Westralian Politics

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1454, 12 October 1905, Page 3

Westralian Politics

Ministers audita Caucus ft«i ABiowation.— Coprrigbtr Perth, this day. •Mr Difliisn'states tint ho dies not intend to stand ns ft Labour candidate, as ho strongly' objects to too section of the pledge providing that all questions should' bo submitted to a canons. The Cabinet mid a caucus could not, work band in baud. Either the Government must control the canous, which would rondcr that body valueless', or the caucus must control tho Cabinet, which would noaku rosponsibo 1 Ministers the creatures of irresponsible i mombers. Therefor;, if for no other reason ho would Dot sign the pledge, There was another plaolt to which he coull not ; subscribe, That was the non-alionatton of ' land, Experience sho /red him that it could not be carried out without destroy- ; ing the policy of land settlement. ' Memoubnb, this day. hfr. Wilson, comniontiiif,' on Mr. Daglish's VIOW3, said that bo had not found the difficnlt'us complained of. The Labour Party were elected on a. clear-cut propmmmo, and thoroforo theto was no room ■ for dilfcoijcos of opinion between Mimafers and tho caucus. The trouble m 1 Wostetn Australia appeared to bo th:tt tbo i caucus was not too grossing to Mr. Dagf lish, but too generous, Ho ,uiado no at--3 tempt, while in office, to carry out the programme of tho party.