What Other Editors Say.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 32, 8 November 1901, Page 3

What Other Editors Say.

■' The Financial Statement took nearly three weeks, and was probably the jnost impotant and ineffective debate ever listened to in the House, The Estimates raised nearly a fortnight's discussion., with, the result that, a re■dpction of £2 was effected, The Esti<ma|es involve tlie expenditure of about a million of money, and the idea of 67 men sptnding nearly a fortnight discussing them to effect a saving of £2, illustrates tie waste and useleseness of the debate, —Southern Standard. Leases in perpetuity have not proved the success that it was imagined they would, the desire so strong in i,he human breast to possess " a bit of freehold" being difficult to over-j come; the individual, contrary to the better law for the community, and i contrary to the higher law, which declares that "the earth is the Lord's and the fullness theieof '"' desiring to look upon his farm-—a portion of the earth and all that therein lies under his plot—as his own, his very own property. — Gi'eymomh Evening Star. The element ef profesionalism which has been brought into the politics of the country of late 3'e.ars does not augur well for its future. It has brought to the froni a crowd of hungry men, many of wham have been absolute failures in the ordinary walks of life.. These.men s: c> in a political life a j)leasant means of living. Many ,of ihem have but tho slightest possible acquaintance with the rules of political economy, and their whole idea ia self. Having once ta-tod the sweets of drawing £20 per month its rc-ptosentatives of tho people, ihey are prepared to sacrifice almost anything to- secure a continuance of pay and power. —Manawatu Daily Times, The Salvation Army is one erf the best institution on oarth for the uplifting of humanity, cn'i we hope its operations AvilJ extend yot more and jncre. It is a help for the helpless, s a refuge for tho destitute, and a rest ' for tho weary in the great lat lie of life, -and the record of its good work is amazing—Manawatu Farmer. The introducKon of women to the political arena has done no good. The men that have been returned since the franchise was giv.nted to the weaker sex have been no improvement on their immediate predecessors, and are not to be eomr h-'k! •• -th the class of xepresentnti" oh who formed the House dn the «■. '} hisf'ny of the colony.— jicmavatu" Tr.^y Times,