Of Mr Seddon.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 6, 7 July 1897, Page 2

Of Mr Seddon.

The Sydney Morning Herald says : — With what astonishing accuracy history repeats itself iv some respects! The banquet comes, and with it the mau. There is no variation from this great historical truth. Iv quiet times we pass by our greatest men ; but when danger tbreatens aud a toast has to be replied to the born leader of thought calmly dons his dress suit, gives a confident twirl of his tie, and well - gets there. Thus it is with Mr Seddon in Loudon. Here perhaps we bave been accustomed to think of Lira as rather a minor light of the Australian great, or sort of bad fifth in the slow run political race ; but our eyes were blinded by our nearness. Look at Mr Seddon in London 1 How naturally he comes to the front burning in the view of the English people like a great steady star, whilst the others are little twinkling arrangements tbat go out or get in each other's way, or become lost or stolen amid the sights of London. But Mr Seddon is here or there, and his voice is as the voice of the oracle. One day be tells Mr Chamberlain wbat to do in order to foster colonial trade relations, and the next be puts down a great English strike, whilst the other Premiers simply hang round and express feeble thanks, or ride on penny 'busses, or visit the Tower. If Mr Seddon does not aome back with a peerage be will come back on the peerage— with the collective corpse of the British peerage in his portmanteau. He is a most determined man.