The Daily Times. THE OLDEST MANAWATU JOURNAL. ESTABLISHED 1875. MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1884.

Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1225, 23 June 1884, Page 2

The Daily Times. THE OLDEST MANAWATU JOURNAL. ESTABLISHED 1875. MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1884.

i There is little doubt that the man .who vis most to be feared by the At« kinaon party m the coming struggle lis Sir Julius Yogel, and it is there* fore not surprising to find that the N. Z. Times, the leading Ministerial journal, Has already commenced to him down. He is the only one to gather around him a j jarge enough jfoljgwing to successfully carry on' the &overn^ent of tjhe country. The Opposition has ; jjo other leader ot sufficient* reputa* i tk>n' $? papacity to carry it on to : Vftt^ry. ""N£jJbhJßr '^ff Montgomery MJr" Macan^rey oifa depend uponj supp^rl'ers' outside thV ' priyjn^al ; ,daatr;icts ljpi 'ysriiich tilei? 'reSJecjiive ; c^u§^^uencies are iitiiatedV 1 while I •S^r GpQFg& £rrey has been tried' and' : found wanting. ' fy is safe to predict that the latjter yr&l neyes: bp jin power , again, but he wi]J contin.ue io' If.qijid * .gmaJJ section .pf the .Oppositipn, coasj.siing ghi.e^y of Auckland members, ®ir yogel, however, is able to point io a #uc@.ess.fu} pojitjeal career, and is a man of unquestioned ability. On a former occasipn his energy and foresight rescued the colony from a far worse depression than that now existing, and lifted it into importance as a field for the investment of capital m various 'jj/iys, TJnfortunately his ideas were 1 not 'earned .put m their integrity, or the colony would not now again be m need of his ' services. i The succcess of his public works and

immigration scheme was a cerfcamfcy had it not been for the political railways constructed out of the borrowed millions, and the log-rolling which took place under Ministers who succeeded him. It is indeed admitted on all sides that the scheme itself Wiis one which, properly car* vied out, could not fail to be benefit cial, and it is somewhat remarkable that since its introduction by Sir Julius, other colonies have followed the example, aud with better results. This district will have especial cause for thankfulness if Sir Julius again becomes Premier, for one of the main teatures of his policy was the construction of the Main Trunk railway and the connection of the. 'whole railway system. There can be no question N thab the progress of this district has been materially retarded m consequence of the delay m constructing the Main Trunk line, while the connection of the East and West Coast railway lines is also a matter of gravest importance to us ; and it may be safely assumed that both these matters would be attended to with all possible speed by Sir Julius Yogel, as being part of his original policy, which he would certaialy desire to see completed.