. Essays and addresses on the Australian Commonwealth Bill . d their electors, to Premiers who have notbeen regarded as very favourable to democratic aspirations—hisadvice was, Take this bill, for if you dont a more democratic,a more national bill, will follow, and be forced on you. For theveiy reasons which induced Mr. Deakin to recommend and Sir John Forrest to take this bill, I should like tosee some delay in taking the bill. Mr. Deakins words are abso-lutely true—l< Tbe set of the tide is unmistakable—in a liberal,in a national Australian direction. Well, I confess that I sho
. Essays and addresses on the Australian Commonwealth Bill . d their electors, to Premiers who have notbeen regarded as very favourable to democratic aspirations—hisadvice was, Take this bill, for if you dont a more democratic,a more national bill, will follow, and be forced on you. For theveiy reasons which induced Mr. Deakin to recommend and Sir John Forrest to take this bill, I should like tosee some delay in taking the bill. Mr. Deakins words are abso-lutely true—l< Tbe set of the tide is unmistakable—in a liberal,in a national Australian direction. Well, I confess that I shouldprefer to take the tide at the full. We have known skippers towreck their ships by trying to clear the bar, and get into the openocean before the tide was at full. But I have done my duty, Ihope. Of course, Victoria will give a big majority for tins bill,as it is more in accord with the liberal principles of Victoria thanthe previous bill. All that we can do is to keep bravely on highthe flag of a broader, a saner, a nobler Australian The Problems of Federation. The Legislative (ouncil of New South Wales, havingrefused to pass the enabling bill trained to enable thecommonwealth bill, as amended by the six Premiers inconference, to be submitted to the vote of the people of NewSouth Wales for acceptance or rejection, certain additionalmembers were nominated by the Executive to the Council, andthe enabling bill was thereupon passed. The following address was delivered at the HibernianHall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, on the 3rd May, 1899, atthe request of the Hibernian-Australasian Catholic BenefitSociety. C 5 99 The Problems of Federation. An Address by Mr. H. B. Higgins, , Delivered at theRequest of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic BenefitSociety, on May 3, 1899, at the Hibernian Hall, Melbourne. WHEN your great association asked me, some two monthsago, to give an address on federation, I thought it betterto decline, until we should learn the fate
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