The Daily News THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22. THE CABINET VACANCY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81892, 22 November 1906, Page 2

The Daily News THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22. THE CABINET VACANCY.

THE Idling of ilic vacancy in the Cabinoc caused by tne death of tne lion. A. Put is Uiu principal event agitating political ciiclcs at present. Opinion in a usually well-infoimcd cucie is that the Premier's choice will tail on tlie Hon. W. C. Camof Eitham. Sucli an appoitument would be a popular one, not only in 'laranaki, but with uw memb.is of both Houses. Mr Catucrosb sa>. continuously in tne popular Clamber from ifigi to 10,02 as the LtpiusL-utat»vc for Taieri, and for a considerable peiiod was closely idenuhed witn the Liberal party m the House as senior Whip, having as nit colleague for part jf tho term the late Mr O'Mcaia, mvrnber for Pain-

aiua. On resigning his seat in tne ; Lower Chamber, Mr Carncross was ' appointed to the Legislative CouncU ' in March, 11J03, so tnat he has a ' period of sixteen years legislative ' service to his credit. Others men- : Honed in the running are ihe Hons. S. T. George, T. K. Macdonald and H. F W'igram, but if party considerations or period of service in tho popular Chamber count for aught, thenclaims are much infeiior to tuose of tlie gentleman hist mentioned. It is almo-t certain that there will have lo be a roadjusimeut of portfolios, iiio oliice ol Attorney-General may probably again lapse, at any rate as -here are no legal geu-leimen in the Upper Chamber, .he office will certainly not be filled by any present member 01 that body. Whether the Defence portfolio held by ihe late Mr Put will be assumed by one of Hie present Ministers is problematical. Should the rumor of Mr Carncioss' piobablu appumimem be continued, it would be not unlikely mat he would become Minister for Defence, a' it is stated that ne has some 15 or 20 years' volunteering service, a number as olficer commanding a Southern corps, to his credit. While probably provincial or even inter-Island consideiations should not be allowed to weigh largely in the selection of a Cabinet, it cannot at the same time be denied mat, considerations of ability beingequal, the North Hand is entitled to as many representatives in tne Cabinet as the South. The appc-int-m meM of a North Island legislator l s to fill the present vacancy would give four representatives from each island. That the Premier's selection of a colleague will be watched in Taranaki with con-idcrable interest goes without saying, and that he could make a more popular selection dran the gentleman mentioned is very much doubted.

AMERICAN POLITICS. ■ilK. Hears r declares lie will nevei again be u candidate ior oincc —so .uns a cablegram liom New loru yio.ciday. jiy it, ne doubiics means ne will novel again Sianu 10. a public posimai. Hcaisi has come u.u piominmce considerably ol hue j >cai=. borne ycais ago, just auci ae establ.sncd tne New iork Jaui- . iial, \\. L. biead, oi Review ol KeVicws lame, pnd.ctcd uig tilings lor Hearst, even mentioning, ll our meinoiy selves us light, Piesidcjauai Honours. He has money; lie inuer- • ned millions from his latner, and much 01 ms wealth has been pui iruo ■no various new-papers he has established, lie was tne pioneer ot' wnal is known as "yellow journalism." E OUiei new-paper people have no lime « 101 linn, and doubtless this is why wo hear so many queer stories concerning nun and his fur political office. Hcuisl ignores the Democratic Central Committee and repudiates Tammany liall. No doubt u uao tor die reasons givnii above thai ne was rcpiesentcd, ino world ovei, as having tne support or Tamilian}', and with the object of depreciating aim in the opinions of people. Here is what lie said a. die opening ol me campaign tor the govoinoislup ; "1 bciicve ru the impartial enforcement oi laws that exist. I believe in public owneisnip of public utilities. 1 believe in me restraint and regulation of trusts and monopolies by law. i believe in every measure mat gives the people more direct control or the Government. 1 believe |.i purity ot politic-." These sentiments would not agree wiih party mle, and heno- lie did noi get lull party suppoit. Fuitnci, in his speech at his iiomina.ion he said: "The gicat publem i.f the hour, the problem ihjt tile pcoplr, mu-t solve Willi their ballots and in legishui [', is to do away will curpoiauon control of the government, that control is now ptaciieally absolute. It ic.--s heavily upon our svs.i'm of partisan poli"ucs, directed by b< ss rule and subject to trust ownership.'' He took a very active pan in cciiain investigations iiuo the conduct of insurance bu-iness —we heaid something about ■ that some lime since—and while so engaged he was offered, by the Republican party, nomination for the Mayoralty of New York City. lie declined lest his election as Mayor should in any way hinder, in tne public opinion, the fairness and completeness of that .Investigation. Mr Hearst is also a stalwart opponent of the .liquor ring, and believes that if should b« made a crime for a man to become intoxicatedj-without regard to wealth or influence of tne offender. Taken altogether, Heaisi is an extiaoidinary character, even for America, and one that the world will doubtless hear more of in the future.