THE CONGLOMERATE MINISTRY.
■ :; 'EEMAEKS'BT.;ME.:MASSBT;:- !"■■■■ -In. the course .of his address at Taihape last .night, Mr; Masseyi.referred at length -to .the. composition of the present Government.' No doubt, , he said, the' electors were surprised to hear Mr. Millar say on the -previous .evening that the success of the Liberal party had been due to "the fact ..that it had a conglomerate Cabinet/ If•• that we're a fact, why .was not' Mr. Hogg kept in the Ministry? (Laughter.) The Ministry ,was:hot only 'conglomerate, .but it contained'a Minister..(Dr. Findlay) : .who was not a direct representative '■ of: the, people. .'•', .A, voice: Would yon not!like to be. a Mia''ister?,''•■.■•■■?•■■'■■.-'"•■■■■■ ■-'.■•■ :; - ■'■'■■ ■"'■."-.■■■ ','."., ' Mr. Massey: I could have been a Minister of tho;.Crown' to-day, if ■ I : had■ chosen" to abandon my,'principles; but;that is a thing, I would never/.d0,, under ■ any .•■ ciroumetan'oes;'. ''(Loud applause.)": '.'■"': '■-.' '■"'■ .' ; '> ■'■■ '• ■'. . ; Referring subsequently'to the fact: that Mr. Carroll had been appointed Acting-Prime Milliliter' over. the: head-; of : other? Ministers;, Mr. Miissey-said that',if--he. had been in MrJ Millar's position; sooner than' submit to.that'iin- - dignity/ hewould'havo packedup bis swag and gone;to;look for;a job., (Loud applause.) .: ..
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 618, 22 September 1909, Page 8
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176THE CONGLOMERATE MINISTRY. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 618, 22 September 1909, Page 8
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