The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1889. SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3139, 26 February 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26,1889. SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

Tub character of tlie coming session will be materially altered by the withdrawal of Sir Julius Vogel from colonial politics, His determination to remain iu London is virtually the surrender of tho goodly company- of, adventurers and carpetbaggers which has in past years fattened in New Zealand. Sir Julius Vogel was made for better things than to lead such a crew, but circumstances compelled him to throw iu his lot with politioal spoliators. His career has been a sensational one I In his youth lie dabbled in mining transactions in the neighboring colony of Victoria. Prom bulling and bearing gold shares, he stepped into journalism; from this he graduated to provinciil politics in Otago, and somewhat later in the colonial arena came to the front as a statesman. Up to this point his career was a success, and even at the next step-tiie Agent • General ship—he maintained his prestige; but it was'at this period that lie, pressing onward to further victories, began to miss his mark, and his subsequent records have been a series pf failures. He tried to get into the Imperil Parliament and failed; lie attempted sooial success in. the English capital

with indifferent results, pd be came ' a cropper in a short Imt unsatisfactory career as a London financier. He [ then sailed' back to U3 in New Zea- . land, simply because lie had for the I time being played his last card in London.' His rise and fall' here within the last four years are fresh, in ; the minds of colonists, and now no 1 (Joubt lie acts wisely in remaining for some timfl longer in England. Pro- . bably %o waßt/jf success which has market! the public of Sir; Julius during ,%'paat .decade have been in p. meitsuVo d\ie ,toj physical weakness w<f ifl&rmjty. In capacity, taking Wm all ropd, he has been a head and shoulders above other colonial statesmen whofn we have amongst us, and though he ever . displayed the characteristics of an adve)iiflp, be retained very-strong assooiated. With all his li'e was wont to be regarded- as an honorable mau.who was true to his plights .)vord whether to friend or foe. ;He'jMW pi'jde in his position as a leading .j# New Zealand, and 'feed as ftur as in him lay to leave a worthy "record behind him,. It is, h?weyer,' time ■now for the Joupg W Zander of iiventy years ago, Bwbirei ffi' ai) Australian goldtnming gamp, possessing the skill and courage of a gtatesr man,'but cursed with the baneful I delusions of the speculator,; to reiiie fro» the stage and to let eop cvgrthmhuk%

man> born,: perhaps,- in *:the colony;-: and- possessing v that special intellk gence and,■ inflight' whiolv is -.oliarao--tei-istio of; the new? race, come to the front as a political leader in New Zealand, Sir Julias Vogel's party in the Assembly will have to - find a new leader, and, though: the choice |be a less experienced and capable ohief, it will bo a less dangerous one.