THE PREMIER’S THEATRE ADDRESS.

Evening Star, Issue 726, 2 July 1887, Page 3

THE PREMIER’S THEATRE ADDRESS.

[Special to the Star ] ~WELLINGTON, July 2. The‘Post’ says that the Premlei’s speech in Dunedln seems to have been a disippointment so nr as the promised review of the political history of the Colony during the last seventern years was concerned. The purpose ol the Premier In what he did say on this point was apparently to rebut some charges of .political inconsistency on his own part; in fact ha proceeded to expound that it Is merely the earth and not himself that turns round. The matter is not one ol vital importance, bat Sir Robert Stout attempted vindication ol hla own consistency is in this instance curious, as ic could only be made at tho expense of his present colleague the Colonial Treasurer. If he (Sit Robert) has been consistent, and deserves credit for his consistency m condemning the Public Works policy, it necessarily follows, if ha and his colleague are in accord that his ool'eague, being the author of the policy condemned, must hive be m guilty of inconsistency, and deserves blame for his former if not hie present opinions. Wo may leave Sir Robert and Sir Julius to settle these little matters between themselves. The Premier does not teem to have attempted to assert his consistency on the question of Frettrade and Protection. That would probably be too much, •van for bis powers of special pleading.”