A TRIBUTE TO MR. MASSEY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 950, 18 October 1910, Page 4

A TRIBUTE TO MR. MASSEY.

ABLE AND COUEAGEOUS. LEADEB.

A splendid tribute was paid to Sit ! Massey,' Leader of the Opposition, by Mr. '■, Herdman. in- the.course of -his sessional ; address last, night. '■'■ He had sometimes '■■'■ heard (he remarked) that if the; Opposi- ; tion got, into'power they, might ao. noi. good. Those who held such a view;were,.;' in his opinion,' totally: mistaken. He did v. not think-that many people, understood,; what a deep personal l regard members of; < the Opposition had; for their, respected , leader. Mr,: Massey .was a man not only ;■ of-ehornious:energy and of great -capacity,'"',. man of high"• abilitji, and; 1 ;:' freat courage... When he rememberejl how : ; Ir. Massey had stuck to his guns;jwhei ;; his following' was mot; nearly 'so large as':■ at'present, le.' felt. that at such artimej-. some men might have preferred to,.ha.v«; dropped out .'of the fight. : But:no so Mr... Massey., Ho had fought on and oh;and - ; . on, and- he' deserved - the best, encourage-A ment which could be given;him.:. Speak-.:, ,ing;as a junior''member of. the party,-,he ' would. say:. "Give;the. men" on '. the .front;; benches of the, Opposition a. chance,; and '■■ they will, I feel: certain, do a great deal :' .'better.: than the ';. party now, in'-. power," i (Loud'applause.) [ >. .'..■' \y- '■■';■■ ■'...■.-',-•.:■ :. ; ;,'.iS;;;: