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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1263, 19 October 1911, Page 6

-Mr. Atkir. ?on, proceeding held up a bundle cf news elip>niu;<. o.ix! commented unou a few of tho headings. "Why has Maine Revolted?— Because it Hain't"; "What Happened in Maine?" "How X.Z. sot the Truth—also how some people cot something else," added the speaker. The speaker then proceeded to denounce the Trade advertisements in the nublic press. Certain newspapers, he saiif, had pul>lished statements in the form of adtiscmcnts by the Lippor party. Tho only clue to '.heso advertisements was the fact that they were distinguished from tho the news matter by a small star at tho bottom. In one paper he pot the last line or two, and the star had become partly obliterated, "a most convenient cloud," said lie. There never could lie a clean licensing system. Then, he asked indignantly, why these subterfuges in th» press? Why was not the Trade compelled to advertise its announcements in the usual way? "We must see to it," he said, "that this scandal should cease." Speech by Mr. Poolo, The motion was jNNnided b.v Mr. Fcolg,' who deprecated what lie termed ilio "hand-m-hand" policy of the Church and tho liquor party, anil urged that tlia churches must stand aside and refuse to accept when donations were tainted with tho money of the Liquor Party. Referring to the press and the Liouor Partv, the speaker said it. was perfectly clcar to him that the columns of a newspapoi could be purchased. "They are available to the highest bidder," he. declared, 1 "and the Liquor Party has the n:cney. Tho Rev. Gibson Smith remarked that as for the advertisements he could not help thinking that such tactics vrero underhand, hitting-below-the-belt, and enultl only bo held up to scorn and devision. lie was quite prepared to bclicva that there were some honourable men in the Liquor parly, and it was high timo that these men asserted their influenco amongst the others, restrained tieir agents, and saw to it that their published statements wcre ni leait honest, il they were not convincing. (Applause.) The. motion was then put and carried unanimously. □id Maine Fall? Tho Rev. iT. Dawson then addressed the meetinj at considerable length, and replied to somo of the contentions which had been raised by the Liquor party in reference to the result ef tho voting in tho Stale of Maine (U.S.A.), Hy "<8 votes out of 121,000 electors the people of Maine had refused to nl'ew oi an amendment to the State Constitution which would permit a discussion of tho liquor question. Maine had stood fast. Ills cabled result had come from l)r, berry, of Maine, who wired:—"Maine vote—Prohibition victory." Yet a wire, purporting to come from the Auckland Provincial Leetjne, had stated that Maine had Rons back on prohibition. He had told the meeting where his cablo cam© from; would the Auckland Provincial League tell them where tbey got their cable? (Applnirie.) The proceedings concluded with tho customary compliment to the chair. A collection was taken up ><> aid of tho funds, during n lull in the proceedings, and also a retiring collection in aid ot the Pearcc Benefit' Fund.