SECOND EDITION Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4350, 21 February 1893, Page 2

SECOND EDITION Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1893.

Being the extended tihb of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical

Ministers are likely to suffer from the impossibility of making the Government pudding go round amongst their followers, Certainly the pudding which will bo cooked by the Cabinet just bpfore Christmas, will be noble fare, Tho plums, of course, will be the Beats in the Legislature, the currants, the appointments as Justices of the Peace, the candied peel will be added in the shape of commissionerships and suet will be found in cooperative contracts. Even brandy may be used in land grants to associations of tliß right colour, and silk dressed flour in the form of Civil Service appointments. Of course, the sugar will appear in every promise, and there will be enough of them to sweeten the dish, Tho pudding will be so attractive that too many good liberals will want to share it. Already, signs of this little trouble arp apparent, In this electorate, for example, at least sis liberals want plums, and only one or two at the most can get tip, The pudding won't go round or satisfy the demands upon it, Wp can imagine a minister when he oomeß to select the Government candidate for a constituency repeating the old formula—"Tinker? Tailor? Soldier? Sailor? Bich-man? Poor-man? Beggarman ? Thiol ?" One only can bo favoured, and then there will remain seven to be conciliated with smaller rewards. Only one, like little Jack Horner, can be allowed to put in his thumb and tike out a plum I The liberals have had their fair share of good things, but where many have been satisfied more have boen turned empty away, The Ministerial is still thought to be the winning colour and every good liberal, who aspires to a seat in the House announces that he will support the Government, although he must, know that his appearance as a candidate is a serious trouble and embarrassment to Ministers, TheGov- ' eminent have to fight their own fol- ; lowers, who believe that eyery man j should look after his own self and have tho support of the party in , power to enable him to obtain a seat in the Housoand the wages of poli- j tical sin.