CORRESPONDENCE.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 29 November 1911, Page 4

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE BREWERS LITERATURE.

XO THE EDITOR. Sir, —In Saturday's mail apparently every elector in Ihe Kaipara received a budget of literature from the brewers, which, calls for a deckled protest from every fair-minded person, a protest not against the distribution of literature through the mail but a protest against the distribution of inaccuracies, not to use a stronger •worti. I refer to the cartoon about Maine and the reference to Waihi on the card "Facts which should influence youv vote. " I have no hesitation in speak ~ ing plainly, when I say that the cartoon about Maine, reprinted from the N.Z. Observer of Uctober' 14th*, is being issued by the brewers who knows well the facts it contains are false, and have been refuted by the information which came by cable and appeared in The Dress colums of N.Z. Herald November 9th. Prior to that a cable had been received by both novticense and liquor parties to the effect that the Governor of the State of Maine had declared a majority of 748 agaicst them. Now in the face of this reliable information they issue a cartoon which i they know to be untrue and -which stands condemned in its own light. Then again, the use that the brewers have made of the statutory declaration oftheMavorof Waihi of the 17th. Uctober, 1911, that Waihi had received neither moral or material benefit from no-license. Why Jo the liquor party print a statement of an individual when they know that statement has been contradicted by six ot the councillors of the borough _of Waihi. I refer to the Council meeting reported in the N.Z. Herald, Nov. 4th, when Mr Saunders moved that the opinion of the Mayor regarding Waihi under no-license does not represent the opinion of the Council and this Council considers that no-license in Waihi has not had an injurious eftect, either financially, morally or socially on the well-being of the town, but that the town had benefited morally and socially by the change ; seconded by Mr McCarthy and carried by six votes to three. Which statement think you is of greater worth, suroly on democratic principles the opinion of six is worth moro than that of three. In conclusion. lean admire fair argument on auy question, but I object to unfa'-r use of statements that are not true aad I believe that the- electors of the Kaipara will judge fairly on all statements made between this and the poll.—l am, etc, 11. PAG E, Secretary Kaipara No-Liceuse League.