Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1895. A GLEAM OF COMMON SENSE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5113, 26 August 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1895. A GLEAM OF COMMON SENSE

Ox Friday last the House displayed a gleam of common sense. Mr Reeves brought down one of bis undesirable labour bills, and it mel with somewhat scurvy treatment even from Government supporters, with tho exception of one or two instances where M.H.lt.'s felt the Ministerial carrots to be all but within their grasp and would have backed a bill brought in by a Bedlamite proyided that it were pleasing so to dp in tho eyes of the Government. Mi' Beeves' Bill is a most ridiculous nmasurc ostensibly if) enable Jjqcnl Bodies to adopt the co-operative system, but really to force 'thcni into, it. However, menibpps of ihe House told him that bis measure was quo which interfered with the liberties of the people, that it was iui practicable, that it debased Local Bodies to the Trades Unions and to the Knirrlits of Labour, that it was unworkable, and that it treated Local Bodies like babies. The New Zeulaml Times, reviewing the debate, uaively argues that the House has not yet come to understand the Bill! Of courso either Mi'' li#Ves' intelligence is at fault or that of members ,of the House, and it cannot be that of the former! The Bill, says our Wellington contemporary, reflects the views of '/Uieadvanced thinkers of the day." Wo never heard trade unions called this name before, and'really we don't consider they deserve it. They may ! occasionally try to teach their grandmothers to svjck eggs, ns they certainly do when jthey order Mr Beeves to bring in a.Bill to compel local bodies to adopt the co-operative system, but this is" adyauced check" ! rather than •'•adyauced thought." As the apQstJe ai)d exponent pf adyauced cheek, Jh' Heeyps js unrivalled,