THE ADDRESS IN REPLY AND MR. SEDDON.

Inangahua Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1270, 13 July 1883, Page 2

THE ADDRESS IN REPLY AND MR. SEDDON.

♦ : [New Zealand Times, June 21.] The debate on the Address in Reply to the Governor's Speech last night began with bettor promise than might have been Expected from the general lone of the addresses on tho previous evening. Mr Seddon, who re-opened the discussion, spoke with a rough vigor and an amusing liveliness, which at least interested, if they did not instruct his audience. In fact, so far as the present debate is concerned, he has shown a better title than Mr Montgomery to be considered the proper leader of the Opposition. And, besides arresting attention by the manner of his speech, in its matter he put the caso of the Opposition, such as it was^ better than any one else on his side of the House. Whether his remarks were suitable for that special occasion is another question, and a very different one. Still he placed with gveat clearness before the House the heads of the indictments preferred against the Ministry. According to the member for Kumara, the Ministry are chargeable with two serious delinquencies, namely, first, political bribery in several cases ; and, secondly, neglect in promise of legislation with regard to a number of subjects urgently requiring it. If Mr

— Seddon's statement is correct, the vote for making Wanganui Biidgefre* to the public was a bribe so palpable that the people of Wanganili fchemselvW laughed at the removal of tho toll afr » provincial liability. Then, &3*to» j^ was urgeil r in the cases of Mr Pilliet'e disqualification, Mr Shaw's election, aid that of Mr Lee at Selwyn, there was further bribery on the one hand and intimidation on the other.