Mr Pyke's Forecast.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 129, 9 June 1885, Page 2

Mr Pyke's Forecast.

Mr Vincent Pfki:, tho member for Dunstan, is a shrewd obsorver who can tell as woll as most men how tho political weathorvano points. He carefully studies its indications beforo committing himself, and has been the make-weight -physically spoaking, a very substantial make-weight too—which has turned tho balance against Ministries bofore. His speech tho other night—a telegraphed Bynopsis of which wo published yesterday—has, according to our Dunedin correspondent, attracted a good deal of attention in Otago. Mr Pyko thinks that tho Cabinet,fcelingthat theyiiavo no reliable majority in the House, would liko to force a dissolution either upon the question of Local Government or of Protoction. We question whether Ministers do really wish for a dissolution if they can pull through without one, but we have no doubt that MrPyke is so far right that if the Cabinet find themselves in a minority, they will endeavour to take defeat upon some policy measure, which will give them a claim to tho right of appeal. The question would then arise, Which wing of the Ministry is entitled to the confidence of tho people—the Conservativism of Sir Julius Vogel, or the Radicalism of Mr Stout ? The issue would be an embarrassing one for the electors, and not less so, we may Buppoeo, for candidates.