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Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1918, Page 4

More than one elector has Already been misled by tie Liquor Trade's Petition That remarkable document is so artfully constructed that it is no wonder that voters hare failed to grasp exactly what they are supporting when they sign it. It purports to ask. for a "fair, just, and reasonable" poll to decide by a bare majority the three issues of National Continuance, National Ownership,- and National Prohibition. It also provides every voter is to' vote for one issue only, and that no isSue is to be earned unless it secures a maioritv of the total votes cast on the thre# issues, mat is the effect of this? It secures for the Trade a three-to-one chance. If National Ownership is carried, the Trade wins! If National Continuance is carried, the Trade wins! T no issue is carried, the Trade wins! If 500,000 voters go to the poll and 2SO -"™ vote for National Prohibition, ToO.OOO for National Ownership, and 100.000 for National Continuance, the Trade wins, for no issue secures the required hare maioritv of I 2- r >o,ool. This is the Liquor Trade's "fair, just, nnd reasonable" proposal. It is fair that everv elector should have a vote, it is just that the vote be on a bare majority basis, it is reasonable that the vote be on the ba3is of the National FOiciency Board's Recommendation. This is what the N.Z. Alliance Petition asks, and it is voiir dutv to aisni the N.Z Alliance Petition and refuse to sign that on bplialf of Liquor. If v< have signed the latter under a misappr hension, ask your M.T*. to have vol name removed or send word to the X.Z. Alliance representative at one#.* To-night will lie the Inst appearance of Grace Darmond, the delightful new Vitagraph star, in "In the Balance"; also the final screening of tbat most remarkable Fox feature comedy, "Bing Banc;." Tomorrow the chief attraction Will be "The Circus of Death," the picture that created a sensati6ll throughout the Dominion during last year, but was not shown locally owing to the film being destroyed by fire a few towns ahead of New Plymouth. For your motor cycle: Enquire at any garage or cycle shop as to sizes and prices of the BRITISH "DUEADNOTJGHT" , MOTOR CYCr 12 TYRIt Miloago fronj A S,OOO to S£,ooo-proved. 10