Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1895. CABINET CHANGES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5184, 18 November 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1895. CABINET CHANGES.

Tin: Cabinet threatens to wilt away after the fashion of the " ten little linger boys." Of the eight memi bex-s who constituted it during the past session, one, the Hon. Mr Montgomery, a thorough ly able and trustjvort by man but no orator, has already , rolled, Mr Mckenzie has threatened to withdraw, butitsceiiis to be understood that he will still hold on.' : Mt Carrol does not count; lie is rather an attachment to the Ministry than an active member of it. Mr Cadm'aij may lip compelled by ill-health to retire and tin's is to ij,c regretted, , forbeistbo(|uietindnstripusMijiisler j who talks littlo and does nmiili. r Then comes SirPatrickliuokley, who f has fallen into disfavour with bis , colleagues and has been given a ■ judgeship to go, Next, Mr Reeves, who is also unpopular with his party, ;is likely to be eliminated by a gift )■ 'of the Agent-Generalship. Yfa have left only, t|ie strong man Seddonand the facile Jf anything to detach Mr' Ward, we • fflftcjfhe Premionvoiiid be the "one I little pjggpr ljojr left ,ilj alqn.p," and i could imitate the Dqlce of Wellington by runni'pg'tlig whole sliovylijm.self. However, we at'o ppvfajn to get ft reconstructed Cabinet wliloli, if possible, will bo more Seddonian ' than ever. The members |! will bo replaced by men of ics'f , ence for ihp simple reason that there are nom.en.of aij/greatc.apaoity available. 'I he Hoi), iy, ,G, jyajkirjs expected to succeed the gomery,but be is certainly an inferior and less able politician. It is thought that Sir Patrick Buckley will be , succeeded by the Hon. T. Kelly or tlie Hon. Mr Jenkinson, but will . oith.ef ,of tjujsp as effective as the clever and genia) old Jfnjglit ? Who is to take the pl.ace of th.o Ilqji, jlr Reeves, The selection is said .to )>e between Messrs Guinness, Thompson, Pinkerton and Hogg, and perhaps as a Minister of Labour the last named would be the most profitable. Mr Cadman cannot be adequately replaced as Minister of f" l ' nion of business aptltete 'jfl jijjo liberal party aro exceedingly scarce) and lljg l'etirenient must be a misfortune for'flip colony. TheOabinet will bo patched up somehow, and Air Seddon remaining, the head will bo there,oven if the tail gets into difficulties. -. It cannot teo),up stroiiffer by tlie changes because tluj ;js wanting for a much needed impityven&nji/fy'nti it may be taken for grafted that its liual dissolution will be preceded by weakness and debility,