The San Francisco call., 1897-03-28
POPULAR TRIBUTE
To v. NJ, CUTTER
Suffer and Yuba County
Citizens Honor Their
Assemblyman.
His Course in the Legislature
Heartily Endorsed at
Mass-Meeting.
The Lwmaker Presented With a Can.
celed Nor rtgags Against
His Home.

MARYSVILLE, CAL, March 27.-The
weather tonight was exceedingly stormy
and very uninvlting, but the MarysviHe
Theater was well filled with friends and
adherents of Hon. w. NJ. Cutter the rep
resentative in the Assem- ply from uba
and Sutter counties, who had gathered to
do him honor and extend a substantial
testimonial of the high esteem in which
he is held by his constituents. This came
in the form of the mortgage on his home.
The instrument had been taken up and
paid by citizens and tonight Mr.. Cutter
was apprised that his property was free
from incum brance and given the Cancelled
mortgage.
The stage had been handsomely dec
Grated with poppies and after the band
had played several selections the audience
was seated. Mayor Ellis and a number OF
others occupying seats on the stage. The
Mavor read list of the vice presidents
and then introduced Judge E. A. Davies
as the presentation speaker.
The tribute of Judge Davies to the
worth of Mr.. Cutter as e citizen and as
legislator was eloquent and sincere. In
concluding he rendered Mr.. Cutter the
cancelled note and mortgage that had
stood against his residence. amounting to
1912 so. When Judge Davies closed there
was much applause.
1t was very evident that Mr.. Cutter was
surprised at the form the testimonial had
taken, and the first few words OF his re-
ply were hardly audible. Mr.. Cutter re-
sponded substantially as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
Friends Ali: For once in my life ! am en-
barrassed for words to express my feelings,
overpowered as l am by this more than cor
dial reception. AS your representative in the
Assembly, l have endeavored to do my full
duty, and the fact that my efforts have met
with your Endorsement is reward sufficient.
That you should have thought 1t fitting to
supplement- that Endorsement by such valu-
able testimonial of your appreciation and re-
gard was entirely unexpected by me, and
something that l might have preferred
omitted; but coming it does with such
spontaneous good will, accept in the spirit
in which know 1t is given, and thank you
from my heart.
The lot of legislator is not altogether an
enviable one. If he has the courage of his
convict ons and cares to do what he believes
TO be right, he is certain of newspaper abuse
and misrepresentation because of political
reasons, personal spite print sensa-
tional paragraph; but so far as l am con-
cerned so long as can bend the knee before
my Maker with clearest conscience, 1 care
naught for what any one may write or say or
think of me. 1t is well to have the good
opinion OF your fellow-men, but 1t is better to
deserve it.
IL mas become the custom TO speak OF eeCn
Legislature as worse than all preceding. Even
the Legislature of which the editor of the
Examiner and the editor of the Democrat
were members SO characterized,
singular as it may SEEM All of them are
wasteful, all are extravagant, all pas infamous
bills, If the press IS 10 be believed; and yet.
when the statutes of each session are print ted,
the charge is rarely found to be sustained.
The Chronicle calls the dredger bill and the
mining bill infamous bills but that view is
not shared bv the people of the Sacramento
Nall fhn Of a,,,fyx
In their estimation these bills are absolutely
essential to our preservation of future pros
perity. 1t is believed that they will inaugu-
rate new era, and that in coming years this
city of my home and love, which has great
ly honored me this and other occasions,
will rise to that position and dignity to which
her location entities her, and the citizens of
this and our almost twin county OF Suffer, the
garden spot of the State, secure from the dan
gers that now threaten them, win enjoy that
prosperity which by natural right should be
theirs.
If in my humble way have been able to do
anything toward bringing this about, am
more, far more than repaid for the mental
strain and physical effort. To know in addi-
ton that what have done meets your hearty
appreciation is all that was needed to give me
content. Again thank you.
Mr.. Cutters remarks were loudly ap-
plauded. They were followed by music
and several addresses by prominent local
people Of all political beliefs. The sim
cerity of the greeting extended to Mr..
Cutter is matter in which he and his
friends will take pride as long as their
memory serves them.