LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT
TO i.HE feblTOK. Sir, —Kindly grant me a small space to attempt. to prevent the stupendous argiipub forth by " taxpayer■ in this evening's. Post from upsetting sorrie of our wise arid patriotic legislators-, so that they.cast their voles against any earlyclosing measure whatever.. " Taxpayer," according .to'his own showing, is one of those who hold..the balancs,. of. .power at elections, and'cast their votes for good or evil, as bast suits t-lle case in their moderate judgment Most broa'-d'-mind-ed, they support the thing "to-da-y and oppose 'it to-morrow.;-- "Taxpayer:"claims that the liquor trailers, buyers and sellers, always biisalt 'the law, so why interfere with tliem/ft'sMorleratp dririker, moderate , thinker,-j(mbst -moderate)! moderate.patriot,-\vlio ■" dbesh't dare tuppdnce," .must be. ;a' .ditiz&li' of' very moderate worth to a comriiunity, accoraing to his own showing. Let us hope; ; that his influence will be as moderate.'^: I ami eUi.y ' ■"" - ■ t ■ R. (J- tITCNTONT. I 17th Seotember. \ ' ' . ' ,
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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 68, 18 September 1917, Page 7
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150LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 68, 18 September 1917, Page 7
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