THE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 562, 17 July 1909, Page 10

THE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT.

■;' one wants to'Jmow 1 tow long intelligent'people are going to stand the pro-hibition'-'workers. ~ Now, I think i most intelligent, and educated people will not only allow them to go on with their noble work, but wilp'also help them, through: the agency of' the local, option poll.: "Jason'" in his letter that .'appeared' in your issue of the -3rd. gives'a good reason'himself: why the' total abolition of intoxicating liquor, is advisable. He says that two-thirds of the population of Masterton are being Ipunished through closing 'the : hotels., Now, if drink • gets. such- a hold on men arid women that'it is a punishment for them to be without it, surely the agency-that creates such a craving is well removed. As for., turning honest,-, upright inert;.' and, women into ;■ surreptitious sneaks and .back-door swillers; who-.everheard of, such'a ridiculous statement? .It'would/take more thari-closing thohotels to do'that. As regards the'financial-loss, why should our children-' become, drinkers,:for' the' sake of, any ;monetary'consideration:' of V those , interested in hotels? In'conclusion;'l contend that any thinking man or'woman who' can look-upori 'their own little -children '•!(or any one;'els6'B, for,•,that.matter),'aridHhen go out and v<te;for- the! drink have;not'attained' their''majority mentally,^l;am, ; 'etc.;:'-.,'' ' V:- "!,-';';'< r'' : : : ;,r^'' : "miMAN,:;'' ''.jCartortoh.'';,|;';; ; '■'.•'.",'•.,",:'.'■''v'V:-:". : "...