THE POLYCHROMATIC CABINET.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1390, 25 March 1912, Page 4

THE POLYCHROMATIC CABINET.

Sir,—-In ohe-;of your;articlesi'in' ( ''.'J'H'c' HoMisxoS - -: of last : wcat *1 .rVivd soifle.i,sugge!iJ. .tions rtrtho new/Jlinistrj" which so np* peaiid to me. iiVil tljcjrioil. so aiiprSfcrjii'to that'l cannot, to you;;in■•Hiehope that >Sir Joseph' Ward wili'.sie thTslettcr, and that) it. n'illr.influence -him in milking two ''appointments in :tlie now Ministry'.wlii'ch J. ,hi.n;..si(re.will hi a boon totho public; and* what' is-ol" far inorp importance,.highly beneficial to the.Alinisterg themselves! . I am-told-Sir Joseph Ward reads TirE.Doifixiox'o'very'morning before breakfast. I hope'thrs will help him wlicji' distributing the portfolios. 'There are , fW appointments which I think ought to bo made—one for Defence,: and'the otherrfor' Justice. I'would most respectfully, • gc-st that Jilr. .'Hiiidmarshj be-appointcd-Jlinister for JMojiee^We..fc'now.'J]i!6ncipa*ti experience and liis own speeches-Mbitt 3ie. knows nothing at.all' ajjoji if.-ypoHtles^bi; & ; I hut is neither here or there, but in' his speech on the Addrcss-iii-KenjyJ'.eJjecame ( t iiite> eloquent tia~th'e"(lsfi)ifcd''iffoTeni«rtr sir'i'e-tinij things to Sir Jo=epii Ward ivh"ic)i' he had never heard.of before. _ Uβ (old Sir Josoph>Ward how' to miliCiiry review, and threw put somo valu-able-hints about mode of living, which I nm sure would be highly appreciated-by f;jy.'.Tf.vph Ward. Mr. Hindmar.sii further fcid that on a field day at tho park,'\inf.twd of Sir Joseph Ward being surrottnd-fKl-.py military officers, ho should be surrounded by schoolmasters, so at tho next review let us look for a procession of cchoolroasters, which, if nothing else, will bo unique. Not only will Jlr. Hindmarsh be -aWto imampulafo'the Befeiico'Tmdv«.-. meiit.''b«t'-beinsa-i(n«ci; r .lio.*ill-be'-»bk

to te:Ve>ip"ano{l(ctr : iii'p.P<it'W defence—that ia, to/defend^mo'-of his comrades who nre vcry'^riuicli'iii liVflir.ot'' it, iiiid" although therlr is ,iio public, hibiiunl to-which men can "bS'brought who 'break :their pledges «-.ith" ; inip\iiiit}', yet tlfeio is tluY tribunal of piiblic ■oi)iuiuii, : :w!i!ioh it will Cake" Mr. ilib'idmai'iilijilL his. Kino to'defend liis com.'nules against.. """!' ' '' ■• I'wmld'further stiggMt that Mr. Jsitt ■■Ijo'ititdle'Ariiiisti'i , fory.lifstiee.' In tho first L speech. he-made'in , j/tirliaini-nt;- after patting r sris" chief oil" th'(» back' (figuratively) mid '-'throwing ;i few , plums broadcast; 'among his favourite?, he ,, poured forth a -r-bliey of abiiso on the Uppusitioii'.'- By Him ivay/th'is- was the lii'stf time'holiad eomo. in contact ■ with-the'(J'ppoMtio'i!,- politicnlly. Anions other tliingi-ho said ho loaliiI'd'tho Leader of; 11m. , ' , Opposition.- Thoru ■ iwere■α-niinvl)?!" ot Indies , who :liad heard'-Jlr;-'Jsittr. on. tJxo . i\"o-Lieenso question, iimljonis others ,who had heard ihim hold forth on religions subjects. They '. were , - , ■unaiiimoiw Hii.'-'tliitr- , opinion , ".alxnit him after that."- -Don't yon , think ho would •play'.the role of- Minister-for'.fustico ndamiiclc.; ,, ' '■■•■■. - ; ■ -.-.w... -,-i- :•- - • SUBSCIJIBER. : Hastings,.March', l-l.- . "