. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. RIGHT HON. SIR GEORGE TURNER, (VICTORIA),FEDERAL TREASURER. with the ballot instead of the bullet, we accepted the voteand began to agitate for another. If the vote had beenhostile it would have been serious ; but, as it was, therewas hope. In the other colonies the majorities had beenlarge for the Bill, and the Premiers naturally objected tore-openin
. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. RIGHT HON. SIR GEORGE TURNER, (VICTORIA),FEDERAL TREASURER. with the ballot instead of the bullet, we accepted the voteand began to agitate for another. If the vote had beenhostile it would have been serious ; but, as it was, therewas hope. In the other colonies the majorities had beenlarge for the Bill, and the Premiers naturally objected tore-opening the question because of a discontentedminority in New South Wales, but the day after thereferendum Mr. Reid telegraphed to the other Premiersand began the fight all over again. He wanted to secureamendments that would be acreeable to New South FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. 41 Wales, for federation without our colony was like theplay of Hamlet with the Prince of Denmark left Parliament was dissolved on July 8th, and the fighttook a new shape. Mr, Reid took one side as theLiberal Federal Party and Mr. Barton led the otherside as the National Federal Party. Then the educa-tion of the electorates began HOX. ALFRED DEAKIN (VICTORLV),FEDERAL ATTORNEY-GENERAL. CHAPTER VIII The moment a great question is taken up by apolitical party, it is in dangeY of losing its federation question never did that, but the result ofthe General Election in July, 1898, was very Reid defeated Mr. Barton in the King Division ofSydney, but Mr. Reids large Parliamentary majorityhad dwindled away to about four, including the LabourParty; three Ministers had also lost their seats, but therewas no anti-federal party in the new House. Everybody 42 FROM COLONY TO COMMONWEALTH. understood that the country wanted federation, and thestrongest opponents thereto—and there were many—simply opposed the bill, as it stood, not the idea. Assoon as Parliament met, Mr. Reid in
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