TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—Man as a unit is a conservative animal, mt gregariously gathered he emits ideas very Ren fallaciously stupid regarding the liberty of is fellows. In no other way can we at times ccount for our actions other than a brief flight f intellect bordering oh the ridiculous. All

ancient and modern thinkers, with even my friends the “lumpers," will tell us that the Government of a country exist for the protec tion of life and property. This has sunk deep into the minds of men and women. Can we in this fair colony check ourselves from that dis turbance of French formulation equality, and fraternity ” ? No one wishes that the possession of property should exclude manhood and womanhood from the suffrage; but, on the other hand, should not property have a voice too, and a distinction made between the permanent and floating units of society ? or, in other words, should not the thrifty and anchored citizen, whether rich or poor, have a dual vote? This would give permanence and progress. None of us like to be treated as nobody, but surely we must concede that in many instances the opinions of others are en titled to equal, if not more, consideration than our own. We are anxious to settle our popula tion on the land, and the land is the security we offer, and which is accepted for our loans. Therefore the dual vote should lean in this direction. Those who put their money or labor in land link themselves to the colony, and are endeavoring To make a happy fireside chitne To weans and wife, That’s the true pathos and sublime Of human life. In the plethora of candidates it is lamentable to listen to the fallacies of those not in exact coincidence with the speaker. Before becoming leaders of men those leaders should thoroughly grasp the intricacies of human nature, remem bering the course of evolution is mental and not material. Mankind is ruled and governed by compromises, and the majority should always remember this in their exuberance of victory.— I am, etc , Lumper. Dunedin, October 31.
