Newspaper Ideas.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 178, 20 July 1901, Page 4

Newspaper Ideas.

A dene* of a lot has boer. p nited about thi i.xavfini 'icpii ieof tlx* Aaetiftlian soldiers iu South Africa. Yet within a fortnight we hear of a mutiny on thfe Morayshire, of 100 men who went ashore on the same vessel at Melbourne, and refused to go on to Bydcey except by rail, and of “rising” of troops in Nev Zealand during the ducal celebrations, the latter marked by a public outbun-t ot temper On the part of the Oommardaut that would have disgraced Billingsgate. Discipline .'—Adelaide Critic. We can underst nd the Piemier’t \3 ' gret when he received news of Mr HalK : Jones’s resignation. It has pleased certain small-minded persons 'on tis ; Ministerial Press to belittle the char cter of the Minister for Public Wor «, and to sneer at him as a sort of fift i wheel to the Cabinet coach. He has-, however, proved himself a capable Mmv ister, hardworking and practical, and there is no d mbt that ha would be missed not only by the Premi r, but that his 'Recession Prom the Cabinet would weaken it as an administrative body.—Napier Tel-graph. Probably Mr Scddon holds it better to be a king in the hearts of the pe. pie than a peer in Burke.—LytteboA Times.

Our Eluiation Act is a wonderful structure but it is a car of 'Agge amity which crushes out of a teacher his highef and nobler powers, and reduces him to ‘be b vel of a “ piss”-grabbing michine. Mu itCrton Times.

But it is to the visiting jouroaK as, d through the n to thj of Urea; Bri «in, that we must l>ok for that and impartial notice which will direct the go'den streams of European tourists to M L. shores.—Christchurch SpSjtatOr.

It is high time that this hypocritical profession of zeal for public morale-WaS put an end to. Toe Post Office has nb right to stand exempt fruin peuabiea which it imposes on every other agehef employed in the promotion of racing sweeps.—Auckland Star. Whatever may be the cau-n of the world-wide decline in the rate at which population has hitherto inc: eased, there is no doubt that these 'colonies, and moth especially our own islands, are sp dally -iubj et to these influences.-Auckland Star.

The country needs anOpposi ion. Tfl i interests of the great bulk of -the people a e always in jeopardy when he ru n.ug section is removed from the fear of effective critioi in in the form of a well supported “ no-confidence” motijn.Nap er Telegraph.

To frustrate combination and » oii •- po!s in regard to co.d espeo ally so far g Slate s rvicei are cone.rued, ther ,s ould be a State-Owned coal mine, m ft especially as the i:-adt*qua : e output firm private mines, and the p i ieS demanded by the “ ring,” render coal very scares ia the centres of population.—Nclscrt Mail*

* Perhaps individual effort in Ne# Zealand m ij, in some instances, be weak enough to loster a meagre pauperism* but the public feeing against mono..>o y, and the support of tbe G vernmeot in any ni asure that has for i's obj ct thft Rmelii-ration and uplifting of the people is an answer to the question “ Are v? 6 to become paipirs? - ’ The statutes of New Zeal md c y, 11 No ! ,s the people echo it, and increasing prosperity tells us there i- no need for the question. Thi future of the c douy is in goo I hands the hands of the people The peopl j refune to bee >me paupers. If their refusal is a sturdy one, pe aiuVlsiio pi*.--dio'inn to the contrary, the coil dry C i'i never c n aiii a Very large proportion ot paupers.—Free L-mca.

Unfortunately* the disposition i i Parliament is to rush its work through at record speed. There seema to be no.. need for this. If there are not sufficient hours in a day, there are sufficient dajs in a year, why not, therefore, spread business out a little m re evenly ? We are avtare of the Premier’s i.dividu I capacity for arduous and continuous work, but there can be no doubt that the -d. © application necessary, and the long bn© worked, are deleterious to eveiy member} including himself. Mr Seddou, in tn< mental and physical strong'h, may be apt to over-estimate his colleagues’ capabilities. It is ha-dly fair, hoe ever, to members* constituents that business of importance should be attended 10 by men wearied with unnecessary exertion. —Preo Lance.

A good soun 1 Opposition pa-ty h neoess iry for the health of Parliament and the good of the conn ry. If the business of the country ir to Continue on the present lines, with practically ri> opposition, then there is nothing to pi-e----ve it Government getting their prop is measures printed during the recess and circulated among members.— Carterton Observer*

The fr qUent Recurrence of ssx outrages Constitute, we repeat, a s mding d sgrace to our colony and a most -no a danger t > the fl-mial life of the community. It has been proved by experience that the use of the Ush reduces th > amount of Violent crime ; therefore, when the nec'-suty arises, in all cases tjf criminal assault upon chil Ire.i of ten ler years and in all cases of well proven and deliberate outrage upon women, let the lash be applied.—Auckland Stir. Itis pm sistently rumoured lha- Sedd >n intends a big stroke in the direction of assuming direct State control of tba making and sale of 1-quor in Maoriland. Richard Seddou has done iUucb to de. serve the gratitude of Maoriland, but if, after 1 seeing the Duke round, be takas off his gloves and puts his bell topper in the pantry, and e-res thi* question a statu) of Beddon facing Rung ought to be erected iu every twi in MaonJand.—Sydney Bulletin.

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