SHADOW CABINET

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 508, 10 November 1928, Page 10

SHADOW CABINET

UPPOS’ DOOMED TO UNTIMELY END MR. LEE HAS HIS JOKE The “Shadow Cabinet” of the United Party came in for special mention from Mr. J. A. Lee. Labour candidate for Auckland East, in the course of his address at ■ Grafton Bridge last evening. Over 600 people were presei The “Shadow Cabinet” reminded him of the recipe for jugged hare, which concluded, “first catch the hare.” The Cabinet was shadowy enough; for it was composed of “has-beens” and of candidates who never would be. It doomed to an untimely enu, said Mr. Lee. and would go down before the pencils of the voters as the walls of Jericho had before the trumpets of the Lord. The speaker suia he felt elated at fighting “a Cabinet Minister.” He felt that the larger they were, the harder they would fall. Nevertheless, it was hard to grapple with a shadow which was too unsubstantial altogether. Probably b> polling day, the member of the * “Shadow Cabinet” to whom lie was opposed would realise “what shadows* we are. what shadows we pursue.’ The candidate outlined the policy «»f his party, particularly in regard to pensions, and at the conclusion of hi* address he was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence.