Prohibition Fallacies. (PUBLISHED BY ARRANGEMENT).

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 11, 24 June 1899, Page 4

Prohibition Fallacies. (PUBLISHED BY ARRANGEMENT).

I t \ X J t j % , I THE MAEQXJIS' OF SALISBTJEJy, \n his memorable speech at Newport', , said : - t •'•,' .' .- . 'It , is proposed that Idealities shall have the power, wheatihe omiiber of iion*thh*st^ souls exceeds the' number of thirsty souls, that the jjon .tjhjrsty sli^l^ liave t the; power of., ,saying that ,tbe thirsty souls_ i?hall have nothing; afr^ all; ,tp-'dripli N That , seems to be trenching on the element-.; tixy- liberties of njfti)flind<//'lf I likVto 'dnnk beer, i,t is no^ reason that I sh'oVild" be prevented" froiia-'lalcing it" begWusti niy " neighbour does riot, 'h&e it.jUf .y(m Sacrifice, l|pei^ jon fth^ i^atW" of v^Ul^^weiitu^j^jS^br^'fic,© | ,it on i irtj^^.T ilip^i'tfeit^mA^e^sf filXpV', and'Jih'ose^ ;^&a 'religipus^iJiberty l f6f^ wh'i^h'* ,we fiaW; ig-Sade^n % tVe 3 1%liiM^^ter'e1lb'larM'' t ft H%T i fti

the )ftcol authority to observe a wise "inodVvab'on 'in "the exerofee" of* their functions." . --* y

In ir 'lB79, ..Vlli .^.TjAUSTjDfE,' in thecourse'of tiis Midlothian campaign, , ( ' 'said :, r „ , "If Parliament sbalf tni'nk if; wise' to introduce radical cjh'anges'int'o the. working of 'the 'liquor law. 'in such' a> n-ay as 'to break 1 dbwn the^aiV expi?eta-, tions of pei'cons' wlio lio'vb 1 — whether ri&btlv or"\tr6r\g\s not'thp question, it is'not'their hri\t,'it is- our' •fault — under the sharlo v of'tKese Taws, 'ihea'fflh* claim to compensation otiglit, if they can inakegood' their /-dse. to'Jbe 'considered, ' m all 'iSuch claims 'havp h^pn considered, bv th'p wisdom and liberality of tlip Br't sh Parhohiorit." And on another^ c k'o\ lie^a'd'ded : " AVhen the people of Kngland set •ibout political refomjs. they never accomplish thorn in a niggardly spirit, but; their practice is to li^nke, 'liberal compensation to those who 1 ha\e suffered or ■who nihy imagine'themselves to hpve suffered, audiiipverv doubtful casp to ndopt.iibora l nction "

M.I J'OHK' BKh HTj in a speech deliverer! ntßhmingham in 1883. on tlie occasion of the opening of " Th J Oobdcn,"- n honse of refreshen en'r built bv th- Birmingham iCofTee House Co., thus refers to Sir "Wilfred L'awsori'* Permissive Bill : " My opinion is this— th>t if a trade in the country is permitted by law: that trade has a 1 ight to be defended by law. Tho trades of the licensed victuallers, of the sellers of alcoholic drinks, is ' a liade that has been p'ehnittt-,d, and is now permitted, and I think Parliament and the law are' not justified in inflicting upon tlie trade unnecessary 'difficulties and' tinhecesVary' irritation; I will apply that to thti case of this great town, and another 'town" as 1 great, with which 2 was in former years politically, connected — the town of Manchester. In Manchester and .in .Birmingham there' 4ooo houses connected with the sale of intoxicating drinks. Now these 4000 houses, without beings perfectly accurate, I may say were* in the occupation of sbuiethixJg like 4000 persons and families ;' # bufc in -the bill that was submitted to Parliament there was no consideration shown to the' interests 'dL' those , 4000 l families, there was no valuation provided ' for 'there was ' no, compensation offered or suggested, and the plan 1 was* one, of what you would J call root and branch 'reform, and the i publicans and tlie licensed victuallers', Wherever you got a mnjdrity,- were- to be exterminated' os if they had been vermin. I do not thiijk a policy of tins kind in any country, and I am sure", not in this country, \vhen it is ' fairly examined, will be held- to, be statesmanlike or just. I am against dt'aling'with d question of this ns.ture, affecting 'the interests of so many people, by what you may term a hurricane. 1 That, is, fit only for ; times of revolution. 1 should like to^dealwith ft in a more just and statesmanlike' manner, according to the legislation 'that Jb^cpuies ah intelligent people in &~ tranquil time. 1 '

