THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1970, 21 February 1885, Page 3

THE TEMPERANCE CRUSADE AT CAMBRIDGE.

. ro rut. ediiok. Sir,— l was much surprised to find by youi issue of this m nmng th.it the " teinpoi.inco p.nty had e\|>ie*stid then intention uf closing no fewer than two of the local hotels.' This is the iir.st intnn.icion I had of it, and I think if Mich an intention had existed I should huvo known of it as boon as your correspondent. Thcie was not the slightest whisper nt our meeting on Monday evening last of such a thing. In fact, nr, this " intention" developed itself out of your correspondent's feitile biani. {He " dreamed a dream." All th' 3 temper.uic i paity thought of doing was to tiy and elect a comnntteo that would cairy out the intention of the Licencing Act, which i» at piesent a dead letter. I am not altogether s.iuy that this false repoit ha« got abioad, because it has revealed the fact that the Blue Ribbon Gospel Tempeiance p.utj in tin-, place aie a real power, and that even a false report of their movements is sufficient to create a terrible scale amongst those in teie-ted in the dunk tiathc- 1 am, i!tc, T. H. W. Mohris, Vice-jiresident, and chairman of Monday's meeting. Cambiidge West, Feb. l!)th.