THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN THIS AWAY.

Shannon News, 22 August 1922, Page 3

THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN THIS AWAY.

In a democratic country votes talk, and when they have spoken there is no doubt about what they mean. Now, ask the New Zealand liquor traffic how It is that, in the U.S.A., in the States that went dry before National Prohibition, the people, after trying it, voted to keep Prohibition by increasing majorities. Here are some of the votes that show that the vot- j ing majority like Prohibition: — j ARIZONA. Dry majority, 1914 3,144 Dry majority, 1916 , 12,000 Increase in dry majority 8,856 COLORADO. Dry majority, 1914 ••• 11,572 Dry majority, 1918 55,7i)2 Increase in dry majority 74,220 MICHIGAN. Dry majority, 1916 ••• 68,624 Dry majority, 1919 ...206,936 Increase in dry majority 138,312 OREGON. Dry majority, 1914 36.480 Dry majority, 1916 54,626 Increase in dry majority 18,146 OHIO. Dry majority, 1918 25,759 Dry majority, 1920 : 290,141 Increase in dry majority 264,382 WASHINGTON. Dry majority, 1914 •■• 18,632 Dry majority, 1916 215,036

Increase in dry majority 1.96,404 The total aggregate increase in the "dry" majority for the six States was

700,320 votes, after two years' trial. J

When we get New Zealand Prohibition we shall find the same results. People find out when the liquor traffle is abolished, that a." wasteful, unmitigated nuisance has been removed. Once they nave tasted the benefits of Prohibition, no amount of ly-

ing and yelling by the liquor interests can befool the people into voting I •it back again. Prohibition is just common sense. N.Z. Alliance Publicity.* 1 65 )