Marlborough Times. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1880.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 178, 3 December 1880, Page 2

Marlborough Times. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1880.

Til r last session of Parliament proved i to all students of Constitutional ' Coverninent as applied to the Colonies, the misleading tendencies of using such phrases as “ Conservative” and “Liberal” in designating the parties into which our New Zealand Legislature, and similar bodies elsewhere, are divided. The term “ Con- j servative ” is usually taken to mean j retaining things as they are. In England the term lias a particular | reference to the power of the Crown, j the privileges of the aristocracy, and i the Established Church. “ Liberal- j ism ” is a term applied usually to the j attempt to reform the institutions of i the country, as the progress of the j times may seem to those holding ad- I vanced views to require. Similar j institutions not being in existence j here, the terms, “ Liberal ” and “Con- i servative ” are mere, misnomers, and j a glance at the list of the members in !

our House of Representatives will show that the present Ministry, although called Conservative is supported by the staunchest and ablest Liberals in the House. These terms in fact have changed their meaning, and if they have obtained any popular secondary signification at all, they mean respectively all who have property, as against those who have none. Taking Liberalism to mean, however, for the purposes of our argument, that line of policy which removes all legislative obstacles from the path of the working classes to opulence or distinction, provided they have the necessary qualifications, we shall find the key which will enable

us to determine who arc the real Liberals or friends of the people. One party in the Colony has become mere Greviles, irrespective of Sir Geo. Grey’s policy or broken promises, a party, luckily for the working classes, getting weaker every day, and whose j policy it seemed to be to drive all capital out of the country. A review > of the actions of both parties for the i past four years will indicate very correctly which of the two are the true friends of the people. Political econo- , mists tell us, and without doubt they are right, that the evidence i

| and sources of wealth ai'e com- : inerce, manufactures, and agrieuli ture. Developing these then in ! the direction of producing the greatest i good to the greatest number, would | he sound policy ; and doing it so as to injure no class and benefit all i would be real statesmanship. The i Grey party, when they obtained ! power, promised settlement on - the J laud ; a good policy without doubt, ; but at the same time they coupled it | with the threat of ruining the holders j of large properties, which was wretehc d j statesmanship. The professions, ! speeches, and promises of the politij eians culminated, however, in settling no one on the land : the good policy was not carried out, but the country was plunged into debt. An objectionable— because a class—tax was imposed, called the land tax ; a threat to impose a further tax whose incidence would increase in the ratio to the amount of land held, effectually ! frightened capitalists, and caused fears ! for the stability of our institutions ! in the English money market. To j sum up then, the Greyite, or so-called j “Liberal party” : It did no good, it j did not even attempt it, and every j person whose pay is reduced, or who j is out of employment, is experiencing ! the great ovi Is brought upon thocountry j by Sir G-. Grey and his blind followers. I The present holders of office and j their supporters, on the other hand, a j composed of ruuholders and of such i declared Liberals as Messrs Saunders and Moorhouse, form a coalition j which Ins effectually checked the j charlatanism of Sir George Grey’s i party, and they show evidence of being in earnest in promoting the three great sources of national wealth and progress. We need on’y mention their opening up of land on deferred payments in various parts of the colony, and in order to secure cmi plovers of labor in the same locality, j they are selling alternate sections for j cash. Thus the poor man taking up a small section of land on deferred ; payments, will be able to obtain emI oloyment from his more wealthy j neighbor. Much, however, as settlement is to be desired, it can be overdone, and it is to be hoped that we j shall have no such rush on to deferred- '■ payment sections as ruined numbers : of the working-classes in Victoria. Their tariff again is calculated to encourage local industries by placing 1 5 per cent, on sundry manufactured ; articles on entering the colony, and we are glad to find that in the great centres of population manufactures are being established. As yet only ! the thin end of the wedge lias been j inserted but ive have little doubt that during next session a distinctively ! protective policy will be, inaugurated j and so far as M arlborough is concern- ! ed we hope to see its residents, the ; majority of whom have families growing up coming boldly to the front and demanding that occupations and : labour shall be provided for the rising i generation. It will not servo the purpose that one party or a bare maj jority of the people seeks the estab- ; lishmentof local industries, capitalists ; and skilled labourers must be assured j that the country as a whole is

thoroughly in earnest in the matter. As a monopoly of agricultural land is ruinous to agricultural progress, so also isa monopoly of our trade by other countries; and it will bo]seen then that the real Liberals and those moderate Conseratives who assist them, have a diiiic ’t part to play. First in battling with that charlatanism which aims at working on the passions of the ignorant ; secondly imposing a fair slia _, o of the burdens of the State on those best able to bear them ; and thirdly by encouraging settlement and manufactures in opposition to the interest of those who gain by repressing both. Our readers will see that the present Government is doing much in the right direction for the benefit of the people*, and that if they enunciate a distinctive protectionist policy, as we expect they will, they will thereby deserve the support of every will wisher of the colony and especially of every working man. Of course, we are aware that there is a section in every com-

j munity, the hangers on of some : political demagogue, who, dead to the ' interest of the colony, and alive only I to their own petty ambition, avill I oppose everything on mere political I grounds, unless advanced by theirV : selves. Such people are only dani gerous to the course of progress, and are the real friends of those whom they pretend to oppose by disgusting i that largo class of moderate, and reI spcctable people who are ashamed to I associate with mere demagogue, and have penetration enough to fathom their motives.

