The Globe. MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1876.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 553, 27 March 1876, Page 2

The Globe. MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1876.

Last Saturday the green-eyed monster took possession of the press in the “ City of the Plains,” when the Times and the Press went hand in hand in the carping line of business. The Times dished up for public perusal a hash, the ingredients for which were culled from the leaves of questionable Joe Millers, musty books of proverbs, poet’s pen, and scriptural allusions. The Press had an article on what could not by any possibility be commented upon, for the simple reason that the details which the “I want to know you know’, style of the article so redoudns with are as yet undetermined. We are, we confess, puzzled to understand to what object this partnership of idea tends, but we are not incapable of discerning that a role of jealousy preponderates in both. There is no doubt, that had Sir Julius Vogel taken the two journals into his confidence and explained to them the minutue of the Gfovernment’s intentions, that they would have been placed in a position to heap load upon lo i d of objectionable sarcasm upon his proposals, But Sir Julius Vogel possibly did not think it would add to the credit of the Ministry to promote those journals to the standing of Privy Councillors; and we have a very strong opinion that he was right. There will be plenty of time for frivolous objections and sensorious effusions when the Ministry brings forward its financial statement. What we object to is the persistency with which these attacks upon the Premier’s policy are indulged in ; but we surmise that the writers of the style of article to which we allude have bobbies of their own. They may as well undertake the task of shifting the great Pyramid with a hand-barrow, or the emptying the Pacific with a cullender, as to expect Sir Julius Vogel at the present moment to give them the definite information on the points they appear to be so very anxious about before he has the necessary details at his command from which to elaborate the items. We are satisfied that it would be a most injudicious proceeding (were a Ministry even so disposed) to trumpet forth matters relating to departmental changes before those changes had been made subject to close examination, and we are perfectly content that those who have the planning of the necessary machinery for the working of the proposed improvements should be allowed reasonable time for the formation and production of the estimates of expenditure therewith connected. The constitutional complaint of John Bull is his pocket, so it is with New Zealand ; and if we were to take for granted that there was any truth to be found in the array of figures which are so constantly brought forward by the carping fraternity for the purpose of blinding the people to the actual condition of the progress of the colony, we should have no resource but to be convinced that New Zealand was on its last legs. It would be a great relief to this country were these alarmists to secure what little possessions they may have and retire before the ship founders; but they never dream of moving;—when they do, we may indeed begin to think that the sun of prosperity will cease to shine, and we shall witness a stampede, such as sailors say they have witnessed ffptn ft doomed yeiieJ ere the puti to eea.