. David Syme, the father of protection in Australia. king. The works which he gave to the world on industrialscience, on Darwinism, and on metaphysics show a mind richlystored and a penetrating and subtle insight. Little known inAustralia, some of these works have had a far-reaching influencein America, and have not left even the economic thought ofEngland unaffected. David Syme, by every rule of measure-ment, was essentially a great, if in some respects a narrowman. Had his field been wider his influence would, it is safeto say, have reached further. For he was of that mould whichcompels circ
. David Syme, the father of protection in Australia. king. The works which he gave to the world on industrialscience, on Darwinism, and on metaphysics show a mind richlystored and a penetrating and subtle insight. Little known inAustralia, some of these works have had a far-reaching influencein America, and have not left even the economic thought ofEngland unaffected. David Syme, by every rule of measure-ment, was essentially a great, if in some respects a narrowman. Had his field been wider his influence would, it is safeto say, have reached further. For he was of that mould whichcompels circumstances to personal ambition and to far-seeingdesign. The chief significance of these tributes lies in thefact that, with one or two exceptions, they were paidto the Australian Founder of Protection by powerfulFree Trade papers, the organs of the Conservativeparty which had met so many defeats at DavidSymes hands. It will be seen that, while some made the ad-mission with reluctance, none ventured to deny thathe was, as indeed he was, a great (By permission of Sydney Bulletin.) INDEX Adelaide Advertiser, The, appre- Age, The—continued. ciation of David Syme, quoted,318-19 Adelaide Register, The, apprecia-tion of David Syme, quoted,319-20 Africa, the, sailing ship, 52 n1. Age, The— See also Syme, v Syme, see that Symes identificationwith, v-vii, xxv-xxxi; theoffice in Elizabeth Street, viii;the office in Collins Street, ix ;political influence, xvii, xviii;Ebenezer Syme on the edi-torial staff, 40 ; the brothersCooke, 45-46; David Symejoins his brother, 45 ; pur-chased by the brothers Syme,48—49 ; David Syme assumescontrol, 52-54 ; the first boy-cotts, 56-59; the only Pro-tectionist paper in Melbourne,58-59; first editors andcontributors, 60-65 ; policy,64-65 ; the peoples championon the land question yj—83 ; its first great victory,87; attack on OShanassyand Duffy, 87-88 ; boycott by the merchants, 88-89 ; squat-ters pretend ownership, 8
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