PUBLIC MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4212, 7 September 1892, Page 3

PUBLIC MEETING.

Temperance and Polities. Thero was a largo attendance at Mr Glover's meeting in the Temperance Hall Inst evening. Mr Edwin Feist presided, and in a abort address introduced the lecturer. Mr Glover said that although specially working in the interests of tho 1.0. G.T., that Order was in harmony with all advanced Temperance sentiment. Since the last Grand Lodge session a new system had been introduced which would enable tliem to do political work hitherto unatteiiiptcd. He explainod tho scheme, and the principles of tho Order at some length, and earnestly invited all interested to join the Order and assist in the work that was being done, With regard to, Woman's Suffrage, it was likely to become law this session, but it was not yet certain, Tho principal oppo- ' nent of Woman's Suffrage and Prohibition in tlio Houso ivas Mr Pish. On referring to Hansard for his argument against the suffrage, he found that it was principally "that at elections men conducted themselves so badly that the polling place was not fit fur women to go to." If that were so they ought to shut the mon up on polling days, and let the women do all the voting. They need not look to the present Government for Prohibiten. They had asked tlio Pre-

mier "Do you believe in tlie first article of tho Liberal creedTrust tbo people to protect themselves 1" The answer bad been " No, we will have nothing to do with it," There were reasons for this, The

Wanganuiseat was a keenly contested one, Gilbert Carson was a Pro* bibitionist, a teetotaller, a Christian, and that class of people supported him, John Ballance was none of those things, and if he lost tho votes of ten drinkers or publicans, he could not go to the House, and bo a Premier, and gft £IOOO a year, Mr W. P, Beeves

had prevented Mr McLean at the Opera Hoose from answering questions on this subject. The only Minister who consistently voted local option was the Hon.R, jSeddon, The licensing law of the Colony was most unsatisfactory. Three public-bouses were selling liquor in Sydenham without licenses, and the Minister of Jus* tice had instructed the police not to interfere. Judge Denniaton had decided that the Sydenham Committee waßbiassed, and it was now stated

that Judge Denniston was a largf ebttrebolder in a liquor business. Perhaps lie was biassed also,

Mr G. W, Woodroofe proposed a hearty Vote of thanks to tho lecturer for his Yery able and eloquent address, and after a voto of thanks to the Obairman tbo proceedings terminated