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Show Ill'll "IIIIIIML'MOIMII- ' Ii our readers deelte to entertain an Idea to the e lied that there la even III" temblance ot dignity In the alleged delll ration ot tho pre. rut "Liberal" City Council, we beg of tbem not to read the report! of Ihe tint lings of that body which apear In the local ar. Much a thing a calm consideration of a limine connect? 1 with the common weal, esceplln tho cite of a few Individual Indi-vidual merubora of the Council, 1 ex. rmllngly rare. Hclio'l-boy banter and word bandying are coni leuous at almott nitty meeting. The actacle pretenled by thlt body of min, titaklng at a whole, la humiliating humili-ating to the rouplo. The svntlMe men are In the minority. In relation lu the latter we have no ttrlcturea to offer, n they are honeilly teeklng the (ubllo welfare. Our advice to all connected with a holy to Impirlant aa the Council I', Ihitt each of them, ao far aa practicable, give thoughtful tcrutluy to publln qutttlons, eu that when propositions aro Introduced something In the term of reatone, for or agaliitt, may be offered. of-fered. This method would be much moredlgnlrietl thui the fllngjng hack anl forth by the memlicn., at each other, of dUconnecti-J, wordy, Ill-natured acrapa. What la wanlod Is for themajorlt) of the "Liberal" membera to ceate protecting Job and for all hand to have recourau to Ulapiatlonate enatyili educations and prrientatlona of fact an I ceate the everlatllng petty eqiiabblea which are brlnglug the Coun ell Into popular contempt. When atij thing like an abute In the shape of a j b niakea Iti a earatice, the man who Ismn hla temper anl attallt lilt optio-nent optio-nent In a loote and desultory way may bo aa honoat aa thu day In hla j urpoee, I ut he elmi ly attacks the enemy Willi a tack-hammer. Cool determination and iertltleucy that never bick down from a rightful iwntlon, combined with facts and reaton, conatltuto the elrtli-e with which to ama-li a publlo wrong. Thero 1 Abundance of work of that kind for the few honett meu In the Council. If they mil go at It cooll), determinedly, without fear or lovor, they will have theauppoitof every right-thinking citizen. The man who la determine. to fight a wroog should nover lose sight of his point, nor ! t up on the objeot of attack until the matter Is rectified. In atipporllng a measure that la right, the same per-alalency per-alalency should bo brought to bcrurfn theaubject at Istue, More reaton and let boylth banter I what la wanted In Hie meeting of Ihe Council. |
