THE Thames Advertiser. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1879.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3437, 6 October 1879, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1879.

" Our Own" at Wellington, writing i previous to tho division on the want of confidence motion, and alluding to the " much talkee" over a foregone conclusion, says that each member seemed to feel it his duty to place his opinion on record for the benefit of his constituents and to grace the pages of jHansard.' He fully, and with singular correctness, noted the closeness of the division list as being such as probably not to suffice to enable either side satisfactory to cany on the Government of the country. Indeed, the only possible way of escape from the present difficultylis by conciliation and coalition. The perpetual wangling in the House is neither statesmanlike or becoming, and when parties are so evenly balanced against each other, both sides must be content to give and take. There is really no escape from such a course, and the members who put their feet down and assist such an arrangement will deserve the thanks of the country. It is true j there will always be two sides in the House, and that their views and inclinations will assert themselves in spite of any coalition j but the party who decline to recognise extremes and oppose the obstruction of business will always command the sympathy of the country. A healthy opposition is useful, but not a factious one; and this is the view the electors take of it. The sooner, therefore, a middle course is pursued, and a strong following got together favourable to such a means of expediting the business of the country, the better it will be for the welfare of the same. The fact is we want a few more independent men in the House, rather than those hot-headed party politicians who have not a scintillation of regard for anything beyond the mere counting of the noses of their party. There are too many mere puppets in the House, who work as the wires direct, and have no separate existence to control and ennoble their actions. There are faults on both sides. On the one we have a party of monopolists, squatters, and speculators, who seek to promote their own ends to a certain extent, and, on the other, we have a dependent class, who profess the radical cause, and are the champions of the horny handed, but really care for little beyond their own glorification and the loaves and fishes of office. A. middle course is absolutely necessary, to save th e country from the extremes here indicated, and the independent members should bestir themselves to obtain a following, to guide the destinies of the country, save our Legislature from the opprobrium which must attach to its present position. The next few days will only serve to show the importance of such a course. The division of Friday night only proves the unworkable nature of the House, and some, effort to evolve cohesion out of theincongruous political sides can be the only solution of the difficulty which now besets the Legislature.