NO-LICENSE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2327, 21 October 1908, Page 2

NO-LICENSE.

[TO THE EdITOK.]Sir, —May I, at this late stage, crave space, not for a reply to “Britisher’s” letter in your issue of 30th. September, but merely for afew words of appreciation and; encouragement. There are so few people endowed with the depth of penetrating insight lintO' _ or whatever is the quality required to enable them to fathom the shameless .'and selfish schemes of the No-license party, „that he has well earned the gratitude of his party and any honor in their power to bestow.’ The time, too, is opportune for this disoolsure, when things seem to bo going so favorably for the* no-license side and they are talking of marching on to certain victory. Is it any wonder that the blood should boil in “Britisher’s” veins,’ when he thinks of all this money being diverted from the present channels of expenditure and divided amongst these people—people wh<j 'have always professed to be acuated ‘by the purest lhotivcs, and to be working loa the good of mankind? In how much brighter a light do their opponents (the “trade”) appear, who can say: “We covet no man’s silver,, gold, or even cheques, ’Tis true we 44VP fto intake » charge for tyhnt w

sell, but that it is the very smallest join we can take while continuing to hold our self respect and that we give solid value in return.” What reasonable man will\deny ? I am sorry to have to differ from your / esteemed correspond out in his, statement that tlio No-license party are a very anxious lot. This is not. borne ou t by my own observations. If he takes notice, as lie goes about the streets, I think that he will find that the bright, happy faces) are- those of the mo-license people, while those of sad countenance are “liquor” people. Now that “Britisher” lias got the No-liccnso party cornered it- believes him to be vigilant as such people have a way of rising up where least expected and vou never know when you have them. It seem® very unfair that wo only hear lectures on one side of this great question. Surely the the Rev. Thompson, of Dunedin, or that other Thompson, in the far north are available. If want of funds is the hindrance subscription lists might be placed in every bar in the electoral district.—l am etc. . “ANOTHER BRITISHER.”