"On Humanitarian Grounds."
On the highest ground taken in this stiuggle, no question of "vested inteiest," of " revenue," of " liberty of the subject." or any other of the stands in and swamp taken by the liquor apologists. Think of it women of the Waitaki electora'e. " humanitarian giounds." You are called as women to take your stand for humanity. You, the home-makevs, called in defence of the home ; you, the wives, called in defence of the husbands ; you, the mothers, called m defence of the sons ; you, the sisters, called in defence of the fallen. No question of self, but of all. You may not have a wrecked home, or a drinking husband. It may not have been your son who, on Satmday night last, was carried
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 49, 29 April 1899, Page 4
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126"On Humanitarian Grounds." Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 49, 29 April 1899, Page 4
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