THEY CAN’T EXPLAIN THIS AWAY

Evening Star, Issue 18053, 22 August 1922, Page 1

THEY CAN’T EXPLAIN THIS AWAY

In a democratic oonntry votes talk, and when they have spoken' there is no doubt about what they mean. Now, aek the Now Zealand liquor traffic how it is that, in the U.S.A., in the States that went dry before National Prohibition, the people, after trying it, voted to keep Prohibition by increasing majorities. I loro are some of the votes that show that the voting majority Hire Prohibition: ARIZONA. Dry majority, 1914 3,144 Dry majority, 1916 ... Increase in dry majority COLORADO. Dry majority, 1914 ... JU,5?2 Drv majority, 1918 _ 65,792 Increase in dry majority ... ... 74,2*0 MICHIGAN. Dry majority, 1916 ... Dry majority, 1919 *" tio Increase in dry majority ... ... 100,*12 OREGON. Dry majority, 1914 maca Dry majority, 1916 _ ... ••• ••• 64,626 Increase in dry majority • J. 0,140 OHIO. Dry majority, 1918 -• Dry majority, 1920 - - om’w Increase in dry majority " WASHINGTON. Dry majority, 1914 Dry majority, 1916 _ 215,0% Increase in dry majority _ 196,404 The total aggregate increase m the “idrv” ni ajority for tho otflitefl w&a 700,320 votes, after two years’ trial. we iiet New Zcal&Qd Prohibition we shall find the same result®. People find out, when the liquor traffic is abolished, that a wasteful, nuisance has been removed. Once they have tasted tho benefits of Prohibition, no amount of lying and yelling bv the liquor interests can befool the people into voting it, back again. Prohibition isjust common scnsc.-N.Z. Alliance Publicity