The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1887.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7981, 27 September 1887, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY . TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1887.

The General Election has resnlted in the return of a new Parliament almost, in a double senße of the word. The electors have displaced a' large hatqber of the old notabilities, and when the Assembly meets new faces will ocoupy many oi the seats, several of them being quite fresh' to Parliamentary life. The love of change seems I to be the prevailing desire of the present age, and the liberal institutions of the oolony have been the means of causing ; many to stand and contest an election who have neither the education nor ability to take part even in the discussions of a parish vestry. The bump of self-esteem ! must be very prominent in such parties; and it is well the electors hare taught them a lesson and shown them by the number of their votes that they have no sympathy with such presumption on the putt of suoh individuals. The result of the election in the Taranaki Provincial District — by which we mean the New Plymouth, Taranaki, and Egmont districts — has been the return of two of the old members. Mr. Samuel's return was a forgone conclusion from the first, and we must congratulate that gen* tleman on the great viotory he has achieved. The large number of votes recorded for him over 1 the other two candidates shows the esteem with which he is held by v the' community, and the confidence the elestors have in him as their representative. For Egmont Major Atkinson has been again returned by a large majority. It has been a bitter contest, we learn, but his opponent destroyed all the chance he might have had by his conduct and speech on nomination day. If he would so far forget himself before the electors what might we expect he would do in the House during the heat of a party fight. If men of that class were returned our Parliament, we are afraid, would soon 'degenerate into the position of the New South Wales Assembly, whioh in the past has been a disgrace to the name of representative institutions. For Taranaki the electors have chosen Mr. Marchant. fie is a /gentleman of liberal views, and has gained the honored position owing to the opinions he holds with regard to the harbour and eduoation — especially the latter. The same questions have been the cause of Colonel Trimble's defeat. Although we j do not agree with the Oolonel in many of ' his views we should lise to see more men Jike him in the House. Mr. Kelly is another we should like to see there, but all cannot be returned, and they will have to wait until publio opinion turns again in their favour. However, on the whole the provincial district will be well represented by the gentlemen returned, and we hope that renewed' prosperity will be the result of the present election.