CAPTAIN SEDDON'S RESIGNATION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1890, 27 October 1913, Page 11

CAPTAIN SEDDON'S RESIGNATION.

Sir,—When w«s gave tho support tliat plaecd tho Reform party ill power 0110 of tlio tilings premised and which thoy are endeavouring to carry out to the bost of tli-eir ability was tho running of the government ef this Dominion 011 business linos; a quid pro qaio for money expended and all transactions open to the light of day. And so tho member who asked for a -return as to the expenditure incurred in fitting Captain Soddon to take Iris part in furthering tho defence schema now in progress was only fulfilling one of the promises lie made to his constituents and to the country. The questions to be answered are these: Did Captain Seddon go Home to undergo the training for the benefit of tliis country, or did be go to benefit himself? If the latter, then the business method would be to refund the money so expended. The fact of his being' his father's son cannot surely be looked on as a defence of his action, and one would really credit Sir Joseph ; Ward with more common sense than to , advance it, especially a-s he himself had _■ more discretion than to find Govern- 1 ment jiositioiis for alt and sundry mom- j hew of his family. Any other oHicw ' acting in tho same manner would surely ! havfl to justify his position. As was justly remarked, this particular family have fared very well at tho bands of the country for services rendered. —I ROT. ,