Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily, Newspaper on the West Coast. MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1884. SIR JULIUS. VOGEL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 176, 23 June 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily, Newspaper on the West Coast. MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1884. SIR JULIUS. YOGEL.

Sir Julius Yogel ; has at length decided to offer himself as -"candidate for a New Zealand constituency, and on the 1 3th inst. met the electors' bf Ashburton and announced -liis. policy. At the time that Sir Julius first decided to stand,, once 'more 'tor the ''j^^'j2eala^a'|rariiaK rhenti,;' j( a ( general stir^ wjas created, m: all parts i ; of the "colony., .-. Whether amongst his friends and supporters, or m the ranks of those who most strongly .opposed him, none could deny that his arrival amongst us must necessarily have a very material effects ow the Government' of the country, immediately on his entering theHbusb. 1 ' Whether' the effects will- be beneficial or prejudicial to the country, still remains to be fce'en. .; but oh this. p oint, as Wmosi, others,! political parti-S cannot, 'of course,' agree. All we are sure of is that §ir Julius is here, that he is likely to be a candidate at the next general election, that he is morally. certain to be returned by some electorate or ; other, and that when m ~ the House he is not m the least likely to remain a silent member. Nor is it surprising that hisjwlventjimpngst.. us has created this stir m political circles. There are few residents m the colony who have' not heard of the great scheme" for Public Works which Sir Julius Yogel designed. \ The .country was comparatively youngs still'hiOre sparsely settled than now, and inhabited by ,thbus-y ands fewer human beings; His views were bohTand prospective, and hadf vasjf projects for • their airjjf. Millions were to be borrowed arid laid'out m railways v and huge epterlprises. The future was to be drawn upon for large sums, and what was then a young and almost uncivilised though rich arid promising country, was to be opened up by a complete system of roads, railways, and other requirements for the propagation of remunerative industries and a growing and prosperous trade. The proposals were extensive, and appalled some of the legislators, but their designer, was m the zenith of his power and the measures were, to a degree at all events, carried. Years have since passed away, millions have been borrowed, arid millions have been spent. Sir Julius again appears on the scene. He is now older and more decrepid ; he delivers his address to the Ashburton electors seated, and upon arrival m Wellington is carried from the steamer to the carriage. His presence causes unbounded' joy to his ■ supporters, and unconcealed dissatisfaction to his opponents — and not unnaturally. He comes upon us as ; a strau'ger > would, -. and sees us as others see us. He finds our commerce m a general state of stagnation, and bur business men;' complaining generally of depression. He finds our railways lying m an incomplete stated and being made by fits and starts, five miles or so at a time. He hears us complain that they-do not pay, arid no .wonder, whew two extremities of a line are njarje * and, the 'Central portibn_. not eyen commenced. He sees vast suriis of th| i money on which an anff nual liability has been incurred, bef? ing spent; on^Otago Central ra.il-4 ways and such Jike ; he finds Ministers, to use his own words, vicing with' one "another as to who can most shake public confidence m the country, and m one word, to use an expressive phrasej S he see 6 us as others see us. In his platform Sir Julius does, npt quijtej show us .what trerhejoV ies should, m his opinion, be applied ; butperhaps this could not be expected' from ; him at the present time. He seems still to think the country can profitably bear further borrowing, but, only for distinct objects/ Hg Vp^lS Mb io see capitalists cjDme tq _jsw _lealand wjth gay four or five thousand pounds each, ( but not too many laborers ; he^oon-s : siders the property tax an inquisitorial institution, as taxing improvemehtsi arid money lent on mortgage; arid hb objects to the formation of a Federal Council. All. of these forrh a very general platform, and show no distinct lines upon which he 'may intend to strike out if returned. One thing, however, can- r not be denied, either by frierids 1 or' supporters.'' The cOloriy is at the ; present time, m just such a state as

to require a thorough political overhauling, and whether Sir Julius Yogel attempts it or anyone else, the work will be a most arduous and extensive one.