a question "put to Mr. McCutcha;r by 'Mr. Mr, McCutchnn did not say that "as soon as a 'good man appeared he would support him." It is quite evident thai the writer of the report on the 11th is a new hand at reporting. He is Evidently bitierly prejudiced and biassed and must have lived in the extreme backblocks all liis life, and forgotten what the truth is like. Mr. Lymes' whole criticism was extremely moderate at his Koliuratahi meeting. It is quite evident that your correspondent is endeavoring to belittle both Mr .Kynies and Air McCutehan, but I would remind him what nil the backblock settlers know, namely, that both these gentlemen have dono magnificent public Service for our hack country, mid are still doing so. f have no objection to honest, truthful i criticism, but when your correspondent Is writing -again let him keep strictly to the truth, or I will publish a certain land d-al conspiracy lhal fouk place not fur from the j'ntiloiimia.- I .am. etc., ONE WHO .yiTKXDKI). Koliuratahi.. November liitli, I DOS.