A Wheen Thochts.

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 19, 4 August 1894, Page 7

A Wheen Thochts.

(By Scotch Thistle.)

Surpluses come and surpluses go, but our debt goes on for ever. Why so much rejoicing when our Government hand two millions to a bant at 4 per cent? Banks will finance any enterprising colonist with his own money at the usual banking rate, you know. Why the flutter in the dens of money-changers when the same Government would give money at five per cent to the backbone of the country—the settlers ? Come along, all ye tradesmen, stand up for your rights. If it is essential to the wellbeing of the farmer to have cheap money, it is also essential to the wellbeing of other industries to have the same.

Why are so many of our Radical members in favour of gaoling any unfortunate who has certain debts that, through the force of circumstances, he cannot pay. Let them go one better and gaol any unfortunate creditor who has moneys due that, through the force of circumstances, he cannot collect.

After reading “Vox’s” criticisms of the Heavenly Twins I have come to the conclusion that “Vox” is a married man, and therefore a brother in happiness. I have come to the conclusion also that Mrs Vox has more perfections in her own sweet self (in Vox’s eyes) than both the Heavenly Twins put together—and that is as it should be. I have not read the Heavenly Twins, but I gather from Vox’s remarks that they are the shining lights in the t New Woman species. Every daughter born is a new woman, and takes as naturally to reforming mankind as a duck to water. From Eve downwards they have been tinkering away at us —“ it is stheir privilege,” but to all appearance mankind are a sad lot yet. Let not the New Woman be discouraged, but let her remember that one year spent in kind and loving services to those around her will reform humanity more than all the twaddle ever written by the leaders of the “ revolt of the daughters,” “ the woman of the future,” &c.