The Waikato Times. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1877.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 830, 11 October 1877, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1877.

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TjHEjntelligence received on Tuesday morning in Waikktb that the' Governmetit had been : defeated the previous evening on the direct want oi confidence motion' tabled by? Mr Larnach was'received' not without satisfaction even by, the supporters of the Government'policy itself. It wad felt that' a bharige Was 1 necessary— ; that come what might, there must be : a cessation to ■ the burlesquement of Legislation which has characterised Jbhe/ J lUat ', two' sessions, and culminated in the present one to v a point which has worked its dwn reform; / But the pub)ic will r scarcely be so ready to ; approye' the' intelligence ■'•' which follows, r that the Governor , though..' repeatedly asked to -grant a dissolution, has refused to do so, and that-Mr Larnach has" been sent for, -, The Oppositibn itself are but Jill up the new role awaiting* them, or they. have asked so long:] a ' (ielay ' ' ! come to # an; _arrangeinent. '' The *ti?uth; ; hope, .for the party, and that'is to induce Sir William. JFitzfierbert' to Ueave the dignified and( 'weir paid retirement of the Speaker's:chair and again enter the political arena as a combyiant^',Whether he will remains to be W& can easily understand that,'to'a politician like r §irWsi am titzhierbert, the 'crowning ambition -Vof . his political life would, be J the. acceptance , ! of the Premiership, but it might be that eveh that honor would be too dearly purchased. Evidently Mr Larnach and his party; have not yet, conivinced) him bf ; the desirability of resigning the Speakership, that he may become their leader. A comr 'mand is not always a desideratum. There are armies and there are armies, and the Opposition,, if half that be said of them is correct, like Fals'taff'S ragged regiment;/partake too much of the Nym; Bardolph, and Pistol element to render them a desirable following, for one who s has political reputation and the hardly earned solatium of a political career, at stake. For some time past Sir William Fitzherbert has been spoken of by the Opposition Journals, and in the speeches of our public men, as the one New Zealand politician—we can scarcely call him statesman ---who: could weld together; the now heterogeneous elements of the (Dppbsition party, bring wavering .middle men of political reputation into their ranks, and form a strong and united Government. Whether lie will consent to do so, whether, if he did. consent, he woald be capable of all; that has been; hoped from him, are both, we think, doubtful events. Meantime the names • of; many men are bandied about as the probable successors of. the late Ministry but amongst them few'which give promise of i either, individual or parly strength, an i certainly that of -no ■ master mind, at whose voice the (Several members of the party would lay down prejudice and crochet, 7 forego the grinding of their local, axes, and respond as one man to the word of command. The whole Assembly, government and cross- ' benches alike, have been too much demoralised to give, hope for any healthy re-construction ofVparty from its ranks. The public, at least, will, be agreeably disappointed to find that it is not so, and that a Government formed *out of the discordant elements of the late Opposition can command the confidence of the Assembly, and carry on the administration of affairs with judgment anil vigoui\ What the constituencies care about is less who holds the reins than that the coach isiproperly and. safely "driven. Whilst rival Jehus have been quarrelling the, box seat the lives of the passengers have been jeopardised. A few days will prove the ability of the new* men, when once they have entered upon office; but if, then, the Assembly is. to be the scene of a tit ion of the political fiascos which have characterised the doings ot the past two months, there is but one remedy,, and the Governor will fall short of his dnty if he fail to adopt of dissolving Parliament, and giving the constituencies an opportunity of weeding ;out the political adventurers and obstructives who have marred the : usefulness of the present House. v .-.;'.' Since writing the above we have received information that' a hitch has occurred *in securing the cooperation of Sir William Fitzherbert, and. that Sir George Grey is spoken bfas the future 1 Premier. ° ■'■■■ <>'"