AN OLD OPPONENT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1782, 13 June 1906, Page 2

AN OLD OPPONENT.

WHAT T, E. TAYLOB HAS TO SAY

(Par Press Association.) Christebnrob, last night. With tbe dead Premier’s name will always be licked that of Mr T, E. Taylor. The bitter political feud that has burned between tbe two for years will form mateiial for the historian's pea in the days that are yet unborn. Not unnaturally, therefore, a Tcuth reporter turned his steps towards Mr Taylor’s offioe with a view to seeing bow tbe ex-member for Christchurch had received the news of the dramatio end of his great opponent. “ There is no man in New Z saland more

sorry than I am,” deolarod Mr Taylor, and the chord of sincerity rang tiue in his voice. “It would be tbe veriest bypoorisy for me to say that I admired Mr Seddon’s administration, but we are talking of the ijian, and I did admire the man. The outstanding feature of his career was his dramatio sueoess. He was incomparably the ablest man who has ever touched New Zsaland’s politics, and his persistency was like death itself. Apart from po'itio*, the tttikiog feature of Mr Seddon’s career was the absolute blameleseness of his private life. It was irreproachable and could not be assailed.”

Questioned as to what tbe effect on the Government would probably be, Mr Tay'o said Sir Joseph Ward would assume the Premiership without the shadow of a doubt. Messrs McNab and Fowlds would also be taken into the Cabinet, he predicted Mr Taylor did not think the trend of Irgielation was likely to be aff. cted. It has takin too decided a course to be changed by the death of oae msn. no matter how great. A parting -word as the reporter hf ; “We are all sincerely sorry, yet, after b! ', it is just Buch a death as ho would have desired. He was right iq the midst of his success.”