LEVIN AND THE PROHIBITIONIST’S INDISCRETION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10596, 4 March 1895, Page 3

LEVIN AND THE PROHIBITIONIST’S INDISCRETION.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—ln your sub-leader to-day you s&y, in reference to the Levin State Farm; — “ Unluckily the position has been complicated by an indiscreet article which appeared in the Prohibitionist a few months ago. The writer of ihe article declared that several women,as well as men,.on the farm ware confirmed drunkards, and that the establishment of a licensed house at their door would take away the last chance of reform ‘ these poor wrecks ’ could have. Naturally, the residents on the State Farm are much annoyed by this very foolish language. They have no wish, we believe, to sea a licensed house opened in their neighbourhood; but it is only in accord with humam nature that they should just now ba more disposed, to resent the • terms applied to them by the Prohibitionist than to actively exert themselves to keep , the hotel away.” Now I have lately been to Levin. I have seen the noble woman who first opposed the transfer of this license, and whose report of the facts caused that statement to be made in the Prohibitionist. If the statement was true where was the indiscretion in stating it P If I were to tell you the name of one of the men who was on that farm a few months since, the trouble you have had with him would not let you doubt its truth, and there were others to whom a license would be as dangerous; Mr Reeves did nothing until the noble woman I speak of moved. He stood by while the transfer of the license would have been granted three months ago but for the casting-vote of the Chairman. Last week he said that “ the establishment of a hotel near a place like the State farm was unnecessary and highly objectionable.” 'Then you say that those whose, actions and words led him to sea' this more of these indiscreet people.—l am, &a., E. TAYLOR. [We did not charge the “noble woman” with indiscretion. She is not responsible for the language which appeared in the Prohibitionist,— Ed. L.T,]