SIR, - I think the time has come for the women to try their skill at Government. We have set the old country many a good example, which they very soon copied; let us set them another good example, which, I am sure, if carried out, will have the happiest result for the honor and profit of the country. The women could, and I have no doubt would, be able to keep the Government out of the Insolvency Court, and I am sure would never disgrace themselves by the conduct nightly carried out in our costly bear-garden. To be able to rule men must be able to rule themselves – our Parliament has not yet succeeded in the art of self-government. The members of the present Parliament have failed to conduct the business of the country either with economy, dignity or decorum; let them stand aside and let their mothers, wives and sisters have a chance in Parliamentary life. I don’t think it would cost the country so much for billiards, refreshments or the many little games with which the highly cultivated members of Parliament sooth their inward man or pass away their valuable time. Their services are not worth the money in hard cash, not counting their perquisities, which they receive at present; the women could do the work for half the money, and it would be better done. According to ancient and modern history talking is the business of women, but the men of the Victorian Parliament have endeavoured to usurp the prerogative of the fair sex, and even in talking they have failed. The frothings at the mouth and foolish repetitions of some of our legislators is very painful to any unfortunate condemned to listen or to see them in the House; they are neither ornamental nor useful. Now, seventy-eight well-dressed women would be worth looking at if they never opened their lips, but I think the electors of Victoria can, if called upon, send, in the hour of their country’s need, seventy-eight women, clever, accomplished and highly educated, united, in fact, to navigate the State ship out of the present stormy sea into smooth water. Hoping that some of the clever women our country can boast of will take this matter up by the next election,

Yours, &tc.,
DUBLANA.
5th April.