UNLICENSED PROHIBITION.

Hastings Standard, Issue 97, 18 August 1896, Page 4

UNLICENSED PROHIBITION.

[To the Editor.] Sir, —Hie unwarrantable and scurrilous attack upon the Prohibitionists recently by the \Z. Inm s, .mil iwu-1 n MUr \aluahlo p 'pfr on 1 ntl.t l . "d!s forth a few ««nh mJ' ttnee It i- mr\ f\nlent the liquor nn<* is afraid of the result of the forthcoming elect h ihi ci'ft is in danger. I lie nd<; ot puhrc opinion is risI naatn>t I;>vcrv and sv,e:illn<.% Ine t itli in -> il- 1 ' TP - 1 (in tlt t 1 i i «.i 1 I n , i 1 r■t ■! ■ rrl I"' i 1 « J I I tt th 1 " i I i it it" l < 1 v,ci a it If rn U 1 i t Hi i t th i ! t k i t - tit I l I > i i ii 1 y, J 1 1 il' I » |k 1 , . .. t ii i n i, •• - V ' - i \ii\l 1 I i P (pi I I lii lit - 1 i f\ r \ i ! ti -v 1 i lit! 1 1 tt nt ■> 1 t u tit i t 1 i, -i jj n\ t v t ) r i\\t i i \\ I 1 u ! 1 - I 1 1 ' \ ' v> \\ i n i - „ i When a i«;m buvs .Inun, he not I tin _■ eist. \\ n m it i i t 11 It. t 1£ t \ - I 1 CHI 1 ilk 1 ill 1 > !' t i> \ 1„ 1 t J ' I H 111 1 1 1 J 1t n v I t - t i i r n 1 v it \ i i 11! t the L if i 1 i i i themselves when their pivritabk: employment is beiiii: .-luiivn up. •• In tneir he:pu--~ imscrv ijsmd. A ue«-por prison m-i nciivior etiams they tin(l. And stronger tyrants.

\\ tL 1 p P 1 I 1 .1 1 tl 1 It \V f' It i 1(j1I t*t IHI ti I s,i 1 U tin in - <n a' ps nv n 1 m _ t - i ot »ht fiit i n - _ii lid tl\ lU' t' It 1 h 11 IN II 1 fii t l I til 11 r -- n> i i i f Ut I i Ir 1 L l Hi i i 11 " '■ / • ; i - p t i i s \t W i ] f - M 1 t-ll\ li f I 11! S] t l \ i I lIE r 1 I * • - • ' ' : ! nil v - 1 it , t, ■ i •. - i e\ -> tli i i tti > tit it l r nj i , u lit ud-. 1 1 -. pi t ml w d j t n 1 » i f p pit tl 1 1i g I t-s}> 1 l> T n H 111" 1 I loi 1- It L r f 1 I | L>l Lii t it i t f i 1 >i n -, i t\ A - 1 f I ll lul < Oil t lit a powerful n i j " He th.it is drunken Is ontLn lo\ 'nut Vli kinds of i:-: Did, with liis liquor, slide into bis veins." The Times (1881) in n loading article said " Drinking baffles as. confounds ns, shames us, and mocks us at every point. It outwits alike the teacher, the man of business, the patriot, the legislator. Every other institution -flounders in hopeless difficulties—the publichouse holds on its triumphant course." Chitnder Sen says : " The air of India rings with the cries of those who have been destroyed by strong drink." A memorial of 14.000 clergy of the Church of England to the Bishops states : *' We are convinced, most of us from our intimate acquaintance with the people, extending over many years, that their condition can never be greatly improved so long a,s intemperance prevails, among them ; and that intemperance will prevail so long as temptations to it abotuid on everv side." A General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church p-i»- d i it solution : '• That the liquor traffic is forbidden by the Word of God, and is a barrier to the growth of the Church, an enemy to the home and State, and its legitimate inut is. and has ever been - vo taxes. retch* 1 p niper-. (m. 1 mini n. ruinfd homes, and lo>t >na!s. I oat we unhesitats;i"lv itcc-1 in M.intln - ;,i, tliv prohibition ot tl< h.jii i tiatt l ' n State and nation il, ai dvi .11 i■>i < i b on counsels, our p. i)i i>. ml ji i-> itt_- God i-ives u~ to ~ee tlir itirht t .. t- -.pi tdy accomplishment. I hat tat s-_ii> <>f the times in which we live indicate mat tne liquor traffic is the next irreat ewl which the Lord of Hosts, in II stii'i.th 'ins arisen to destroy, and that a willing people in this the day of H>s p «»r .no rapidly coniing to His help; so we thank God and take courage. "We urge upon all to slum the cup that contain poison. In the Encyclopaedia Brittania t ninth edition. Art, Adulteration j we find some curious t tct- about the kind of stuff that people hue dwl » d up to them. Port wine is iit ilu i nod with gum-dragon, eolo . 1 u th ( tunm I 11 lies, fortifaed with tin i- iu,s ot b» h casks, while salt of t irt ir s tmplovt-rt to produce an aruncial •• cru<t. Snf-rrv »s manipulated with cheap brand v. sin-'ar candv, bitter aim ji 1-, , b i I w used j•> color it t'l I .niu iilii mti„ \ e it soft ■ lor j 't, 1 j' \~ti tot I':»ns or zip- «ii- in 11\ i-e ! 11 .11 j and, b\ 11 s 11 1 ii'n ip di wit i-, produce 1 tl njt I wi' 1 » n iti- i t ' i an 1 pon^ l ' (In t- t i po. tit 1m ill 1 i i ) ' 1-. io i ' 1 llhl I - t! , Ml - 111 1 .1 il VW in 11 I -p t si. ? i reth tt! r I<t *i * m .it i • whi k\. oi 1 «m 1 .ii 1 11 i t 1 \ • i ffs. VMiii' ( ' i 1 otti n from oil * tuin< u. a> ui I iom itie. b stances, without miv juniper berries tu nil. It is then mixed witn alum, potassnmi- !■> r* *"> f'• 1 i 'p' ft ~ 'la p nu. i ' ■ I , ( >C UK 1 1 I ' I J If!' IMP lOtl all that in i lan j i i iin n \ nu» i Rir-n -• i lit. ■ N -V Z 1 ■ i runes is lie n dofc lio at the moon. The dot; howls, but the moon shines on The tdt of pabhi. op n i h ii- ng ami the New Zealand limes is like fooli-h Canbte of old, trving to drive back the *a\es. Prchibitionitits can afford to 1 mgii at the vain attempts of the liquor-ring to I bolster up a traffic that has been weighed in the balances and fuiind wanting. I am, 4c., John Hoskixg. Wwlejian Parsonage, Hastings, Aug. 14. 1896.