Politics and the Land 



one of obtaining profits large enough to enable 

 each section to get a share. Why are we so 

 constantly being told " that there is no com- 

 munity of interests between the three sections?" 

 We do not hear the same about other industries. 

 It is an accepted fact that if there is no margin 

 of profit in any business that business goes to 

 the scrap heap, and both employers and employed 

 suffer ; the latter feel it first, and, physically, 

 most. However much politicians may endeavour 

 to widen the gulf between these sections, for 

 their own base Party purposes, the great truth 

 must prevail at last, and these three sections 

 will realise that they are all in the same boat. 

 Therefore it is not impossible for a member to 

 fairly represent them all. 



NO. 2. — THE EXPENSE TOO GREAT 



It would be intensely interesting if we could 

 ascertain how much of the funds which now 

 keep together the two of the four chief parties 

 comes out of the pockets of agriculturists. As 

 their accounts are not open to inspection, we 

 can only guess that if all agriculturists' sub- 

 scriptions were diverted into other channels 

 the two central Associations would find their 

 claws cut rather short. Why should not this 

 diversion be turned into a strictly agricultural 

 channel ? Moreover, when the ice was once 

 broken, there are many wealthy men who would 



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