i We observe another effusion of Mr. Hcn- | derson’s in Wednesday’s Erpre •«, in which he attempts to wrigf.de out of the position we have placed him in. Has he written to : Waitohi ? it is not so far off. In the ordii nary intercourse of the world, when a person is flatly contradicted lie either proves his assertions or apologises. We i stated that Mr. Maeklin is paid less than j any other bead master of his standing. In the Annual lteport of the Education De--1 partment for the year 1579-SO we find that I there are in the highest class, 81, five head masters of schools, whose salaries arc as follows : Mr. Yearn ly, Wanganui, £f>oo ! per annum; Mr. Montgomery, Otago, £170: Mr. Beattie, Oamaru, £400; Mr. • Scott, South Canterbury. £4!S; and Mr. Maeklin, Blenheim, £33-4 Two teachers in class Bl remain, namely, Mr. Williamson ' of Wanganui, £2O-4, with an average : attendance of 03 scholars, he is not a head I master ; and Mr. Watkins, assistant in the

Normal School, Christchurch, £250. Ths Head Masters of District High Schoole have, in addition to salaries and allowances paid by Education Boards, a proportion of fees, which gives them exactly the amounts wo have previously stated. Instead of replying to the statistics which were quoted by us when treating of this subject in a previous article, Mr. Henderson singles out Otago, which stands alone in having so many as 41 pupils to eacli teacher. Here it is just possible his ignorance of the subject may have misled him, but, if such is the case, that ignorance must be very dense indeed when lie has the fact staring him in the face that 53 is thojaverage number of pupils taught by one teacher in the colony. A trained, or even a partially ignorant mind would, one would thhik, ask the reason of this before rushing into print. A person knowing anything of the matter is aware that in Otago boys and girls are mixed, and therefore larger classes can lie formed. Otago thus can show 41 pupils for each teacher, while North and South Canterbury have 32 and 30 respectively, because they have separate girls’ schools. Before, then, Mr. Henderson can get out of the corner in which he has placed himself, he must prove the YVaitohi .School was taught by one teacher. We are not criticising the Inspector’s Report, at present we are dealing with the premises on which Mr. Henderson built up an attack on the Borough Schools. That gentleman has also to prove that some teachers of equal standing have less salary elsewhere than in Blenheim. And we will put before him a third proposition, which we imagine will meet his case, namely, to find any District High School or public school in the colony that has passed more pupils in the higher Standards or in the Civil Service Examinations than the Blenheim High School. Until this is done [we apj rehend that all lovers of fair play who look for correct statements of facts from public men, will pay very little attention to side issues or covert sneers. It is not the interests of education which are at the bottom of these attacks.

A letter from Mr McNab, solictor, re theOmakaDistrict, and a communication from a Melbourne Correspondent, are holdover until our next issue.

There was no meeting of the Awatcre Road Board on Tuesday owing to the want of a t/uonoii.

A meeting of the Swimming Club was held at Bush’s Hotel, on Tuesday evening, when a programme of races was drawn up and will be advertised. The Rev. Mr Mitchell, a Church of England clergyman, has arrived in Blenheim and will, we understand, officiate as assistant to the Venerable Archdeacon Butt.

Or, reference to our advertising columns will be seen the abridged prospectus of the Caswell Sound Marble, Portland Cement, and Mining Company, Limited, the Share list of which close on the I.sth inst.

A meeting of the Committee of the Horticultural Society was held at the Club Hotel on Wednesday evening, when judges were appointed for the show to be held on the 29th inst. Some additions were made to the programme, and other routine business transacted.

The Spring Creek Rivers Board met on Wednesday last when a letter was read from Mr Conoly stating that on the application of the Chairman of the Lower Wairau Rivers Board the Court had decided to have the case re-divers-cn of the Omaka tried by special jury on the 14th inst. The Board will meet again on Wednesday, the Bth inst at 7 p.m. The reports of the Spring Creek Road and Rivers Board will appear in our next issue.

An inquiry lias bcenlheld at Havelock, before Mr Inspector Aelieson into certain charges brought by Mr King and others against Police Sargant Hogan for exceeding Ins duty in making sundry arrests on alleged insufficient ground. Severalwitneas were examined who testiinonly is stated to have been unfavorable to Hogan. The Inspector will forward a report to the Government and it is thought probable that lie will recommend Sargent Hogans removal to another district.

A Press Consultation on the Dunedin Cup to be run on the 24tli Fcburary next is advertised. There are to be 3C )0 shares at £1 each. The first horse will receive £BOO, the 2nd £SOO, the 3rd £3OO, £OOO will he divided amondst the starters, and £BOO amongst the non-starters. The Treasurer will pay £SO amongst persons who place correctly the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd horses, “Tips” will be received up to the 23rd February. Tickets and further particulars can he obtained from the local agent, Mr J. Tait, M.uamoKornir Trains office.

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