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WHAT JIM SAID TO JACK AND JACK SAID TO JIM.

(No. 5 Continued.) Jim: “My word, Jack, lin relation to the Liquor Traffic you are a caution for inn king two and two four.” Jack: "Well, my dear fellow, what else would have mo make of them—--1 ln ee ?” dim: -‘Of course not. But don’t yen think that sly-grog selling seems worse in a No-License district than in a licensed one S’” Jack: “Perhaps it may seem so, because the change is so sudden. You remember flint old stagnant swamp of yours that you cleared out a few months ago?” .Jim: "! should think 1 did. Aly smelling memory must be pretty bad to forget that.”

.lack: ‘'When did it smell worse, before you disturbed it or after?” Jim: “AVliy afterwards of course.” Jack: "When von stirred up the foul water did you think of stopping tln> business because the odour was worse than before?”

Jim: “No, certainly not, because 1 knew that it would be only for a little while, whereas if i lot it stop the way it was it would always bo a centre of corruption, and bad for our health.”

Jack: “That is just the way with sly-grog selling in the Prohibition districts, Jim. The liquor swamps have been allowed by law to exist for years in a place) with tho result that these moral cesspits have created a poisonous and unhealthy atmosphere. By-and-byo the people have said to the authorities: ‘Clear these swamps out.’ Now, naturally, tho stench might he a little worse for a short time, hy reason of tho siuldculuiss of the disturbance, but very soon matters will right themselves, and the whole atmosphere will become sweetened, and purified.” Jim: “Yes, there is something in that, certainly, for now that 1 come to think of it, we rarely hear of any cases of sly-grog selling in places liko Clutha. where Prohibition lias been in force some years.” Jack: “Precisely, Jim. But there is one thing 1 want to sny before I go. and it is this: I would rather have hair n dozen sly-grog dens than one licensed house.” Jim: “AA'hat! You don’t moan to say so?” Jack: “Yes 1 do, and for several reasons. One is, that whilst respectable people like yourself don’thesitate to go into an open licensed bar they wouldn't dream of entering a dark den in order to got a drink. WHEN A'OU OUTLAAA' ANY BUSINESS YOU PRACTICALLY KILL IT. This is one great benefit of XoI.iccnse. Then again, THE ABSENCE OF AN OPEN BAR IS A GLORIOUS PROTECTION FOR OUR CHILDREN, who will grow up unfamiliar with the sights, and ipuiuls, and other fearful results of the open liquor bar. Once more, whatever (4sc> a closed bar will or will not do, it will KILL THE SHOUTING CUSTOM, and that means killing the liquor business. Now, Jim, alter the many talks over this question oi i rohihition. I hope you will give us your vote in December next.” Jim: “A'es, I will, Jack, it I m spared, because there’s this about it if NoLiconse proves a failure we can reverse our vote at the I oil ol 1911.” — Adv. C-F-

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