MREBNBST W. NORFOLK, F.S.S.V re&d if papWjn 18§6 at the' Temperance Conference convened under ' the WiSpiees l af the'Natidtfal Association' for the* Promotion "of ' Social / Sclence'j'Yin'SyhiclV' tl^'-'&lfowinl;, "occors : ' < '' \' C - '' Goiifkks&Tion. — ".This isa qiiestioi} of gr.'ive'lnfereslfc/dnd.Vlt'ul importances to eVery section of.the,'c6iinrjercialan<f working co'rirtfitinit'y*, for vvKat Us, heJ« -gpftd. fojvjrdls, one. .b^afi^hj m^r^pei'ty' diroctl.V - fleets „ " inV; iff, bfertringVj'upop j.tfiV trade- Mensed c jf pV; this* prMu()ti'6n T an' 4 's^le! ofe^lcolfol 1 ; y o3f ' depc^i^iqV&frlkii'd'a^ 4n;tth/^mg'to;>^og^ :as'geiife|?filJ : a5'geiife|?filJ

sation,- tviih -lawyerd,'^umy"er|; medical N and law ' sc'Bbels'f auction! the tobtfcW'ifidugiry' 1 ete'.ffet&^'itil with anyj that'are'paying'licbii^a ■ j operas a {nost monstr^ug^Jfrqpo'} that the L'efiisJfltflreVshp^lS^rf persons' to go into a^ certihV*bnS] bv licensing ii f6r~the purpose of $ nub. and, after c6mpejt}ng-jth~e^% holder. to*'slter his" prp&iW -'fifoiri 1 \ to time to" adapt, ,'th< in'io'ltKfi'yl 'convenience,- Wdde'hly "'to / j*Uir4.y f adrift without coinp'eno'atjori;" J'ji tain that* license holders b.aW{''A^R to say thafr'otf f the" -taith'^'df-Hile tiimanfle 1 of 'existliiiß' Iftwa. tht& I embarked their capital" aiid^lmv vested interest , which fiill\ compensated if they are coinpul swept away. -If compulsory \«x; tion without CQttipensatiohis aa6[ it raeaim that } a person 'who, ,b,v*dij hard work and industry has saVed s cient money to purchase 'it lease, is ti not o'nlv the amount- he Ijas pjiif such lease, but the income., .which bnsini s's bought by that ltJoney'ret him, and that he inav be, cast-pi; call vpeilhiless into'^the woVld. ' -Ii event, thfrefdre, 'of a" coUnty.'jb having the power" "granted 1 ' of^'d 'away with the sale of alcohol^ 1 \vlie in all 01 only in sbuie bf^the 'house their' distiict, ' they niust' grantv compensation, and jhat> conip'e.nsa n'lU.st be giVeii'accordmgtothe'cii^ stiuiceß of each iifdividual ca"seoa'i'i \he< rights* of all" parties interest^ each such' lndividual case 1 , takjihg ; con<»ideVation ' not' 'only ' theV-',.6a J ] invested in the ;ho«se; but)the 1 10 income' and ' deterioration of We^v of ' the house by 'reason, d'f'the'licft being takfeh away." ' '- i

MR KUSKIN aay, ? : v " ; ,J *' The first uedfeafrhy of ajf eeoif i'eal government is to sebure'/thej questionable* Writing of tlie|gre^t | of "property— that ft uiah'v^hV^i fol 'a 'tiling shall lie allowed 4 ;" gel to keep it,' and eo'ns'mrie itiiu'^pe This, I eayY'is th% fti-aVpfcitft' til ■sepured by social law^M Wilßbu'^jt'la p'd I itieal,' ad van c'e , -n ay ,-no l p6l)^^ istencs is in auv'sort'pOsqiblef^'^l ever evil, tuxury, iniquity "lflay^sl to result from ivthjs" iVr'VeVe/tlleJ the finish of all equities." V " ' r i

•'L'OHDELC.HO, - 0 ,rn' responding to the Kdtisi^oi -Jbffi ! ] ' liameufc Up tlia s FLfty-Be<J6n3' A 'A?n'ii • ' 'Diriiier'of the L.V.P.A? o£/I%| said: - " \S > ' f .^;j A ":'. .% NoWlbbjeotVerVVt^c Iy to' be itlAxed V6 yo\i\pbirs'S,U^'bi quite'aduntFthe princ(ple c 'df/(^Hp%i tiou. I think ifc%aio't U6sess\\ry)ts Should' be taxe'd id cbihfi&stifo'tfahl victuallers bec\us^- V ttei r -*dKfi,ket £ 'bud'avo'dtiiag ti&lsfap'presijr'M/e 6%' da . [' behev&:tae,' t 'Kc"afji3eH i ' il vi6E%l 'of tha-Uniied^Kihgdofa MireliajTjit entitled to the pT.*ote6ti<Jn'bf*TbM >^f as "aityoi/e else." *, / - L^\,^'}

In a recent "ntimbeV "of MatfniiH| l&agazjuie, oil.the siibjecfc'joj^rfiij ' tion in the Can ada. f has-' the ' ful Iq Witfg^jf^ ' | . "THe toeatfiti^nt'6fUke;H'o(i^[pe| •)ias also beeh r iniqiii(.oilB/^l l j.sp(^fe^ 'have, beet-" eW,u"hg >^[reii' i> 'b"g*^|a*|| -trade which, -'Wheri th%ien't& r e*dlfi| tfot>;orily> Jicetisea'-' ty^l^Jpl^ deemed by Gverybod3'%et > l|fcliYjr%6 tabW^'a-iidf'th^Vefol^^b^'ihifi" is Snddlenl^ w^W^^a;''%#|^r|i HifclM J 'iol;hesyiia^n]yetS|ftojffi ■uny* otlier. trade stances* VotMrecer^i? n ':%^^M

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