The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1893. Another "Cry" by Sir Robert Stout

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 128, 18 April 1893, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1893. Another "Cry " by Sir Robert Stout

At last the " Great Liberal Party hare got a policy ! Sir lvobort Stout, the titled representative of the democracy, is the author. It is iv four words— " Trust in tho people." It would make a good heading for a child's copy-book, and that is how it struck Sir Eobert. There is a loftiness in the phrase which commends itself to us. We aro above " the poople " and we will trust in them ! Such has fiver boon the language of tho autocrat, and will bo to tho ond of time. There is a patronage about the phraso too, which must be pleasing to the humble proletariat who compose " the people." If an alleged " Tory "had said this thing the knighthood of Sir Robert Stout would have been offended to such an extent that ho would havo donned his armour (wig and gown) and run a tilt against his enemy until they both weltered in printers' ink. Mombors of the Ministry would have plumed their ruffled feathers, and with strut and crow called upon " the poople," as represented in their eyes by the unemployed, the lazy, and the " havenots " to resent this iusult to them on the persons of the workers, the industrious, and the thrifty. But because the great " Bottle Holder " of tho Ministry has said this thing the latter have adopted it an their cry with a childish readiness, which would bo amusing wore it not so pitiable. Sir Kobert Stout was a comparative failure as a politician, and he is equally a failure as a " cry " maker. It would bo interesting to know what he means by " tho people." It is within the bounds of possibility that ho only includes those who aro followers of the present party in power, with Sir Robert behind as a sort of wire-puller. The others — "social pests," business won, small . farmers, professional men, aud the intelligent or educated classes generally, aro not of " tho peoplo," and are therefore unworthy of consideration by so doughty a Knight as Sir Eobert Stout, who climbed to his pro sent elevation on the shoulders of " the great Liberal Party " — the democrats — who, while they have no chance of getting them, have such an utter aversion to such vanities, but who — like Sirßober Stout — weep like a calf (shades of Pantagrual !) when they are conferred upon them, through a political accident. Wo do not question the truth that the present Ministry havo gained largo numbers of recruits during the last twelve months from causes already fully detailed in our columns, but we object altogether to their having a " cry " foisted on them where there exists not tho slightest necessity for it — more especially when such would tend to set class against class. In connection with the accident to Mr Adolphus Goldfinch and bis family (particulars of which aro detailed in another column) we would like to urge upon the new member for No. 0 Ward, in the Manchester Road District, the urgent necessity which exists for haying these bad pieces of road made safer for vehicular or other traffic. What should be done is to put strong fences at the dangerous parts, so that the possibility of accident may be reduced to a minimum. The expense would be very trifling, while the advantages to travellers would be incalculable. We do not pretend to point out the whole of the places needing attention, but a few judicious enquiries made b.y the warden would obtain for him all the information he would require to enable him to form an opinion for himself on which to act.