MR. SADLER'S NlGHT-MARE.

Daily Southern Cross, 7 November 1868, Page 7

MR. SADLER'S NIGHT-MARE.

To the Editor of the Daily Southern Cross. Sib, — Some me a will run their beads against a wall, and in many such cases the wall probably is the greatest sufferer. Mr. Sadler' a "old bogie" is evidently the poll tar, and one portion of that gentleman's argument agaiust it is indeed unique : "It is uniform, and therefore unconstitutional." But such argument pleases this self-complacent writer, and why should I complain ? The plain question still is: Are the destitute to starve ? Are the insane to go at large ? And as this can be answered in one word by every honest Christian, the next i", How are they to be provided for ? And no one has answered this. A voluntary system is a failure. What then is the best tax to provide for the requirements? — for, grumble and groan as you please, it must result in a tax or poor rate. It is quite true we are sadly over- taxed, and why so ? Because we are over-governed. Onefourth of the present governing expenditure ought to suffice for this small colony. But in retrenching let us prooeed in the right way. I dislike taxes ai much as anybody, but look upon them as physic — a necessary evil. When the constitution is out of order, physic is necessary ; surely the Constitution of this oniony is out of order, and, unfortunately, we have not a good doctor. — I am, &c, J. Cbispe. Mauku, November 4, 1868.