The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1879.

Temuka Leader, Issue 187, 18 October 1879, Page 2

The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1879.

The Hall Goveanmenfc are still in office staying off the no-confidence motion from day to day, well knowing that they would bo turned out if it came on. This has eyer been a part of Mr Hall’s tactics. Ho one will deny that he is a knowining It is made quite plain, however, that neither the country nor the House are in favor of the Hall Government. The Ministers themselves know it also, but they want to keep hunting np “ any ” little error or supposed error of the former Ministry’s administration Hitherto they have been singularly unsuccessful. Like all the lies and assertions made against Sir George Grey, they have turned out to be without bottom, or are extravagant exaggerations. Sir George has really put them all to shame by the honorable and manly way he has acted, since the Hall party got a rote of no-confidence carried by the vacillating Pyke and place-hunting Stewart, both now going to the other side, shows the country that the Hall party really were in a minority when they took office, and they therefore ought to leave the Government Benches at once, and lot the

business of the country be placed in the bands of gentlemen in whom the Colony ha a confidence. The great mass of the people have not a favorable opinion of the Honorable Mr Hall’s political honesty, and he knows it, no one better. Sir George made a brilliant speech on Wednesday night,and the leading papers all speak highly of it. The Wellington people now regret very much that Sir #corge is not still in office. They see the great difference between his straightforward dealings, and that of the trimming Hall. Sir George told them plainly the truth that Messrs Hall and Rolleston are, and ever have been, the leaders in the Canterbury land ring, and that Mr Hall, as we stated, came down from the upper house to represent this class. He nor Mr Rolleston has never given any evidence [of being Liberals till the pre_ sent, and the people do not believe them. The Hon. Mr Rolleston made one of those hot-tempered speeches, which we all know he is addicted to, & specimen of which he exhibited at Papanui. There is no hate worse than love turned to hate. Sir Rolleston, at the opening of the Christchurch and Timaru railway entertainment, did not apparently think there was another man on earth to be compared with Sir George Grey. How he seams to be to him what it is said a red rag i 8 to a bulk Ho sooner does the late Premier begin to speak than his wrath works up like a beer cask, until be boils over, and then be must have ventilation to it or he would burst. His speech on Thursday last confirms what we have often stated, that he will never make an eminent statesman.

Personally, we have nothing to say agams Mr Rolleston, putting politics aside, hut as a politician he will never shine. The Hal Government (we term it such, because Mr Hall is more the autocrat in it than ever Sir ; George Grey was) is waiting to see what will turn up, in the hopo that a sp! it may take place in the Opposition party to weaken it, bo they may beable to have some decentexcuse to retain office, This is not likely to occur, as neither Otago nor Auckland will tolerate the Hall Government, and (we need not again repeat it) the Canterbury people never will Ho sooner were the late Government settled down to work than Mr Hall and a few others began to annoy them in every possible way, — taunting them that shey were ready to take a vote of want of confidence. This, be it remembered, when a few of the Government supporters were absent, and as a bait to the wavering, promised to bring in the Government’s Liberal measures. Mr Hall would brook no delay. How, however, when th e tables are turned, and the House want the present Ministry out, they flatly tell them they will not go, till after every stratagem has failed. The amount of unwarrantable .abuse heaped upon Sir George by a laud ring clique, was proof that they would stick at nothing to carry their point. Liberal elector s Tn every part of the colony should be on the watch, and if need bo petition the Gover ner to turn them out, and let us have astrong Government, who will be able to to ca~ry on the business of the country. The Ha 1 ! Party* we said at the time, endangered the loan by delaying it unt : l the favorable moment would be past. We are sorry tn have to say that it has had that effect. If the loan had been sent Homo a month sooner it would have been negotiated before now. How,. however, obstacles are said to be in the way. ard Major Atkinson, as he did once before, by an extravagantly exagerated statement, is. trying to damage the credit of the country. This is playing into the Hall-Ro I leston deque, who, t is well known, »~e not at heart in favor o a loan, their policy being, as it always has been, to keep back the country. Mr Macanil rew is the coming man, whom all eyes am upon • he is a well-known tried faithful servant of his country and commands a large following, and the present Premier must give p’aco.