Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1885. A CONTRAST.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 102, 26 March 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1885. A CONTRAST.

We could not tail to observe, on a visit to Woodville yesterday, the active energetic interest displayed by Mr Smith, M.H.R., m all mailers-pertain-ing to his constituency. -He-.iH.more than a member m name; ho'makes it his business to learn the ... requirements of his constituency,. and ..then doea his utmosi both m his place m Parliament, and also by his influence with Ministers to get what he cati for his district. Neither is he easily turned from his purpose, nor easily. deluded. He first of all satisfies- hiniseiPby personal observation and inquiry that the wants are genuine, and then sets himself to work to obtain what, is required. We could hot help thinking what •< contract between the meinbei's for Waipawa and Manuwatu, m this: respect partiuu la rly. The one so active, "busy and eager to benefit his district; the other so apatheMc, and so listless. Had we had a man like Mr Smith as the , member for Mauawatu, there would have been a different state of things prevailing to that now existing. We tru«t the day is not far off when ManawatTu Will be represented m Parliament by a resident member, who will devote himself with assiduity to his constituents' interests m and outside of Parliament, aud who will consider it his duty and privilege to exert himself to the utmost on thei^ behalf, as. we conscientiously believe Mr Smith does. We hope the lesson Manawatu is learning* will Dot be lost on the Colony, .which' is thata; member of the Cabinet does not necessarily in^ke a clesiruble representative m the House.