At a recent election of members of, the Lytteltpn Borough Council^' sonic 'lively speeches wereVmade, the foUowing : for {in.btatce i^-M/jr W. Webb next spoke/ He said if he epdke' the mind of hisfamily, he could only say he was glad he was dpfeated.-. 1 (Loud laughter.) He had been connected with' politics 'for many years, and they all knew how ; ,he. came to this degraded Colony.. (Roars of laughter;) Some present might not know: of jtheyear 1830.s- He. could only say that heiielt. proud, that. twenty-four good men and true bad been found to vote for him,; i and, , l^gljt: ,the Rattle, of, .their country (loud laughs), b'jj't fte ini^fc say he thought the town was degenerating, as at the list ; electioii he polled 71 ; but he intended going in'f or every election of councillors. (Laughter) He would now, leave.off. r (Cries of il wj, noi") Yes, he would,"*aiid put all' sycophants under' .-;hiß:feet /l^Lp.ad ji cheering.) .Their, laugh tier and grinning would not alter his Republiu'an principles— (lmmense cheering, during which the speaker resumed Ma aeat).
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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1613, 6 October 1873, Page 2
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