The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1884. THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF THE CRISIS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1777, 2 September 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1884. THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY OF THE CRISIS.

Yesterday was .the twenty-fifth day of the- Crisis and - it," was- marked by a decided step in the direction of a dissolution, A proposal tor a coalition having been made by the Stout-Vogel party, a meeting of Major Atkinson's supporters was held to consider it, -and the following resolution was agreed to:—

" An endeavor having been made for the sake of expediting public business to bring about a coalition witb the Stoci-Voqel party on the basis of four Ministers being selected on either side, and this having been rofused, and no terms which are reasonable and which do not involve a great sacrifice of principle having been offered, this party do not flee their way to accopt the proposal for coalition,"

This resolution emphasises the remark we made yesterday, viz., "that the Atkinson party has become a party of obstruction," The natural outcome of such a resolution is a dissolution, and the couutry does not want this, If a dissolution were to take place the cost of it would be nn immense amount of public inconvenience, and the result might be the return of three or more parties to the House who would begin the game of ringing Ministerial changes de novo. Major Atkinson appears to exercise a spell over his followers, He is'an honorable man for whom we have a great respect, but his present policy savours much of that of "the dog in the maricjer," •' The country demands a coalition, and if he is not prepared to give effect to the public desire he'should not use his party .organization to obstruct it, As we suggested yesterday he should give his followers their freedom. Jf a dissolution takes place the constituencies will resent the course ; which he has taken during the past ; three weeks, and the second declaration ,of the ballot box will prove more fatal :tp the-Atkinson party than the first iorie, • Major-Atkinson and followers ;are "kicking against the pricks." If .the country were with them they could iafford to take the. stand they have 'affirmed in their resolution of yesterday, but with' the country' against them they are only intensifying the feeling of hostility which exists, against them 'from Auckland to Invercargill,