SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.
A DIGNIFIED SPEECH. Bv Telegraph.—Press Association. Capetown, (January 23. Mr. Merrimaii, referring to the South African union, said: "We have constructed our living machine, but have got to make it work." He trusted tlie spirit which made union possible, but argued that if those in the majorit/. | adopted a top-dog policy the anion would be a curse instead of a. blessing. T 1 j about coalition seemed to him foolish and mischievous, and be added: " Coalition is impossible. They must make the Government an effective instrument. A good Opposition and a good Parliament are as necessary as Covernment." Although he favored the utmost protection of and assistance for mines, he emphasised the danger of the insidious power of money in polities.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 297, 25 January 1910, Page 5
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124SOUTH AFRICAN UNION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 297, 25 January 1910, Page 5
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