The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1885. Political

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 26, 11 August 1885, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1885. Political

The New Zealand Parliament now assembled in Wellington is in the most wonderful position ever occupied by any Legislature since the establishment of representative Government in the South Seas. The Government is in the hands of men who, in their collective capacity, do not possess a wovkiug majority of the House. There is no real leader of the Opposition for there exists no party who can claim this title. There are in point of fact no leaders at all on either side, or if they claim that title the absence of any following shows it to be undeserved or unmerited. The Ministers have personal friends but no political partisans. The opinion of members that the Yogel Ministry As a huge blunder is almost unanimous yet none of them seem to desire to occupy the Treasury Benches. A rumour has been floating about that another combination Ministry would be attempted to be formed in order to govern during the recess, while Sir Julius Yogel would be appointed Agent General in place of Sir Dillon Bell who would be irritated int« resigning that position. Whether this rumour is worthy of the slightest credence we are not in a position to say, but it would appear to us that the fate of the Stout- Yogel alliance ought to act as a monitor to the originators of such a scheme, and deter them from the dangers of a similar attempt. It is said that a meeting of members of all sections of tho House will be held, at which it will be decided whether or not a no-confi-dence motion shall be brought down, and if so by whom it shall be moved. It is not expected that either Major Atkinson or Mr Oemond will be the mover, but some less marked politician will be appointed to undertake the task. We certainly do not approve of this kind of Government by caucuses, and would much prefer that members would be outspoken in their places in the House, and let their constituents know what part they are taking in the political drama. If they are afraid of losing the confidence of their constituents by their saying or doing anything either for or against the present Ministry, we think such fears are utterly groundless. Constituencies are in as thick a fog as the members themselves as to "the political position" and it may be truly said that they are as eagerly waiting for that bold man who will " bell the cat." or undertake to lead the House out of its present darkness into political light and life.