THE BOROUGH PETITION.
TO THK KDITO'.t. Sin, -Mr Ssarancktt'.-i ire has been raised by the remarks of a correspondent in a late issue of your paper, and is betrayed into making some very foolish statements in reply, without, I think, advancing liis cau.iv. In .stigmatising the members of the Council as a lot of carpet baggers, he either betrays his ignorance of the meaning of the term, or of the status of the members of that body. For Mr Searancke's information and guidance in future, I will deline the carpet ijiifffjfei" proper. He is a man ivlio can pack up Ins traps in one or more carpet bags, and having nothing in the shape of property to tie him, can clear out of the town at any time ; he always lives in a hired house ; has no property to mortgage ; insullicient credit to get an overdraft at the bunk; and owes small accounts to all the tradesmen in the town. Doubtless .such men are to be found in every township, but with the exception of holding some minor office, such as a school committeeinan, library trustee, &c, are rarely trusted by their fellow-townsmen with positions of much responsibility, and from my knowledge of the Council no such men occupy seats at the table.—Yours truly, Nathan.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2444, 10 March 1888, Page 2
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215THE BOROUGH PETITION. Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2444, 10 March 1888, Page 2
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