The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact pratice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious of political. THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 1891.
li \a uu iiuuoptod axiom that a plentiful supply oi any i/ormuorlity mt-fUiH ita procuration ;it n cheap ratt). This upplifs to money equally with ovory uthor form of property. It is orjually a i'aot tliatchoap money stiimilfitiis uunitnorco, and oxeitf>s cutorprisn. and that dear money lias exactly tho coutrnry oil'uot. The I'romicr, ha.-i dono all in his power to diagui.so tho fact that largo sums of mouoy are beiti-,' romittod to the Old Country tlirough tho Banks hy oaclt mail. AV r lion no longer able to maintain (his position he has fcroated tha fact with indifference. Our eetimato of his montal capacity justifies us in characterising his conduct in this respect as insincere. Tho Ministry is accepted as being tho embodiment of the wisdom of the working classes, this of course is not the fact. Its supportors were returned at a time when the mind of tho class was excited by defeats in the most foolish and unmeaning struggle that labour ever entered upou with its natural ally capital. The electors were thirsty for vengeance, aud it is a well known fact that ueither an individual nor a candidate whon in this condition is capable of judging rightly of thi;ir owu intoi'usts, or of considering the rights of others. Tho Government has with justice been termed an unfortunate accident, in that it exists from the fact that its supporters were returned by a majority of electors who, from the circumstance we have pointed out, were incapable of performing the duty intelligently. When passion reigns, reason is for the time absent, and it is only by the oxerciso of reason that an elector can do his duty to himself and his country. That the wage-earners should under the circumstances have made the mistake of votiug for every man who was blatant as to the tyranny of the capitalists and tho divine rights of labour can be logically accounted for, but it is difficult to understand that now that they have had time to cool down they should sheer the men who aro beating them down to dostruction whenever they appear on a public platform. To return to tho (jousidoration oi the withdrawal of capital. It is due to tho taxation proposal* of tho Government to a largo oxtout, but perhaps to uu equal or greater degree to tho hints thrown out by the Premier as to his intentions in the future The fact remains that capital is boiug withdrawn to a very largo amount, and the natural result oi' tho eilUix must bo that tho favmor and manufacturer will have to pay nioro dearly for tho supplementary capital ihoy require to prosucuto their industries. It must be rommiiberod that the amount; realisable for farmers' produce is governed by the markets of the world. Wo aro essentially an exporting country, aud evory penny added to the cost of production, whothor by natural causes or foolish legislation is a handicap and restricts enterprise ixcstricitiou of enterprise moans less employment aud less pay for tho wage earner. In spite of thoso palpable facts thoso whoso only wealth is their physical power or mecliauical skill have not yet awakened to the truth that thoy have mode a mistake, or shawu any uvu'kod symptoms of a desire to rectify it. Tho number of unemployed is gradually increasing and those are being employed iu relief works at the expense of the ratepayers. Had tho confidence of capitalists not been dostroyod by the wild career of the Ministry it is fair to assume that there would not have been any necessity for this. The exodus would have stopped and a largo number of our lost population would have flocked back to the colony from which they have been driven by bad Government aud adverso circumstances. The working classes will bo the principal sufferers by tho Ministerial policy, they put thorn where they aro and whon they learn by bitter experience that thoy havo been wrong will no doubt as speedily remove them.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18911126.2.9
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3022, 26 November 1891, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
692The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact pratice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious of political. THURSDAY, NOV. 26, 1891. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3022, 26 November 1891, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.