AUCKLAND OPINION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 663, 13 November 1909, Page 10

AUCKLAND OPINION.

.:■■;. i fflf /Tolesra'ph.—Special . Correspondent) v '"■' ■■"■:■','."■■■"' ' Aiicidand,"N6Vember "12.'- J , Mr. J.. H. Gunson, secretary of "the.band of, business men," interviewed subject of 1 the .pr'oppaalsp,Baid:— .. ,i : ; "In, my.;opinion,;Vthe '"wellVion-" gratulate : themselves on: the so-called comprflmiso.. I think without doubt cthat. they, ■have go_t, to windward .of 1 the 'temperance party, tor in the negotiations-they have badly beaten;them.: Firstly, .-yvith, reference 'to tbo 55 per cent, majority proposition: This. phase ; would-.have been, better' left as it. was if the ,demoorafjq. pnnciple of bare majority was not-to be: enforced. ;Tho small; reduction is oalculated tj> woakon the efforts' of the No-' •License yoters, as they will be inclined 'to.-;rest .on their, oars",} thiilßng that it , ?.'.? ra A hca iJ y .^ li 9 m Wority r ,ftey;;have.gained' with v tho (f>-. per,;cent.'handicap 'In tho past: , ' The spur to effort on. the part; of, No-Lioense voters'. has. been, very .great; ■ > 'ly-i >,■ •■■' .■ . ~. •. _ As i_tb national prohibition npming into .afterisuoh; a. vote, -the thing to■.my:.mind.'/« farpical. :■ ■• Just,:fancy, .after. thß' people, have vdeclarod that they: do not'' want ar.osrtain. trade' 6 goods 'belngcalled to put np,with them-for five years... T7hy, it is against all democratio and: commercial prjnj t Mv- I fe«J'.' ; Sp'rßsß,:-. president M<■ the ■ Nolioense ■ Council,- said:' ! . :•; ■'■: '■'■ ■ ■ "■; , ' •;. J.; b^: .bur' party i;irill; ;: ,satisnea;;that we are.not to:have bare majority ;.TO<|, .and _ I sympathise virith., them. The .of the; operation■. of successful"polls ■jnlkolsofjbe object^,to, while the.elimination of the reduction . issue will, of course bo felt by/many; of; our.;.poople ; as -a .serious■• loss. On the other hand/ the reduction of the retired majority to 55-lOOths , ; and' the i inclusion of the Dominion vote, althongh a victorious poll.upon'the 'latter .will*be'.deferred"for : hve years,. ,)is; a .■distinct., gain. , - : /.Indeed, .this--3S ? y '" - ??gL j' - ft lon S notice' .to m commend.itsef, to'a, veryJargo number manly tho .trade,: and, in that manners 7v-"k! rr , al^e ther to. the'disadvantage of ,the party; .Of course, with- the fiteredi.Kmditrons both: sides wUL fighf with renewed vigour.. : We are looting for an eaflv ■nptory, which we.think is overdue,.and wWch