THE FINANCIAL SATURNALIA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 2

THE FINANCIAL SATURNALIA.

; ; Sir,—rl'here;i§Von6. point 'upon .which' you cannot,, agree .with•;Mr.'..''A;. A\Y-;;Rutherford,' but '■'as: V ,I caii, .and"'asV.iny ability ; i't6" 'do so, :forined;'part -.of my , , reas'oh/for.!. putting' no push ': in to V my, ■ ldte,: candidature') • '■!■■ ' hope vl .may/be .heard.'; /Disaster has to reach bed-: rock; according: ,'to; .Mr';.- Rutherford, ! 'before the/p'ubiipi will :r£spbild td tJl6;,eff6fts\<>f;.re-\ foi'raerj'uence.his retirement,: and _that is 'pre-; oisely'what' I-agree. with—a, , good judge: nWer gftias "treasons," but;<we,-will -nlake- a'.(breach. ■■intt!:that:.rtl«;^'The.'.r€as6ii : ling .spirit"' pervades '. the ■/ whole:, natioiij ■ and' .pftsβht^!p■6lftibß.::teillgr.a^■■ , g6mUβi';■;■appea■]l•.•Vto■ :the'.'greater : ,so : until :;a •' sharp ■' lesson 'has. beeil -inculcated Thefe are twivWays^bf,.governing.:a- people/ ev6ii : iS;seif-goyerhnient.i-V;The first; is "government in fairness'to all parties'; iriVolvjng, self-abhSgatibn : ok "the'.part .of thegovernors;' tlie other./is' government Vby scramble f erf the' febod ..thillgs \ and. the .'spoils to the 'victors.' Inherently' individuals are im-: ;biied .with ;a .feeling:of superiority over theirneighbours, ■; and.-thoilgh .history-is '. dead' against .that/feeling .eventuating',in "success;, still : ieoretly;:it'".obsesses.' them to : take their; dhance "with rather than with the equity, or-salient'truth.in common-sense: grtod goVcrtiment/.- :All.: : tKe plagues.: of Egypt will ihave'ta be'let .loose: again;; before'!good government' can.,' hi. ":■ set 'free,;-, and ■ Rutherford .iß;righ"t,'r r l...ani, -e'to:,v> v^-:-* '■■ '^£' : s:':}s :y /%: "'HENRY"BOKjEY." : • : ;FebrUary;s. ■■■j:.}~^::;}'.y':;i : •:.". ■ ;..'-•;;;'■