THE PROHIBITION VOTE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143673, 18 December 1911, Page 7

THE PROHIBITION VOTE.

(To tho Editor.) 'Sir,—You have had enough figures on this topic, only no one lias as yet pointed tlie moral. Pray allow pie a lew lines to do so. Whilst the basis ot Mr. Whifilo’s calculation is absurd, because for real business wo must take tlie number ot voters as they now arc. yet his figures do show the enormity ot tho burden cast by tho present law • i the temperance reformer; l ?. Even at the first sight it is unreasonable that a vote on one side should be worth half a* much again as a vote on the other side; hut when we remember that the minority that rules is made up in considerable numbers by pecuniarily interested volt rs. it is still more unjust and unwise. 1 say "pecuniarily interested,’ 3 because the rwo Ikpn-r-dcalmg colors - , that can only be overt ome by three antiliquor voters, are mu. capable oi casting a Judicial vole mi this qn-cMion. in consequence oi (heir monetary inierer.i in the trmie. Non - , .sir. !mvv long la thus to continue—the worst quality minority ruling the belter quality majority I* There seems some pnv,m‘ct ol reform, they say; then I hope the Rctnim Party will shew their true Liheranmn by removing this anome’y from the statute law te a democratic pc. - .pic. and that you. sir. will .support them in so doing.—l am etc., GEO. H. MAUNDER.