The Fielding Star. THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 1884. The New Parliament

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 23, 7 August 1884, Page 2

The Fielding Star. THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 1884. The New Parliament

♦ To-day may safely be called an anxious one to the people of the whole Colony. The day of the general elections was one fraught with care and anxiety to many, but the excitement which is invariably attendant upon such a season assisted in a great degree to make the emotions pleasurable. These were accentuated when the candidate who had our support was placed at the head of the poll, while the sense of defeat when our favorite was rejected was without any feeling of humiliation when we were conscious of having done our " level best " to j secure his return. But to-day is devoid of all these counteracting influences. All we can do is to sit quietly and hope for the best. What that best is there are many divergent views and opinions, but after all these can only result in the hard fact that the whole Colony hopes that a strong and united Government will be formed under the leadership of able and just men, who will conduct the business of the country wisely and discreetly. It | is also hoped that an Opposition possessing equally good qualities will be gathered together, so that a proper check may be given to any extravagance or hasty legislation. Given these two great factors, the prosperity of the Colony is assured as far as Parliamentary assistance can be concerned. Otherwise, the advance in the price of wool, with the increased value of stock, and the easiness of the money market will protect us in some measure from the consequence of bad government. We do not anticipate that even with the certain prospect of an increased i >venue from all sources that there will be any reduction made in taxation. The condition of the Colonial Treasury makes that almost impossible. Any Treasurer who proposed to do bo would be displaying both weakness and incompetence. The present Parliament is strongly leavened with some of the best political talent the House has known in the past, while some of the new members are men of marked ability, and who, in other public capacities, have displayed considerable administrative talent. On these the eyes of their constituents will be anxiously fixed, while their every movement will be watched to see that the promises made before their election are kept nearly to the letter. For ourselves our desire is to see a Ministry formed which will contain the names of Atkinson and Yogel, for in these we believe there is strength.