SLY GROG-SELLING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 10

SLY GROG-SELLING.

1 Sir.Vl-inoticed . that a miiu who liasbeen selling ..sly grog .ou- rather-'-a, large -scale wasbefore ,the. Court a .few days ago. : After it having been proved without-a doubt, of the mans.emit,■tho magistrate on'tho Bench,fined him'.. ,£lO. Now,,, sir,' why. is euch, lenioncy' shown to, this class, of law-breaker? It' is quito a public secreMliat this, "trado"-. is-condoned-wfcAn ?i, M l lorl , s .'"} No-License areas, ■ and when the offender is, top daring and.a-convic-tion-is.. got, tho magistrates;as-a rule, slang the police and side with the "sly. grogist" poor man, who breaks a law that three-fourths for ' pcol> "j Dominion have Toted

: a : .''S'; of mutton- from..a. Patoher to, feed ;his starving family, the. same "ii ? s .would no' doubt give him three months,' . Look.at. the.matter from a. publican's point' .of view, :who pays, u heavy license to sell liquor and must: close his s house at 10 o'clock, and ;is,alEO L 6ugposed to, sell liquor of 'reputed quality., .The sfy grogist sells - night and day,; Sunday as a riilo' is - nis biggest day, he. pays no, license, : but .in'lieu thereof,: when'ho does thihgs^so openlv,that.the poli.ee for,their'own protectioni : ,raust act v ViioMgVit 'before a , magistrate and fined a small 'percentage of hii takings. ' s : . - : Is, jt not 'time that some move'was made to" stamp this law-breaker out? .The present'way of, administering ■ tlio, law in this direction is only , an'incentive for,others to go into this flnve a rnM»°r rn '£ C Sf" condonell business. - The Hnntwl Probably, means to hit the Prohibi- , tionist through, this ohannel, but they also hit , the,;licensed/houses as well. Thanking von in nm on your' space.—l i : '- 'c ~ , . KX-PUBLICAN. - y ueliington, September 7,. 1909, ~ • ••