TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11098, 17 October 1901, Page 3

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"Fairplay. ,, —The case, having been dismissed, it would not be right to publish" Jo-tti' letter. _."''.'".- . - . 3JR.G. ;J. SMITH, M,p.R.l, * 1O THE EDITOR OP T&3 PKES4* ~ Kir, —At the time of the bye election Mr G. J. Smith was greatly exercised because you , hud not "supported his candidature. Certdin papers referred toiiiin as iho Opposition and Mr Smith iumseh tjuoteil the "livening Pust ,J of Wellington as one journal which hailed his ivturjuwith acclamation. j£\ents> how- , ever, have proved that you. weye right* j.uy inipijiiawon that Mc Smith- is a recognisEd member of the Government, I'arty, makes use ot the Government iviiipsi' room, "hangs his hat there,' , my inforrfiant' puts it,' wnile "anyone who reads "'Han- l--surd" liin see that any number of Government supporters are nioie outspoken than JVir (Smitii. "■ 'When Tname. as $uch Messrs. AUnsir, Uraha'm, Meredith, Hornsby', "and George Fusher, it Avill be seen.; how' lamblike inus&'be the submission of Mr Smith, how completely lie has cast in his lot with tiie. stronger side. As one who entirely endorsed your non-support' of Mr Smitli and did not vote for nim,. though opposed, tt> the .Premier, 1", think it is one to- you to draw attention to the realisation of youi* anticipations.—Yours, etc., •LOOKER ON.