THE LIGHTING QUESTION.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 46, 19 February 1912, Page 5

THE LIGHTING QUESTION.

j . LETTERS. (T^- I tee‘!^i%l^‘S^r : atfprd 'Post;”): Sir,—Mr. Masters gave a pitiable exhibition of pettishness in the Town Hall "when 1 dealing wRh letters that 1 had liedn published in the press on the electrical light 'question. Some of the ’ expressions he used—“scoundrel, ” “hellish” and others—are hard-' ly befitting the dignity of a Mayor, and he ; .would have been much better advised if' he had left this particular matter entirely alone. Any public man who is not prepared' to be criticised should not undertake public duties, and unless a correspondent attacks a man’s character, any writer is quite justified to write under a nom-de-plume. What Mr. Masters really took exception to was something of a hearsay character, but he took the op-' portunity of. condemning all the writers writing under a nom-de-plurae, who wrote opposing the taking over „ of. the syndicate’s undertaking, but said nothing about those writers (and there, were a number of them) who wrote to the press urging that the borough should acquire the plant. Why Mr. Masters should be so bitter against those who are opposed to his scheme, and why there should be any bitterness brought into the matter at all, it is hard to understand. I have no doubt, at all that Mr. Masters thinks he is advocating the right thing, .but, there are others who are just as,, honestly opposing it because they consider their duty to do so as citizens.- There are two sides to every question, Jand there is little doubt that Jwhen < the councillors who are opposed to Mr. Masters’ scheme have given,;fHeir- views from the public platform a number of ratepayers will view the matter in a d : fferent light to the opinions they now hold. Trusting that our Mayor will in future give a little more consideration to the dignity of his office, and not heap abuse upon the h ea ds of those who happen to be opposed to his ideas.—l am, etc. NOM-DE-PLUME. "Stratford, February 19th, 1912. /