4 JULY 1896, Page 23

SCOTLAND AND THE "SCOTSMAN."

[To THX EDITOR 01 Till " $TZOTATOR."] Srn,—As a comment on your statement in the Spectator of Jane 27th, that "the regular thing in Scotland is to read every word of the Scotsman and than vote Liberal," I send the following :—An old family servant, one of those shrewd, uneducated geniuses which Scotland alone can produce, said shortly before her death, "It's a queer thing; a'body reads that Scotsman, but naebody believes it, leastways doesna' vote wi' it."—I am, Sir, &a., AN EDINBURGH CITIZEN WHO SHARES THE OPINION.