THE PROHIBITION POLL In the hearts of many thousands of electors a fierce struggle is proceeding as to what shall be dono with tho franchise which democracy has placed in every adult’s hands for Thursday next. The vote must he cast! To refrain from votiug is but to resort to the ostrich-like fallacy of placing one’s head in the sand. It is the way of a weakling. The Trade holds a mortgage on the Dominion’s future. The issue is as simplo as it is momentous. A vote for Prohibition is a vote for the safety, prosperity, and happiness of the peoplo. Tho liquor trade which we havo allowed to grow up we must ourselves pull down, or else, like Frankenstein’s monster, it will destroy us. Strike out the top lino next Thursday! Let nothing prevent you l 42
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MATREC19190403.2.14.1
Bibliographic details
Matamata Record, Volume III, Issue 126, 3 April 1919, Page 2
Word Count
138Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Matamata Record, Volume III, Issue 126, 3 April 1919, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Matamata Record. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in