Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1893. A Government Candidate!

Manawatu Herald, 17 October 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1893. A Government Candidate !

» Until now it has been the usual custom for political parties to support candidates whose views were in unison with those of the leaders of ; the party, but all things change, and so -has this arrangement been upset in the case of -the Palmerston election. Three - years ago Mr Pirani contested the Foxton electorate; "unsuccessfully, and his programme was as wild and one-sided as to be ■ thorgughh jn ke^pine^wUh, theGovenflcaent of tneldayl/ ]JH&iiEIgIE he received the support and encouragement of those who call themselves the great': Lilfofal cpifjty, but the common sense of the men who fornv, the bi^clf-bone ;of the couptry, tb\e small farmers, plaped a better representative ot fcMir 'in' terests in -Parliament. In our opposition to Mr Pirani we un •fortunately^ lost hj,s kjlqdly feehiig, but as tipf srMotnff maitel's and^naa matemlly^aUßred^r Pirani's' political views, we trust that a pleasanter feelfif %win 'i*m. prevail/ Thl 1 glamour of, the maritime jstrike.. was over tM- last election, which' acfce^ /in many ways.jm.jth.6 .viewg of the candidates. Now •this' exciting 'elenjeiit.is.wianting ano) Mr, Pivani, in his spublished address, trims his Sails to catch the favouring help of the less exciteable portion of the community. If Mr;Piraiji i^ncere, and we hasten to state webejieye )ie in" th«r ''platform for : the 'coining electioni m are ; p^ased iof;?ay ;> ihat' "mo&fc'^f his plank's' ; sn'cH !as will me6t with' general approval, as he 'desires to see Education Boards abolished;-' school - "disfaicta made large, r lnßpeoVora to be 1 peripatetic, and teachers placed under the con! I

trb^pf the Department.' r He fafourS' perpetual leases for . land tenure, granting however the right of the lessee to purchase up to a certain area. The Customs duties he wants abolished on the necessaries of life. - j ! Jifi.;.liiQiioj.: qnesMnu .he. I * nn ardent prohibitionist, no compensation, no committees, only a Resident Mnrjipfcrnie fo deal with cases. Ghaw*able- A Ul~ n-nd - • -Hosprtais—hewould makt! a charge on the con sulidntfd Ke.vepijy.C : J; '< ? It wfl be at^orice sefin that^ these planks do nut represent the actions or vu'.vvs of the and hve ■.vprfliiorcfore very .surprised to find that the Pi-emiov afc a meeting in Feilding lrtsfc wool? dec Tared that Mr Pi rani would receive the support of ilm fSovfvnmcnfc in his election. "Why the Prouriev, who has just succeeded in passing a Liquor Bill so much in favour oi the brewers, should desire to support a candidate who must, from his address, go over at once to Sir Eobert Stout directly the Liquor question is again brought up in Parliament, is, to say the least, astonishing, anckeyidenoie* the 1 unsoundness of the Premier upon this important question, or his ''po&r opinion of the capabilities df'-Jhe* candidate it delighteth him to-an-: nounce he supports. The Premier can reckon one vote against his Government when this crops up. It appears singular that the Minister of Education should desire to see Mr Pirani returned to Parliament, to stir him up to tackle the amendments needed in the Education as up td now', he has passed a very happy time. Unless this Minister stirs he will have to reckon that the candidate his Goveinriient are going to help to return to Parliament, will, follow some other 'leader who will give effect tq his views, so that once again the Government appear desirous of getting a vote against them. The joy that the Minister of Lands will experience, can only be imagined, when he learns that Mr Pirani is to have the assistance of the Government, whilst he holds such diame--trical views on the land question to his own. The 'Minister desires to see a nation of lessees whom he can bully, whilst Mr Pirani is desirous of enabling them to escape from this thraldom and become independant owners. It appeal's hard td see where Mr Pirani's support wiU be of j much value to the Minister of Lands. Money must be had presently by the Government, and the .financial position oi the colony does not afford much prospect of a loan being raised within it, and therefore the Treasurer will have a vote against Mmr wheßL/he^ proposes to borrow in Loud'ori^" if "Mi- "Pirani is returned. We can appreciate the Treasurer's dismay afc the proposal to decrease his surplusses by the suggestion that Custom duties be taken off the necessaries of life. Where, he will want. to know, are the funds to come from to keep the co-operative works going. Mr Pirani's other proposal to relieve the local bodies from the charges for Hospital' and Charitable Aid, by making them a charge upon the Consolidated' Revte'nne; will- not tend to strengthen the love and affection between candidate and ; Minister.' This make?; the fourth Minister whoso aims and objects are opposed to Mr Pivani's political views, yet thr-y desire to see him elected ! The important '•question thaj? |s, aji-pne with tire .Governrifsnt ■ kn^jjrH opposition" to^tfie" eTectoi'st on" "the management of the railways, but this js- outweighed by the. other, important ones he is so decidedly again*3t them.' We congratulate Mr Pirani generally upon his present political views, they are ever so much superior tothose he held three years ago, that, with one on two exceptions, there would be no reason* why the most conservative of setters, should not, "accord him their v support. The platform exhibits a "better acquaintance;" xyith" the liVeSj. 4 babit . and wishes* 1 of the settlers, thus 'giving promise of a still further improvement in the future. We should like to see Mr Pirani cast off the helping handrof (MvQS&ei&tiand VstaaclajNj* < .boldly as an_ indenendent^ .member, [as he inVst r b9.away^hat & ciannot support the Government, judged by their past administration, and he would instil greater' "confidence in those who agree with him, but do not agree with the r rjmj<*n|, f by. being} j|ri/£^ereii Q)^ laliji s^po^jel| obligatiani to thebu We^WlievW such a step would insure his return.