MR SUTTON AT TARADALE.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3109, 15 June 1881, Page 2

MR SUTTON AT TARADALE.

[To the Editor of the Daily TBLEauATH.] Sir,—l was rather much amused with Mr Sutton's speech at the dinner ia honour Of the opening of the Redclyffe bridge. He commenced by eaying he would endeavor to eteer clear of politics, but he did not forget to inform the settlers that in about four months time we would have an election of members for the General Assembly, and for the County Council also. And then he started soft-soaping himself and Messrs Rymer and Bennett, and telling how, when he assumed the position of County Chairman, he looked for some part on which to direct his energies. And oa consideration he saw it was absolutely necessary to open up the country known, as inland Patea. Very good, Mr Button, but allow me to inform you that we do not feel under any compliment to you at all for your action in connexion with the bridge. Of course we are very glad the work is done, but I do not see any reason, why we should pat either you or Mr Bennett on the back for it, simply because I can see self at the bottom of it, for it will benefit you two gentleman more than any other men in or out of the district. There is one gentlemen though that deserves the thanks of every interested person, and that is the gentleman who drafted the petition, and went to the trouble of getting most of the signatures to it, and not one of the speakers ever mentioned his name in connexion with it —not that he wanted it, but I think, when the speakers were all so loud ia their own praise, they might have just mentioned that Mr A. McCartney had done more towards it than the whole of them put together. Our County Council members, " even if they were not personally interested, , ' could not help but push the matter in the face of the petition that was presented. Mr Sutton might have gulled a few into the belief that his motive was disinterested, but since the speech and free dinner most persons have dropped to it that the opening of the bridge and the free dinner is a sop. Mr Sutton might just as well have raid in his speech, " I have been very good to you Taradale people ; look at all I have done for you; do not torget me at the election to come off in four months time." I think when that time comes Mr Sutton will find the bait did not take. We are all anxiously waiting to see if the Liberal Association is going to run a mpn for the country districts; if they do I will guarantee that they get a majority of votes in Taradale—l am, &c, Taradaijs. Taradale, June 11th, 1881.