ELECTORS OF DUNEDIN.
No license and rgduction mean diminished revenue and increased rating. Can .you forget the general depression and reduced municipal revenue consequent on the reduction of licenses in 1894? : ,-.'.:
The same has fallowed wherever these falfce nostrums have been tried—in. tie American prohibition States, in Clutha, in Roslyn, in Ravensbourne.
The advocates of these measures. tell you that things morally are worse to-day thin they were before the reduction in 1691. No doubt they believe they are speaking the truth. Hence their slandering of* factory employees.
33ut in making or lending their names #0 public assertions of any kind, men occupying the positions they do especially should take some pains to ascertain the truth.
The following figures show the falsity of heir statements:—
Total number of' convictions for Dunedin District: — 1897 573 1898 .._'....•.......■...;......:.■. 46S \ ' Decrease 105 For 1897. ' Young men under 20 .....i........ -12 Young men from 20 to 25 .....'....... 72 Young men from 25 to 30.. ..'... 3U Total ;. 11-i For. 1893. Young men under 20 4 Young men from 20 to 25 ..'.......■ "62 Young men from 25 to 30 ....' ■ ■$! Total ..■ 117 j . For 1899. | Young men under 20. .'.... 9 Young men from 20 to 23 .'. ,43 Young men from 25 to 30................ : 38 Total '. :. ...... 90 Being not only au actual decrease, but a large pro rata decrease in the total number, and also a very large restriction relating to young men, one of the assertions being that the young men especially were becoming more.intemperate. These prohibition advocates stats they want to_drive respectability but of the licensed trade at all cost. Therefore~they
would sacrifice Christianity and all else that is good to gain their ends of sacrifice and robr bery. . ■ ' . , ,; ; :.
Think; of these things and be;not misled by false prophets, and -
Vote thus
I vote that the number of licenses existing in the district.continue. "'■'•;"■.■
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11598, 5 December 1899, Page 6
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