Dr. Holland Scored

Editor of Akqus : - In the article of last week's Akqus, from acrihner, we find the following : "Wotnan cannot afford the ballot. It would tie her hands, weaken her influence, destroy her disinterestedness in the treatment ot' all public questions, and open into the beautiful realms of her moral power ten thousand streains of weaknesa and corruption. She ought to have seen iu the crusade something greatcr thm the ballot - something infiaitely above the poor muchinery of politici- something by the side of which the ballot is only a toy." If there is anything " greater than the ballot," ought it not be shared by men as well aa women P IL there is anything " inflnitely above the poor machinery of politie," should not poor, deluded man naaten to rid himself of suoh niarks of imbecility P If there is anything " by the side of which the ballot is a toy," is it not disgraceful in strong-minded men to profesa to shield theinselves with such a bauble? Strange indeed that the ballot has ever meant liberty and equality, whon it is such a " mere toy f the drivoling play of an infant or idiot. That the women of to-day can organiie a campaign and successfully carry it forward proves their ability to act in a public capacity ; take up great evils, meet thom in personal conflict, with moral power and subdue them ; and how does she feel herself crippled at every stage of action, even now.for lack of the necussary franchise to elect suitable officers to aid in the carrying out of well laid plans. There is 110 greater corruption to be met, no evil more formidable and scurrilous in, resistance ; it has taken away the last argument of the non-progressive, womencrushing eleotors, and the serpent, whose head is being crushed out writhes earfully. But it can no longer with its )oa-like coils twine nround women and rush her in its fatal caress. It is uow ilindly 8quirming without the body of its victim, and only the ignorant and fatally eluded consider its embraces salutary to i noral health. Tho froth which rises to ' hetop, and the scum which settlestothe lottom, may still in its wine-bibbing and i urn driuking, its squalor, and i ity, believe that "ignor&nce ie Miss, and tis folly to be wise," aud still breed in ita pestilential miasma the noisorue reptiles it would fain engoridor, and be snrrounded with. But in the pnrer waters of Ufe, the noblor part would ftnd intelltgant design ánd direction in an honest and pttre execution of tin! electire franchise.