The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1883. THE NEW PREMIER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1492, 25 September 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1883. THE NEW PREMIER.

Mr Whitaker has resigned the Premiership in favor of Major Atkinson, Tie ex-Premier, when lie accepted the highest political office iii the colony did so no doubt without elation, and. has resigned the honors of the position without regret. He is essentially a man dif business, and at his age all political ambition if he ever had any . mußt be dead.; He was selected for the Premiership in order to steady Major He has done His work fairly well preventing theMjijor from,going too far other crakes. No doubt the task of making his.'ardent- Lieutenant toe the line, palled upon him, and he is glad to be relieved of a 1 heavy responsibility. No doubt ;too -this retirement of Mr Whiter, and the appointment as his successor of ■ Major Ataiwo» ha« been has'been almost a matter of form." ' This safest. man. in-the Mimistry has gone and perhaps the rashest man in it comes to the top. ' How long thifl new arrangement, is likely to last is very doubtful.. • Major ATEiNMN oan at the very- •Wt only hope for a short" innings.' The feeling of the country is evidently in favor •of a change of government,, and. if it does not find expression next session/it will be manifested in the general election, which will jollow it, '-"Harry Albert Atkinson first ,becaino ; , a Cabinet Minister -in 1864, '..For a period offline years r*ubseq~den£ ' to. hi. first appointment, he was out. in the oold, but. .for the past.-decade 'he has been in the teh years, Webelieve :that ifcWould be good for him and good for the cpuntiy, to be relegated for a brief period to the opposition benches. He may live through another session, but we shall, be very much surprised if he survives the following one. ■.