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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 5, 11 July 1891, Page 2

The Ballance G-overnment are getting iato hot water over the denominational question (says the Ohristchurch Weekly Press). Their party worked the Catholic vote very adroitly up and down the colony at the late general election. Mr Ballance owes his seat to it ; Mr Ward seems to be ma similar position. In Christchurch the Minister for Education was mainly indebted to it for his return, and the same may be said to the other members for the city. There is suppose! to be such a thing as gratitude in he hearts of . most people, but this is a quality which j does not exist on the Treasury Benches. I The Minister for .Education has proved himself to be the vorst opponent Catholic claims to education ever met with. The other members 'of the Government are equally oblivious of past favours. Not one of them will move in the matter. It 18 to be left to a private member to intro-i duce Mr Pyke's Bill. The U-overnmeufc will then have to face the music of unfulfilled promises. Such work as this is politically demoralizing. So long as can didates are prepared to promise anything to get votes there is little hope of either able or conscientious government. But there is one thing electors should do. They should accept uo excuses for broken promises.