TOMMY TAYLOR

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1518, 28 July 1905, Page 1

TOMMY TAYLOR

THE USUAL ATTACK. ON TILPREMIER a '(Per Press ‘Association .)

WELLINGTON, last night. Mr Taylor* in a criticism of the

Ministry, lent fresh interest to the delate on the Elective Executive Bit!, Some of the members of the Cabinet, lie declared, have not i tiho same administrative ability- as

some clerks earning 15s a’week, and

they would nun any. business into bankruptcy. Thp Ministry, was the chattVl property of the. Premier, who .with the exception of Sir J.

Wand, whose appointment had been forced by outside pressure, had selected the Ministry, wli;o were either unable or disinclined to do any inarm. >Tho Premier wanted a few months 1

ago |to go Homer,-,;tq. the- Premier"g conference, but Sirtf: Joseph Ward was not willing to 'take the 'thing' on again i'od -a long time- and there Were “no other members who could he left for jfllvo mi-nutos, There were Ministers who were_ drawing their £100(1 who could, not earn £2OO in a commercial house. The Ministry did not; in any way represent the jn-

telligeneo of the Liberal party. The present • state of tilings was" -an absolute -disgrace to Parliament and tho country. The Premier hail surrounded himself with political puppets (a word lie had to withdraw and substituted with •HomtitsP) to bolster Ins politijcal greatness. ■ :