A PHILOS PHER IN MOLESKINS.
Referring- -to a conversation between two laborers' in a tram-car Frank Fudge says in the Snfurday.. Advertiser. — The conversation; then turned on that por--tion of the Budget which dealt with the Beer Tax, and both men seemed agreed on, the one point,, that the pubUqans' should not ..have- to pay ~ the ,;.ta^.' " Now,. Bill,!' observed, the principal .spoTcesmari, "it's all very fine for tern to denounce publicans and rail' at their callings, but I'm quite sure thrt it would be a sad day"for . the country iif jpublic: houses were all closed. . The farmers would be soon all ruined for there would be 119/. labourers, to be had at low wages if jthere was no beer or grog in jtiie country. Every labourer would be a landowner." "That •man is a philosopher in moleskins," I mentally ejaculated)' as I left the tram- . .car./ ;r --; ■ •■., '.v -. rj ■- ■?: ■■-■ <■ :; ■:■■_ ■. ?• •
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1073, 20 July 1880, Page 2
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150A PHILOS PHER IN MOLESKINS. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1073, 20 July 1880, Page 2
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