The Prohibition Movement.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7953, 17 October 1905, Page 2

The Prohibition Movement.

ADJMtfiSS nv fjffi.HON. J, <J. neoujiv. There was n 1-argu tfatheriiif? «£ tho Ttietttrc Jloyaj an Mc-wtlay evening. on thu occasion- of -an address h,v the' Won. I). <J. Woolley,, the recognised.' lendef of (he Prokiljition. movement in America, on .the subject, of , "Prohibition in America."

The. chair was takr-ii by the Mayor (Mr K. fJock') who -briefly introduced the <li.stinguls'hed visitor. The Hon. ,1. <!. Woolley got a cordial l-ecepl-ioi*, and in a eb-ver nirdl pvwert'ul a«Klress tnt fuMy uplteld his fninu as a. giftvd sjxxdvev. AH-hougl; «o far from homo, ho said, -lift d-kl net W1 a, t.tranger in a stra-ngn land, ra-thtti- -a kinsman on -a. visit, to rt-lntivna lo consider a lualter of vital concern lottie whole family.' j (Applause.) , lie held very pleasant memories; of. the -g-i-val hospitality e-\temlr."l him on h'is visit to New I Zealand four years ago. lie hart then b«iii struck! with the beauty, fertility,.J »ml / prospejTly of tbrn country, and since he left -its whores last he lratl -heen acting as a sort, of unsalaried advertis-ing ngent Ulr New Zctilaml in -t-lre Mother (Country ar.d Hie I nited Statu). (AppTamSe.-, lie poin-twl out: that Xew Zlftalaml, "t.ho nutst siu;ces?t'iil and uj>-tcMtnt« deniocracy in the world.," was .-jn a specially favoured position for 'bringing about reform, 'llie c<tu-ntry was smalt, tho fx-pulatlon small and, homogeneous, public attention alert : auil vigorous, the public conscience coherent aircl imfci>en(l«nt-. From the standpoint of political soiwuce Xew i'valantl was to-rlay tho most iutere«tpg »ounlry 'in thorjWorW. 'Phe (i-ithculties i-n America wore, but moral victories were not luckir>g. "tfe hav« «dde.'l t.o the pro-, hibitwl area during telle las-t three years in the) I'nfted 1 , Btatos."- said Mr Woolli>y, -"mo™ -Territory than the whole of isltipds of New Zealand combined, and grea'ter victories lcom J-btg »* -evory | hand. Therq has novor boon such a coritlition of hope and tml-liusiaSm -in

temperance rM'enun as then/ is day." (-Applause.) The cause 'he advocated was wwler tbaa politics-; the streams of rui« that AovtKt out of th# grog whops ii this w«rW toad n« hauks to I htm)'. fc«» did tfjit put h\A argument (or i\*o-lieanx/i or tho pocket book, I b*ujvU 'U«*rUt ifc va« rtio greatest iiaaseial qu<Vtio» 'Kn any Christian CftHntry. '<>rjtek bill ft# th*; last yftfW in the i'nitcd Statot; «fmounle«l to twtrlv» bnmirccl wMlious stcrfiv#, do 'th* 't»t(al amount of m«Mia|r ia gYuiwral- circulation.. Fn olker -travtfe, «.v«r£ dollar w«nt through till* '%r 'drink WU for N*w to* .wa's ♦old. wa# nearly lour million**. *rfe : at was a lot of moiu+yj'or a li|t tl« colony t<j spend in kiich fcadytoii. "perhaps,".

said the i-'you ran afford ti pour tluit jinuch monur/ down lira kind of rat-hole. 0 ve-ry twelv

months." (Laughter.)' : -Proceeding to refer to thi; directly traceable to'drink, t'lui spoakor sakl he learned that thi* annual toll rn New Zen la-nil was 1000 .lives, wit hi out taking; into .account "The iH>,rtOO drunkards who wero almost in th# girtM's. ?he insane. hrok'-va-hoarl ed woman, neghfti d famirres. I'mhaps Xe.w /i*a!an'd ecflhi afford to 10.7(> 1080 Hv«* in tjii* 'W'ay a year

"Voti kn«w l worf'h of your follow eiti/POK,'' he s"flkl. ■*'ll is, \ our l.argajn with UriwU, nul n«m v ." Any self-respiting itfan ought l« -h(* too mu»h *)f a im\R to lw if» parttWirsMp with the liquor trafrw*. "1 >*>y that anyono who vat>#si f.or a con»: tinutfßcn of the liquor tcaiTic go«"s hvto partiwslnp w'i- h it iV)f anwihvr tlij'CO years/- 6<aid I'he speaker. 'l'he swid pivrtm-r did not g**t "any of thu profits, but -boru all the. los.s. which mavk- the IrausacJ ion all th;; wilier A gin shop kwjwi shot/frl fhii- up his name as Johi) SmitJi anil Co., the company befcig «vwy man ami wonjan who a omdimianee of tho license. (Applause.) The speaker did not claim that I'rohi'brtion had 'been an unqua!i/}«H success in America. 'Mumi If i't wer« c!i\rr*i'tl throughout Ne.w 'A'iOajwrjlhvre would Iw a littl« fti lii'Kt, but tWngs wmiW cumef vig-ht. "U takivs a go(nl while to g<*t. Ch;o country eh-aiml up when ?t, -gets as un-

tidy as yoni'»," was Vim visitor's explanation, i *Lau£him'.) tho system Via:! put l*o<v> a perfect success in America, it wii.i ruit fram any foult of txihlic opinion, but from a JaxJl.r on flu- yart of liliosu eii'-

brusHd wkti U,,i adnrioijitoi't ion of the laws, k had l.wu jTiJlili-ilii'.l on lx'tialf of fcbo I radii that Prohibit ioii had bivn a. failnru, ami that i>f eighteen St'ntes which originally won* in for I'rotoiliit'Uin sivtwn or seventiwi tyiW iitu'kyil down. 'Uhis teas by no moans tho case. Prolvibkion was tirsl rarried in .Maitit- n 18">1. The admi'ilK'tratiion »f tho hiw iu 1

the Miuall towns tarty niral 'disfritla was goftd, but t'!*ro had nr.xw beoo A satisfact <«\v condition of -enforce-' j.iwill i» thd larpor inniujfactumig and seaj>ort town*?. This frail Iwri owing to the comiptiutfi of otticcrs, and lho jftrtwJ of thu cifrixims eager to make money. To show • Mutt public sentiment miftyorU'd tte? law the Legislature last your by 101

