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<p>[Page 77]</p><p>political newcomers have the one goal of attaining office, power and a high income. To this end, they usually start, like W.M. Hughes, Sir Joseph Cook et al, as trade union agitators, redder than red, working their way up to high office and gradually turning more liberal. In this regard, Sir Joseph Cook is said to be a prototype. The last premier of NSW before Holman was McGowan [James McGowen], a trained blacksmith who hailed from very humble beginnings and more by accident became premier. The two main parties could not agree on a candidate and in the end opted for the third choice. McGowan, of course, soon made a trip to England to present himself to the ruling gentlemen there. During his visit in London he came past a building where men were hammering holes into iron plates. He took off his coat and his top hat, seized a hammer from one of the workers and produced a string of perfectly shaped holes. Huge astonishment, apotheosis of the Premier of NSW, big hooray and fraternisation, and last but not least, reams</p>