Wairarapa Daily Times. SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1889. Party Government.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3237, 22 June 1889, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1889. Party Government.

Phis bane of politics in New Zealand s the jiiiffio'u% of the lolony by party'when no real defined larties oxiefc. Virtually, every man n the country is a "liberal," although a somewhat blatant section )f the population arrogate to themrelvos this distinctive title and claim t juonopoly of progressive patriotism, [beaten ljbjral cannot fairly bt ippropriated by'any section of politicians. There are, however, two shades of Liberals in the community mil it is possible to distinguish out 'fom the other, although they can hardly fyo cjassed under' separate lities! There are the ?'careful Libe r#ls" and the "reckless Jibe former, constituting a tivo element 1)1 ppjitjes, 1 and thi latter a radical element,' Stjil'tb careful Liberals do not capo to !ii called Conservatives, and the reck less Liberals will not be ticketed a Radicals, and bo it becomes ver; dijppult. to draw party lines, Tin careful Liberals include these men ir the colony who Have a substantia interest in it, whose stake in" tk country is such that they are neces sarily permanent residents within it The reckless Liberals are frequentl; men with pall pr no means, whi thrive on political a#iisQ)i am speculate on the piokiugs whioh' i usually generates, The l'atter.'ar'e ai & discount now,''the recent Christ flhjph ssjt|on. showing that eyei jn the Yogelite sjronglipjd of Christ pburcii a careful and .consisien Liberal is preferred to themo'ri reckless a>4 speculative poljtioiari The absence of strict party lines i especially inconvenienUß pe/oynia tioh of our Ministnes, In the jati Cabinet, Vogel : a Conservative, ani JStoiit a Eadioal, were expected t< pull togetherlike Siamese Twins and in the present/jpewe-had a feT weeks ago ; the ■•' spectacle; pf '"■> Wellington: Eadioal, 'Mr-rGeprg Fisher, beine; a component; membe of a Ministry; whioh represents : th Conservative "element';in New Jse/

laid;;; .; *'. present Preinions alfipt:a;rjit of dßadicai;' although7\fcheexigenbies.of £iis;p6liti-\ caU position compel him 'to motete his enthusiast fov reiForin. ■Wo trust the young New Zealand party Hvhioli is gradually becoming an important political factor will make' it its business; to -solve the anomaly of our political system either by abolishing party.Governmont, as at present constituted, or by. insisting upoii-Btrict party-lines being observed, ■'■ There is never- much difficulty in allocating any particular member to a particular party,'as. the proolivities of most politicians are'fairly'.well understood. The truth is that a Radical member is willing to take office in a Conservative Ministry, and a Conservative member who desires place and income will aocept a position in a Badioal Ministry. It is in this way that parlies beooma mixed up. Public opinion is not strong enough to prevent a politician on either side of the House sacrificing his' principles to clutch a. portfolio,- artd political tergiversation of tbisldndis so common in our New Zealand parliament that M.H.R.'s do. not regard it as a crime, or resent it as an offence." There are, of course, a few members who can be depended upon to adhere to their convictions under auy conditions, and who are not to be tempted by place or power, but these are a decided minority. '-,.'•.'