THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81897, 1 December 1906, Page 2

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

L\ this utilitarian age, the an of swaying inu.iiiuilus by the power oi lias been a.lowed to fall iiiio uisusc. There aie in the* LoVei Hcuse in New Zealand only two men who believe they are oiavois and who stem to have caiefu ly studied the a- and won tlieir way to the by its means. These men are Aii 1-islicr. munber fur We hnglon, an. 1 All' j'oule, uf Auckland. Tue new Attorney - General, Dr. I'iikiiay, although a political and a defeated candidate u. t iiii flections, i- an otator. Ho is fluent, policed; easy.. fu.L 1 iht little giacea of the learned pei;on, who ha-> the confidence nece>saiy to explain his thoughts to otner>. Oratory is die new Attorney-General's raj>t valuable uwset. H-e, wen though not convinced himself, may convince id hearers. He is a logician to the core. lie is tactful, cuuiicous, kind and deteiniincd. To the majority Dr i indlay means whai lie says because he says it so weil. He i> the very corner stone <»f po.jtenjss to lit clients' rivals in the Court-. He i on the platform. Once when the ate Picmier was bided tu open a branch oi i|h' Libev;il and Labor Federation. (it hjatr kept him for more "Jan an hum later ihan the advertised ' I-I'm a polite 4'xcu v. Dr. i iiKi-.iy \\i■ 111 on to make it few ifai,.il:- about taing* ill gwiJTal. lie viippi.J n\\i< a-K'H'iii Gieeec and pad'M>'U ,iift dig'.'-y aioitnd the shores :>f (i-mut. j IK' people forgo', that- Mr ;:<ddon w,h the "puce de resistance" ot the meeting and li-tened the hgal luminaiy who h Id them. Stopping momentarily to drink a glas- ui wMer. the new Atioinex-GcueuU said Ui a friend, "How much more time nave 1 got i;> k'li. ' I>r l-'indav is a great (imr ki'ler. ]Je will not" oflend die Council. He may e\'i n diaw the teeth of (he Hon. J'-"m K'fig. UN i.ier'-'iui.sivH eloHU'iue will be a towr of sirength lo die Liberal Laiiy. t.>r a'thougii tlit iiiiei' ha? H' gifi of

iMi.-mv. iie i- no oialor. TinHon. Mr Millar is a good talker, bit he can't oraie. ,\|,- M-is-ey al-mo-t beo.-iiic- an oinli.r in hi:; "very lnVi iimmenis. Inn lie never ijuhe gets 1h..f... i!r Monk. , V | lU 115 ,,| (l , be in the Ibnt-e. was an irator. He could make one fee icily beautiful, .Hid wonder unat it' v;,i- all about. Sir Maurice O'Koike. f.o -1 long Hie di-tinguished Speaker „| the House, was perhaps the most bril bani oramr of m ule,,, ,|;,,s j n \,. u /'a' '.H. ll.'- dc-lama'.m- a.-!,, ■a- ~iri„r:s( |u e ;,„d buceiul. jle ill.e.e hem- hi. „,,,„:, „i||, ; , «., u .| v , una.) ,l-,,|,.-':am.n r. s, t„ speak He '■"■■ "'•■iter ir. I'el iiallKU us.s vlve! .hay, N nuu ,„ f>;,,'i,turn: uill cuko.,l wnehe, i,. ,- ,„ caiT.s „• ot!,. ;wi ,-. lie ;.. ;, '„,;,„ (,l convictions let no „,,,• m ill ~v 1.,kr.ow what tluv are. M,. K ] 1 cr,lv know what he tells t;-„ ln p j : , s .,i c | tha: the fluent sc',-,,,1 r will h sc finatt dally by 'taking up politic,. IJ" Findav will never denv it. He wouldn't be so rude.