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A VOICE FROM THE COUNTRY.
A warsr.xOWN pastoraliat, referring to the
polltionis sitatlon, wrltes as follows:-" The
majority, it not all the oonutry, have din.
covered by thin time how rainous Reid'e
polioy is. nutpolioy is a misnomor; Itehould
be termed Reid' estrategy to retain cffioe by
pandsrlg to the sunbservient party. At the
same time Reid holds the whip, and uses it
with dexterity, for he has only to say to his
servile crowd *I will dissolve' when they
will orouch to him like a lot of spaniels, for
they love their six pounds a week too dearly
.to lose it, and consolo themselves with the
thought that a bird in hand is worth two in
bash. Reid is not Batitfiod with his clais
leghilation, land tax, and inqalsitorial Incomo
tax, thereby making the tew pay for the
bany, hut he must try to introdusee his
arobhts duty, whioh has been well pat on the
r)or of the House as 'robbing the widow
end orphans.'"
" What is the Iret essential to reprenenta.
lire Goveroment f That liability to taxation
osmpols the right of representation. But
there neveor ha been in the history of the
world (ezoept only the passlng hbistry of
New Bouth Wale*) one sinogle inatenoo of
sny individual enjoying freedom from taxa
tIon and at the same time having a voles in
the national expenditure, to wit, sand
shiftiag, scrub.attlog, to. Some land
holders sad some other porsons, in all a
minority of the voters, are to pay all the
taxes, while the mejority, throungh their re
prssenuttives, may uetermine how the money
asidbytheother people shall beexpended.
"he thigD Is monstroas and unreasonable,
bat it ls to be hoped the sealed have fallen
from the eys. of the minlu.ided people."
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