The Upper House.
[Correspondent of Exchange] . The fact is, the Upper Chamber is an anomaly, a crying shame and scandal. I dropped into the hall where these Solons assemble when I was down m Wellington. Half of them were asleep, and the brains of the remainder appeared to be m the same state, judging from the unmitigated rubbish they talked. Arid who are these Lords? Purse-proud parvenus, illiterate, numbskulls, retired pawnbrokers, fostilized retired army men with no soul above pipeclay, and a few wealthy Canterbury squatters, Auckland land grabbers, and disinterested patriots like Dr Grace. These men are to say to us : "You shall not have the right to . progress ; you shall not' even attempt to progress," and these men are paid — yes, paid a life pension by the taxpayers, and for what, to legislate for the wealth y, and to stamp out reform. The Legislalativc Council, as at present constituted, is a perfect nuisance to the country, and the thought that its members go sneaking i'2oo a year or more from the public purse should stir the people to the abolition of this useless, stupid, obstinate mass of antiquated encumbrance.,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1468, 30 September 1885, Page 4
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191The Upper House. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1468, 30 September 1885, Page 4
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