THE LATE ELECTIONS.
[To um EDITOR 07 Sae " syscrArea."1 Stu,—The elections which have just gone against the Unionists are owing to three causes, which must be dealt with, or endless disaster will follow:-
1. Irishmen stamped the constituencies, and gave their version of the question at issue. This must be met by good speakers on the Unionist side, quoting the disloyal speeches of 'Irishmen in Ireland and in America.
2. Harrowing illustrations of the Irish evictions were placarded everywhere. We ought to have equally graphic sketches of the effects of boycotting, of resistance to law, of moonlighting, of young women with their hair cat off and tar poured on their heads, and other such Nationalist amenities.
3. The democracy being mostly tenants and not landlords, are not unwilling that houses should be occupied without any rent being paid for them. To meet this, every effort should be made to increase the number of owners. Building Societies will do much in towns. The abolition of the privileges of primogeni- ture in ease of intestacy may indirectly do something. But I believe we shall have to abolish those privileges in all eases—as in France, Belgium, and Italy—so far as regards real property, before that property will be safe under our new suffrage.—I am,
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