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McIlwraith said he would reintroduce the bill in committee, and make the recalcitrant members swallow it. He did reintroduce it, those previously against it voted for it, and it was carried by a majority. Those members who were compelled to stultify themselves did not forgive the Premier, and showed their resentment when the opportunity arose.
He replied, "Know nothing about the gentlemen mentioned; why don't you stand yourself?" Mr. J. B. Riley, of Vindex, happened to be in town. I showed him the wire, which he took, and went away. In the beginning of March, Mr. Riley, accompanied by others, presented me with a requisition to become the McIlwraith candidate.
In this were many able men, but none, not even the great chiefs McIlwraith and Griffith, could overshadow Macrossan. In his private life, which was most exemplary, I found Macrossan although it was said he was otherwise to be most tolerant to all who might differ from him in social and religious matters. Like most of his countrymen, he was, however, in politics, a strong, bitter partisan.
I replied, "I know nothing of politics, and have no desire to take them on." I remained over Christmas in Townsville, and arrived in Winton to celebrate the new year of 1888. Election news was the absorbing topic. I asked Sir Thomas McIlwraith by telegram who was the party's accredited candidate, giving certain names which were spoken of.
It is likely that McIlwraith could see farther into the future and dream dreams unthought of by others. The publication of McIlwraith's scheme without doubt gave the hint to Dutton, whose Land Act of 1884 was the inception of our present system of grazing farms.
The construction of the line up the range towards the Barron Falls was then going on, but we were unable to view the Falls. On our trip down, Mr. Philp mentioned that the McIlwraith party would require a representative for the Gregory in place of the late Mr. Thos. McWhannell. He hinted to me that probably my name as successor would be acceptable to Sir Thomas McIlwraith.
His colleagues dissented, holding the view that the then existing station would serve for a generation, or longer. McIlwraith resigned the premiership, but retained the office of Vice-President of the Executive Council. Mr. B. D. Morehead succeeded him as Premier, but there were no other changes in the personnel of the Cabinet.
He was different to his great opponent McIlwraith, both in character and mental construction. McIlwraith was by nature impatient and irritable. Griffith, on the contrary, was very patient, and maintained a great control of his temper. This enabled him to frequently have his views adopted when they might not be, if too strongly forced.
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