THE BARE MAJORITY.
(Special .to Herald.)
WELLINGTON, this day. Apropos of the' prohibition deputation to the Premier yesterday i a- -prominent member of' the trade, interviewed this morning, said :. ' V We .are. of course against a bare majority, or any reduction of tho majo^fEy. '-; Kbhibitronists hold formerly that, it would require a threefifths majority, to give: prohibition sufficient moral support to make .it .valid. We do not think any majority has the right to -'take away Our livelihood; and we rely upon the fair-mindedness of the people to vote against those who would confiscate our businesses and reduce the value of our properties. It is a mistake to think: that loss to one section of the community: 'is- going to benefit Others. If one- trade suffers all branches of industry .must suffer also.-.. Prohibitionists confess that nearly oho million of money would be ; lost to the revenue of the country,- but they do not propose that prohibitiopists- alone should make good this 1055. ..) Can the Dominion afford to lose this- revenue:"
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13131, 18 July 1913, Page 4
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171THE BARE MAJORITY. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13131, 18 July 1913, Page 4
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