The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3784, 13 April 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1891.

The Woodville Examiner claims to have made the discovery that in some instances the Hauawatu Railway Company charges 60 per cent in excess of its legal tariff and predicts that it will be involved in litigation for the recovery of past overcharges. This may be so, but as a rule sensible people feel more disposed to put UjJ with an overcharge thau go to law ; the remedy being usually worse than the disease. If, however, the Manawatu Company has only been able to make both ends meet by exceeding its legal tariff, it is a worse speculation than it lias been supposed to be and the difficulty of converting it into colonial property will be enhanced.

The Evening Post in an able article anticipates the fall of the present Ministry if it attempts any revolutionary policy. Our Wellington contemporary is very shrewd and very cautious in its forecasts, and we do not question its present manifesto But what does this mean? The liberal lion has been exalting its tail, opening its mouth wide, emitting terrible roars throughout the recess, but when Parliament meets, in order to be safe, it will have to crouch with its tail between its legs and lick the feet of the Opposition. Mr Ballance will have a little trouble to bring his party to this point, but he is astute enough to recognise the necessity of putting it on low diet for a while. I

It appears that Sir George Grey has been in the habit of paying the election expenses of the democratic representatives of Auckland. This thing was said of him a do?en years ago, and accounts for the great influence he ha 3 exercised at times over certain impecunious politicians, i However, at the last election Sir George stood out and the secretary of the 'j ta erals, Mr R. J. Duncan, a gentleman whoiil man y Wairarapa residents remember to tueu floS ' ; ' \ ,a ® been summoned for the party election expenses. Messrs Shera and Napier are said to be the culprits on this occasion, and this is all the more noticeable as they have drawn a fat honorarium which should have enabled them to discharge the liabilities for which they appear to Jiaye been morally bound. The more we hear of the character and conduct of the patriots who compose the liberal party the move hp learn to love and reverence them.

The Rpv. L. M. Isitt, well known once in the Mastertpn Circuit, continued his labors in the cause of temperance afc his new Circuit at Sydenham, Christchorch. During the three years be has been stationed there he

has worked with his well known zeal iu the same cause. During the past year both publicans and prohibitionists have been organising for the fray. The excitement of lace has been very great and feeling bigh. On Friday the matter culminated in the victory for the prohibit ion candidates for the Sydenham Licensing Bench by a majority of 200 votes. This is said to be the greatest success the temperance party have achieved in New Zealaud. When Mr I silt lived here he was brave and outspoken, and we are not surprised at his success. The alliance party should make him New Zealand's " only general," and give him the munitions of war to fight their battle. The campaiga would then be very different to the milk and water demonstrations with which the colony has been saturated in the'past.