THE FREEHOLD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 618, 22 September 1909, Page 8

THE FREEHOLD.

} CQfOTIOTN6,itINISTERIAL- VIEWS. ■;. : . ; J ' ■v. In conversation /> with.: a DpimrioN-- reporter r J -:"'- .WW.'.Mr. Martin, the, Opposition organiser; ;■;:<,•;■;: f? ld # iinust :have: been:,amusing to .have heard .■-•• ; ■■.■;■ tne Hon. T.;»Mackenzie:trying to .'delude the ■'■ '■- $*$°I<!'-& ■Taihape ; .-.list J night, into the belief ,•>■ ;,.tliat:,there was.any'prospeet ot all ..the'-Crown' ; T = gettingvthe.yoption of the .freehold ;..,:.- .whilst: the -present'. Government'>h'eia r the'rein9 j... :.•■ ; pf office.i'The'interjeotion, 'fDoesMr. Millar ,=/,;hold the i -.same,',Tiews?,"-Vsh6w«d Irttiat- some of v;:.---. those present were. aSvare of Mr..Millar's trne .;-i: ■>:• >ppsi tipn ■in • to.? the, matter.- Mro Martin would almost appear' <;;;;.v.ea:it:the MimsfrVj.were using Mt. Mackenzie v : ::-v-tas.:;a;,shei)herd^wotildX:vse'a^bell-wether,? for. •,v ; ,i .the'peopleihi(d>Mr.7.Millar'B:own statement in House ..to '-the.' e'Seot "that if .he-'had'only: v=:;?.:. <hw.. a -..dozen -men in : the .House' who ; wonld :^.>):>eupport.--hun..he -:would;<tate care no freehold;.'V, Prtposals: manner, which' ■■;.';, ; .| a .e .editors., of.; some' of.' the ''.Government'-'organs ;;V;;:-;'lmd:;drawn Von■i-theife-imagiiiaflon^as' regards ..;v <the, elephon;,was".simply, inarvellons/' ' One 'of V;i.- /r :-the- ; ')qiirnale';:lwd vthat 1 day, stated ;iliaf-Mr. -rt;; 'MasseT ■had , : taken.'the platform-. , on ; tehalf of ■,:v, ; \ Mr.: HocHyv. -\ Sp> far- was tmo; .g-rbut.;when; # jent -on,' to!say , :that' in,addition ■:": V--Messrt.lßniok > ; Guthrie;■ and;;Newmln;MJ>.' s s■'■:;;>? nd ;were. also \ assisting .■Mγ. .HooMv ■#^:^iiP e ; sam e:way. lts^imagination^haatgot , the H«:;Mtter,: of >its.;yeracity, Vas ':there was'not ; the S.v ■- ;f»gntest;!.fouD(lation for';the. Btatement! • ; He ;:A;:;^,9hU>«Te:rr.^reason,t6Nthink'';;thal! ; f''Mr. ; r:-:^.- : ■-: .:■ '.■■':.athtade,-i; when-.compared;. with that., of: Mr: s«,Bmith, yictory ; ) Eeforni .-•...:•, party-candidate. .'Shonld-there^e-any-' doubt ansmg::in'the minds of. any'of' the - vfc- feetorsan.-regard/.to-. -.the .-change which had , >k; taien place -m -jVlr.vSmith's-'views- sinceVlast Oii.; Martin).',desired.- to-say that' ,;.. K ;^Jie.wonld-atte[id : :Mr.- : Smith'srmeeting;.and :;.,:..• a;.cnallenge:,were -made -in -his.presence.-'as'ihad ;,;.:; :been made.' oh -more^.than.:one- occ'asWini hie' f&■ absence,>le would'haverno'dimcnlty--in'clear- ■•:^ J .V.:liig.",op-.the matter beyond/question. ■■;-': ..-.■.•■