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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXI, Issue 265, 8 November 1897, Page 3

It is one of the curses of our civilisation that, as a rule, demand i; tho sure destroyer of quality. No man, says a writer of tho 17th century, " was ever written out of reputation but by himself." The same with inanimate things. No first-class article ever depreciated save by tho cupidity or carelessness of thoso producing it. To have surmounted a human weakness of thi*: nature j s something obo proud of. The demand for Walker's Whisky is enormous, yet Walker's remains the best.

It in again rumoured (.-ays the Wellington " Evening Post'; that the Premier is to go home u-s Agent-General so s jon as opportunity offers for his " leaving the Party with honour.'' Mr Seddon hoy. - ever, is said to have contradicted the rumour in most emphatic terms, it is then auggested that he is going Home, not :h Agent-General, but in some other and more profitable capacity. This is again denied by the Premier, w to .ays ho will Btand by the Party so long as tin. Party and tha country ttand by him. ..till, members will per.ist in thinking that the colony is coon to lo.e it-< present l'ie--roier. Another possibility talked of, continue; tbe " Post," is an early defeat of the Minit-J try. It is said that the Premier vouhl not be wholly averse from a dissolution, ho apparently holding the opinion that it would mean the political death of tho.e Independent memberi whom he has attempted to brand as traitoi. to the Liberal Party, and that it would strengthen rather than weaken his position. It is said that }i_ has been dropping hints in this direction, but his object no doubt has been to harden up his gradually diminishing body of followers. Besides, the Opposition do not just yet want to put Mr Seddon out of oiUcc-, even if opportunity offered- The time is not) yet ripe for it. Therefore, a dissolution may be regarded as among tho very remote poasibUiiie.., although when tho Public Works Estimates come down there may be additions to the ranks of the discontented ones in the Government following nnlesa the hintcd-at loan poliiy is carried cut.