Newspaper Ideas.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 142, 17 December 1901, Page 4

Newspaper Ideas.

London tumours hare it that Seddon ! is to be appointed Lieutenant-Gov* ' ernor of the Orange River colony. ; Surely the Home authorities, are ' making a mistake. From King of ; rMaoriland to a common or garden : Lieutenant-Governor! What has ho - done to deserve a hint of such degrada* ; |tion ?—Adelaide Critic. We have always contended that there should be an equitable settle* ment with the Midland shareholders and debenture-holders, but we cannot admit that they were intentionlly deceived by the Government or legis* lature of New Zealand. Unquestionably, when the company made default, and the debenture-holders claimed a first lien on the railway, it was the duty of the government to ascertain the legal position. It was their duty because they were guardians of tho rights of the people of New Zealand |and it was not thoir fault that the Courts ruled the Crown and not tho debenture-holders had a first lien ou the railway.—Timaru Herald. Mr Seddon has dipped his colours to the Farmers’ Union, and placed upon record his desire to avoid any sort of political antagonism that will send the farmers, as a class, into the ranks of the Opposition. This change of front on the part of tho Premier has been accom- • plished iu so remarkably short a period that there is ample excuse for those who doubt either its genuineness or the sincerity of his statemeats to the settlers at Cheviot. Farmers cannot forget that less than five months ago Mr Seddon denounced that Union ns u> mere political machine, whose promoters were ignorant of the existing laws, aud whose operations were directly aimed at the Government and its policy.—Christchurch Truth,