Nor would any party like to trust to a weak man the great power which a Cabinet government commits to its Premier. The Premier, though elected by Parliament can dissolve Parliament. Members would be naturally anxious that the power which might destroy their coveted dignity should be lodged in fit hands. They dare not place in unfit hands a power which, besides hurting the nation, might altogether ruin them. We may be sure, therefore, that whenever the predominant party is divided, the un royal form of Cabinet government would secure for us a fair and able Parliamentary leader⁠—that it would give us a good Premier, if not the very best. Can it be said that the royal form does more?

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