YOtus to 28 a stroni« lobbying tol with tho law, and iuKthennoiv to enforcyuitmt. Tind-ay i« the cities (of j Maine ther§ \rn's « far iaUi'r oandi-1 Uon of th*u unyfinio-j in 'the last 55 yca-ra-. 'l'hc [that it wo«>M min | tlr« foui-ist | i'u tlw '.wanidai tox\}» of Maine tal hivn Ujsprovi-d. j A pkico wan no ro,T«ttT'| iug' #• (Irijwkfnms*; -was 'rioro likely i to aUr»a(.-t, visitwv. Ip, t'ji» end j of ofcbvi' ffValivs copi-! Ed Ma<»ieS law, but- just! an U'.inpiraNce \;as (itiAfcig' rapid | fct.ri/k , s «ud it nt i? Arncrica j won W Ixi a wdW com'f ry, tjve ad* J v*'nt of tWo tMv.il WaiJ thArli vagT'd for lUc years th«- country. T3ht« 'ljkkljvs wore hri kc-.n up by tku* loss of nu-m----b«'rs, aivd tile pooplu got loosu ideas tm 4h<> tijbjrct. U;hit n"sull wan tlmt tliouyli Maio« hrlvl fast. (1u; othvr S't'at-o.s wmt back during ihv \jrar to licrnses. In Amrtin'ru, (h«>y i:o1d Hwii- jmblic virluo tha.o >m Nw\\- '/.'»u\land, ag'ainst , liowvFor,. titw hvway •gradually won 'track. Not/ (rf iliv wri'iitcun weni. hack for thu Prolvibition idw.j, but all of llu-in, with t-ri-'M aJin'rs. jrdopitd, local ojK-ion.. I,m iVlUor words the prcphs dwddrd tknl local option 'by i«l«c!oralos wnx Iwiti-r than Tro ftihition by the wholo S'ta-tv, as t-b'f 1 eondkicMis varkd so much ttwl the law could Uww he properly ca.rrird oik. Tuiipprrvnco \vork«.'rs in Atn«rioa wvtt* jwost, hopuful and enthusiastic. Thrt wpcakcr quoted fn>#B «l of tiw .•nfluont'ial 'lifjinir trado ,iotir*als wkich Cdwtaiaoiri arficlos on Iho seriousness io the tradu of th« growing ;; (hn» stated : ••■yddoni, if uvei\ -lias Micro Ixvii a timo wlk«h t-hc trade ha* 'bo<m men-aoi-H Ky so jiutny. dangers n« wow \t," and another "A wave nf IVirlvibiHon it country, frnjrj ond end 'to l.ha olUov." Tho latter jjavo a list 01* 7«."> couirlies 'aad towns in which thu prohibitory Law is now rn-lom-d. And yrt Mad Ihr hardihood to say that the system was which tho pro}) hilorp law now ena complete failnru in tlw CniMl States \ No doubt t-hor® wore i*-

hermit difficulties in mailer, but tbew wtndd be overcome by ele«in adinhvlstrat ion, U was jus-t tos im porfunt.-tuj yood representaas <sowd laws. speaker, afTeP a recent visit Ik> Anlflmrt-on, •lutha, ami oth«r Proi'fHntion districts, said it. whs Ms firm belief that the people'wor* securing a \or\ | ffood nteasure of frticoesa in the en. forcer»en.t of the prohibitory Inw.s. "Clot more VrofovbUiou \a the sur-' roumling' distils and better r>fliciflls. and the law vronld.Hhen be per-i tVctly mlmbjiKh'ml wherever it Was now lacking. In concision, Mr, Wo'>3l»\v c«Mjn-s.'Hi*rl "prrs»voranru ami hard work f--,f t Vjcavisc." U. was no iisn praying and siting. for th« could stand any ftiH'junt of Um'.. t** he did net pat-

ronisc the\ meetings, '(1/aughtcr.) It was no use sitting still and saying 1 ''Let tho preacher and the hx]st!(| round and Save (he people/' (Laughtur.) Pulpit effort must Ix* kept. on, but tho laryian' must also Wag 9 rofcwtless and intormimvbto war ! againsl.the foo until success was I Tho growing strongth of their cause was shew* by ito diauial howl of the trade. To tho electors h»> said, ";Yo\ir business is to uso tho ballot -as a 'wash-basin to was). ' ,vour hands of all complicity in the. trade." (Loud applause.) j Mr Jas. Paul arose and asked a number o'f (|UesWons, and in bi'i ro marks on tho replies put some tell- | ing arguments forward on behalf of I tho trade. j "Messrs Jf. <"»oodacre and J. Stagpoole also asked yfjuestlons.' On the motion of Mr C. K. Hellringrr the speaker was nu*cordcd a hearty vote of thanks. l The Mayor was flmnked for ,presiding. This afternoon. at- it o'clock the visitor will nwet temperance workers at a gathering at Whiteley Hall. Jiv th« evon ng at the Theatre Koyal Mr Woolley will -deliver his second address, the subject Ijeing "License | v. No-license."