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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4819, 24 November 1902, Page 6

t N ALLEGED APPEAL TO CATHOLICS By KEY FATHER HAYS, of Lincolnshire. England. Advertised in tho “Post” by j Prohibitionists. Catholics are warned to beware of Falso Friends. Let them ask themselves these questions:— Is this advertised Appeal genuine? Who is the said Father Hays? Ho is unknown to Catholics in Now Zealand. At whose request did ho send the message—if he sent it at all? Certainly not at°tho request of Catholics. Who is reputed to have received this message? Who is paying for its publication? Presumably tho Prohibitionists. CATHOLICS will clearly realise that the aforementioned message is spurious. It is not usual for genuine Catholic Priests to communicate over tho heads of their Bishops important messages to their implacable opponents affecting tho tomperajico or any other question. The teaching of tho Catholic Church is Temperance—not Prohibition. What did tho lato Father Mathew, Cardinal Manning and other eminent Catholics throughout tho world teach on this subject? NEVER PROHIBITION. ALWAYS TEMPERANCE. Prohibition is a violation of tho teachings of the Catholic Church. To whom do the Catholic people of New Zealand look for guidance in matters of religion or social importance? Clearly to tho Archbishop, thomsnops and Priests of their Church in New Zealand. What aro their pronouncements on tho subject of this alleged appeal? They aro strong advocates of temperance, but aro positively AGAINST PROHIBITION. Catholic people are therefore advised not to be misled, and to take no notice of the inventions of political Prohibitionists. 897 7JAEE FAILURE OP PROHIBITION. HOW PROVED 1 A statement signed by thirty of the chief residents of Balclutlia has lately boon published protesting against “the wild statements and rumours” that have of lato been circulated as to “tho disastrous consequence of No-license in the Clutha,” refuting tho “gross misrepresentation, distortion of facts, and vile calumnies hurled at its residents,” and giving emphatic testimony that “Nolicense has not boon prejudicial to tho financial, commercial, or moral wellbeing of the place or people.” After proving their points the writers continue, “We have nothing to gain by misrepresentation, and therefore invite any fair-minded and unprejudiced persons to co-mo and investigate for themselves.” If it is so easy to spread untruths about an experiment in our own colony, how shall we regard the anti-Prohibi-tion stories that rea-oh.us from America? There has always been more than a suspicion that many of the facts and opinions appearing in tho editorial and news columns of liquor partisan papers were really paid for by the Liquor Party, with instructions not to show them as advertising matter. A fierce fight for Prohibition, is going i in Texas, and in August last an ■tide condemning Prohibition, and full garbled fact's and inaccuracies, aplarcd in several Texas papers. Serving that this was paid for at so much lino by the Liquor Ring, systematic quiries were instituted, and letters ere sent to 500 Texas: papers, asking at hat price they would soli their news editorial columns to the Liquor Party, any papers ignored tho suggestion _as others were rightly indigent, published the letter;- and classed the writer in vigorous English, ourtocu .dallied with the temptation id asked for further information, but NE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR 'ERE WILLING TO SELL THEIR FAYS COLUMNS WITHOUT RESRVE, and forty-four were willing to 1] their nows space, editorial space. - anything else. ■ and actually quoted ,tos at which they offered to debase lemselvos. That is to say, they ■would iblish editorially, as authentic facts id as their own opinions, matter paid r by the publicans. If so many corrupt editors can ho und in one little State, what guaraue is there that any of tho statements , to the failure of Prohibition in Ameoa that come to ns through the coinns of American newspapers is worth io ,nk with which they arc printed ? WELLINGTON CITY ELECTION. AITKBN’S Final Address to the Electors of Wellington City will be delivered at the FEDERAL THEATRE TO-NIGHT, At 8‘ o'clock. 860 WELLINGTON CITY ELECTION. MR AITKEN’S Rooms, opposite the Bank of New Zealand, will he open from 10 a.m. daily. Electoral Roll can he inspected. WELLINGTON CITY ELECTION. TLTE DUTHIE will address the Electors at the Druids’ Hall, Taranaki street, on MONDAY, the 24th inst., at 8 p.m. 780 WELLINGTON CITY ELECTION. POLLING DAY. MR DUTHIE begs respectfully to ask Political Supporters to not onlyvote on Tuesday, but to also remind all friends and acquaintances who sympathise in the cause of Good Government and a Free Parliament to record their votes that day for— AITKEN ATKINSON DUTHIE.