THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC—A SUGGESTION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2318, 31 December 1889, Page 2

THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC—A SUGGESTION.

TO THE BDITOB. •} ; Sib.—As this merry time of year cornea by. and I see around me so many exhibitions of the abuse of liquor, may I through you; columns suggest a method that aftes being carefully thought out may: tend to lessen this great and awful,curie. We have laws for publlaani, drunk *rda and every c'aas of men but they are all powevlesa o oope with thli evil. My Ideals to sweep away with oba stroke all licensed houses! and allow evary man to sell liquor if be is inclined; but before doing ao I ehonld nuke H Incumbent oh every person who wishes to drink Intoxicants to pay tn to the O'erk of tha Oonrtof the dla.rlct the sum of 20s (f would willingly make it £20) foe a 1 cease to drink, thia to be produced by the holder whenever asked for by any person who may have reason to think tbe person m question Is not licensed. Any person found lntoxloated to forfeit his license for ever, and any person serving a prohibited or unlicensed person to forfeit £10, The gain to tbe revenue would be enormous, md it would pl&cj tbe power that la required by tbe temperance party In their oytn handi aa by means of vigilance oommlttees', they could aoon fiid out who were being helped In their falling. Every month a Hat of those licensed to drink oould be plaoed outside c eh Raod Board iffioe or other placee of loo_»l Gyveomeut., tithe same way an the names of those who pay dog taxes ar» at Home ; all Uoenaea to expire on say 31st M*roh eaoh year. I am'per* feotly sare this authod would to a great extent curb tha evil as at present existing, as It la to a publfoin'g best intehit to servo aa many drunk or seml-druck men aa he oan po-sbly do without deteotion tbe pour fools not knowing even what they are drinking; be It ginger ale, whiskey or wa'or, sixpence fa the uniform charge foi eaoh —Yourß truly, Jambs Reshing, Ashburtoo.