TEMPERANCE COLUMN.

Evening Star, Issue 11132, 6 January 1900, Page 2

TEMPERANCE COLUMN.

[The ma tier for this' column is supplied by a representative, of the local Temperance organisations, who is alone responsible for tho opinions therein expressed.—Ed. E.S.]

We'll never .yield the rause us lostIt's God's—no matter what the cost!

Mr G adstone once told a member of his uniily that m his younger davs he at one time kept some peculiar Greek wine on his writing table to sip while at his work, but he very soon discovered that it was a most unwholesome habit, and left it off. He said that if he hart ever given in to the temptation to use alwn .H ''u " T"' l ? hh towd-worked brain he would have been lost.

A FAREWELL FROM MRS HARRISON LEE i\> ALL FRIENDS AND FETTOW WORKERS IN NEW ZEALAND

EXCELSIOR STILL! ' NOt 'hefght, OUr ba "" Cr Pknted on lhe Not yet' lws darkness given wav to light Be r? p H T VeiU All ' s ri * k! ! safem IBnn nondS '- Tl J c choice ™&* * Jen,- „' n f °? -offered to them. The °entl m tme fnd H USI ( b ° Bhown b * « s "^ not th'nt V I ,V e , them - for Hiey know not xv hat I hey do." Well might wo say with foT^'T 13 Srie f : " Wee P »°t for us. bu o yourselves and oyur children," to those who have nniled the Cause to the cross. vor,°r e r i "' V WOl j ker ' t0 every to every voter, comes a deep content at this time. You U .it may ollow Drink's continuance. You have worked nobly you have given generously. Uod bless you w.th His sweet "Well done!" svmnX f', Kl a - heiU ' t ' 3 tTUest love "»d sympathy lam leaving your shores, but am leaving behind an abiding interest in all you do a friend's faithful affection in your brave endeavors. Go forward, well remembering Thou canst not toil in vain, Cold, heat, or moist or dry Will nurture and mature the grain For garners in the sky. Ever your loyal comrade, t>- i j «. , Bessie Lee. Richmond, Victoria,

PROHIBITION IN NORTH DAKOT\. In his message to the State Legislature recently, the Governor of North Dakota said of the prohibitory law of that State-— "The law' inay not have accomplished all that its friends hoped but-that it has been a powerful instrument for the prevention of intemperance but few will deny. Merchants and business men engaged in lawful pursuits enjoy the advantages of cash sales, which-formerly were secured by the saloon. Our cities, instead of being tilled with vacant buildings, arc building more to keep pace with the demajids of trade and consequent increase in growth, and "eneral prosperity seems everywhere to abound? But best of all, the children of the Slate are ing up to understand that the saloon is an outlaw, and that the sale of intoxicants as a beverage is offensive to the good order of the stale.

WINNING ! WINNING! WINNING ! The results of the local option poll are distinctly encouraging, though the newspapers again would have us believe that we have sultered deteat. When an army has made advances a 1 along tho line it is rather difficult to make it believe it has been driven back. And although we have not captured a fortress or stormed a height, the enemy has been steadily pushed back, and "where our vanguard camps to-day. our rearguard camps tomorrow. We can scarcely think that the memoers of the liquor trade are jubilant when tliey see their majority steadily decreasing and ours steadily increasing. Can they congratulate themselves when they find that Clutha has again declared for no license, and that once more she is a. Prohibit ion'district with even wholesale licenses extinguished P Can they plume themselves on a victory when Ashburton may be a no license district three years hence, if she only makes the progress she has made in tho last three yearsP In more than one electorate the liquor traffic has had a death warning administered, and it only remains for the Prohibitionists to go forward, as Ihey have done in the past, and in time we shall see the walls of this city of evil tottering to their fall. Nine years now we "have assaulted the walls of this" den of iniquitv, and no doubt the inhabitants have laughed at our feeble efforts. But in our possession is the artillery that will destroy the defences'of evil, and when the last and silent attack is made by our vote wo will deliver the last blow that is necessary' to lay level with the ground the walls of license and custom, which have been the protection of a trade the most destructive, the most debasing on God's earth. Then shall we "sfiout, for the Lard shall have given us the city." But before that day, shall .arrive, every soldier in the besieging army must be at his or her post, ready for any work that is necessary. And none must complain of the tediousness of tho siege, the fatigue of lighting,- or tho watchfulness necessary tor the safety of tho at lacking army. And if W comrades would rejoice with us over the fall of one. fortress after another, (hey must each one, even to the least known private, be ready at the call of duty. Our enemies will be more watchful as they realise they a,re on the losing side, more aggressive as they feel their position is threatened, and light, "wo must the next three years, unless wo wish to lose the ground gained in the past, and to win over again that which we have already won.—' Prohibitionist.'

PUBLIC-HOUSE v. WORKHOUSE. Mr Wallace, inspector of (he Govim Parish Council, is admittedly one of the ablest parochial inspect the country. He is also one of Ihoisturdiest of Temperance reformers. At tho Licensing Court for tin; Lower Ward of Lanarkshire he opposed a license on behalf of his Parish Council. People in official capacity are usually careful not lo offend the tender susceptibilities of those with whom they mav not see eye to eye. But Mr Wallace has the courage of his convictions. The objection of the Govan Parish Council to this 'proposed dram shop was that u would be so adjacent to the parish workhouse as to tempt the inmates. The bare statement might, seem enough but Mr Wallace boldly told the Court that half of the woiltliouse population were there through drink, and that over sixty families had to be looked after bv the Govan Parish Council because their " heads " were in durance'vile tor wife-assault ,and that was also due to drink. Mr Wallace also mentioned—what will come as a revelation to many—that tho authorities have to bnbo stewards on steamers and hotel people not to give paupers drink

A C.E.T.S. DISCUSSION ON COMPENSA 'HON.

In connection with the. recent anniversary ot the Hereford Diocesan Branch of the C.E.T.S. there were some very interesting references to the compensation question especially cm the part of Lady Elizabeth Bidclulph. In the first instance, Preb. Hawkshavv referred to tho subject which he said ho believed to be the cmcial question in connection with licensing reform. He was in tavor ot compensation himself. Dean Dickinson (a member of the Royal Licensing Commission) then stated that he had alwavs been a strong compensationist. An inquiry bavin* been made whether compensation was to be given to the large brewers who owned so many tied houses, Dean Dickenson said "No that is settled." Whereupon the Bishop of Hereford suggested that perhaps the Dean would explain what was to be done with the tied houses. Replying, Dean Dickenson said ■ We must leave mem to their fate," a sentiment which provoked laughter. Continuing the discussion, Dean Leigh expressed himself in favor of compensation for houses where it comd be shown that they had been profitable but not where a house had not been paying He was in favor of compensating the "poor publican, but not the millionaire limited liability companies, which were composed of ladies and gentlemen who paid their shires and drew the dividends. When the applause which greeted this latter remark had subsided, Dean Dickinson said that it had not beon suggested to compensate the big brewers at all. The bishop having observed that this was a very important question, Lady Elizabeth Biddulnh remarked that it was onlv fair to say that the advance oarty of the Church of England Temperance Society had never objected to compensation, but they had objected, and would continue to tight against, compensation coming out of public funds.—(Hear, hear.) Further discussion followed, and Lady Elizabeth Biddulph. again touching on the coinpeusation.queslion, said there were cases where the owners would be glad if the licenses were taken away, as there were insurance companies established in connection with the licensed victuallers, and she could assure them on her word of honor as a lady that appeals against the refusal to renew licenses were in some cases only taken in order to show tho insurance companies that the holder tried all he could to keep the license.