CAVERSHAM ELECTION.

Evening Star, Issue 7281, 4 August 1887, Page 3

CAVERSHAM ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— lt is questionable if Mr Rutherford’s address last evening does him more credit than the one upon ivhich he was rejected when he submitted himself to the electors on approval lie certainly was more coherer t last evening, hut it was for him a studied and laborious oflort; whilst his former speech was more characteristic of tho man being splenetic, superfioUl, and flippant. . Now that his original reasons for opposing Mr Barron have been met and refuted, wo have Mr Rutherford posing as a seif-constituted benefactor of the laboring class, proposing to sacrifice his principle* and sink ail self-respect. Thomas Paine had the courage of bis convictions; but this cannot bo said of his follower in our would-be representative, who now comes forward and in a very servile manner tells the electors that should it be the wish of a majority of them that the Bible bo introduced into tho public schools ho will support any movement for that purpose. It will bo well for tho electors of this district to consider whether such a man is trustworthy and deserving of tho honor ho aspires to. For my part, •• I’ll have none of him ”; and ray fellow-laborers in thls'ineynrd will do well rather to boar the ills wc have than fly to others wc know not of.—l am. etc., Elector. Caversham, August 3.