LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 2

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

THE POLITICAL SITUATION AND THE FUTUnC.

Sir, — It iippoaiv in \w -.I'lniit I<-«I llial 111" pre-ent .Miiii>lerinl parly fnulains "?i'V-I'l-al S !-iit:iMiicii who ini K lil: liikl il. cunvi'iiirnt Ii) K've vry omphalic l-'i prcferenco for inea-iiri's ratlin . Hum men." In this view Hie preM'tit Oppii-ilinn parly, on cumins intu puwcr. v.milrl represent an riiorniniirj iiiaiiirily in tin , i'iiiistilueneies so Hi.l il Ix-comc pi'i-IVirlly elcar that Mr. Jliwv and hi. imllimi,'Ucs will readily >ei-ure a linn tenure of iillici , in iidniini>li'rini! tho Duiiiiniiin's itll'iiii^, "The weli'ai-i! of all Him pi-ipli , " i-i It splendid motto I'di , tin- m-iv I'arliiinii-iiL Hint i.-, In Kiiidv Hi' , iliMinii/s of Ihis youiiK nation, iunl in lhi> iuuu«<:ti<m Iwu miil.-liT.-i .-n-m I-i >limil mil ]n<-inin-n11v ; (1) Tho di\-irableiii-s nf uiviiii; l.abiiii- Inn ITOiul lurlfolids in I Ik- Cabiui-I. i-;iy, (si) .l.iilx)ur. II.) Kmlwiiv*; ,ind lit Hie' i'lninidialc i'\len>ii)ii nf liii'al Kcivi--riimciil bv (?ivin;; p.wiM-f U. li.cal l/.it|ii.., anil iilloealiiiK lii'.-ipiiiliniinli: iiKineys to each distrii-l fur purpiwvs «->| jiublii- ivuil,.-. Tin? p-jrlfuliuv, vli.,i,|,| l>o mi,,-.- inilividii. iilly cli>lriljiilcil f Ii ii it diiriiiß tin- "oiif-man <n)vernineiil" miller whii-li tin- i-oiiulrv has, fur mmiu- W years, bci-ii •.lji« i ," , rinK, find fur Ihiil. niii.ticl- siV!i(,'iiel-ilij;. with its f-vi-r-incri-ii.-iiiy liurdni of dcbl, and il., Mild allempl,. to Jo.-i.I Kurope in I hi- paths or hasty, ilUli'ifetluil (jutk-ii in Hie iiiinif ijf liiiiiiM.iiilariiiiii.sin, n.s llkiiikli in Ihis "ism" -liew H,,, jOiilo-uphcr'j, nlonc, the sah-nl.iun nf l|io j-ime.

A piirlfolio i'ur Jiuuu'cralkiii and lu(luslriosj miolhi'r for Affairs; another fur TnuUv uml (,'ommcrce-iire to rhocl cjciverniiiciit. I.ho i|iii;.-tion of tlm birth.rii.lß- is an-;<ill-!iii|H)i-lan(; one TlicpiH-lfolio of .lusjlici) .•-iirely involves the Mippruwion of die si i> iif ilriißs .for unlawful purpnsr.s, n.nd the ouoouraftciur-nt ol llio n.ilunil iin:ron«,o of papulation. A Mifidotriit sliould till this-purtfoliu. the udiiiinislriitioii of the liccnsiiiL' laws slHHild In- by tlm Judges of New Zo-ilnjid' respimsible to tho Governor aline. As M'fliiiroil, other .ludgos should be appointed to cope with tho V /ork of tiilly aclnnnifterinij these laws, that have si luiiir- brou v/inked at, and that liavn lor their objects-the State's Ruanintce of ..(food hquei-s being offered and the due punishment of offenders against the eonsintr lawf, : ,s well as the general contiul ot the Junior trade and ot the nublio ci.iit-ernoi!, in respet ol' conduct. lie Judges aiuf probably also (lie Min.ister for Justice, should be appointed to then- lugh offices in the State, upon such a lootlilK as would absolutely place them b-evoml t.ie reach of politicil influences; I her duties, fed, should l ra alto-ether «mhi.«l to the sphere of Juslice wh "t on I wew l f h ? uld { rt:e[ y and widely oxlend into all branches of the- Sato's Civil .VrviLT, whose, aid may require to of uTlaw. "' eshibitin B 'I'e -stron, arm h«'l 1C «! O «r i,lI "i in M Slra 1 t > ion , of ,I,c ''fusing H fhf, P i ic— , tho Prohibitionist. The lt . ,"'l«»nistrntiD]i of tliKe and oilier farc °i fid «>. ■ A I-UIUND Ol' THJ.J WOItKJJKS.