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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11730, 4 December 1905, Page 4

The No« Control Party's attempt to crack last issue's nuts, after much quashing of gums, has resulted iv complete failure. As, usual, when clearly in the wrong, they fall back on the v Well, what if we did ?" street gam in style controversy, or wildly shriek for "proof." We assert that all through this campaign we have given more dates, and quoted more reliable authorities than our opponents, the No=Control Party, who essentially deal in exaggeration and bald assertion. The following Nuts are still whole, and we commend them to the gums of the NO=CON= TROLLERS. Their churches, ministers, Nocontrol timber merchants, master bricklayers, and painters, and workmen have benefited largely by the Liquor Trade money. Is This Consistent P If there is no sly-grog selling or drinking in the homes in No-License districts, what be= comes of the liquor carried in per railway returns? You noticed yesterday 18 con * victions for sly-grog selling in Ashburton, and perjury informations pending. Mr Justice Cooper, in solemn tones, describing the enormity of the crime of perjury, said : " If perjury was allowed to prevail, the administration of justice would break down, property would not be safe, nor even life itself. It was already too prevalent in our colony." THIS IS WHAT NO-CONTROL BREEDS The No-Control Party say 70 per cent, of disease is due to drink. Herewith the official figures : — The New Zealand Year Book for 1904 shows that during the year 1903 there were 8528 deaths recorded in the colony, and that of those deaths the following causes of death were accountable for the undermentioned number of deaths : — Number of Causes of Deaths. Deaths. Intemperance ... 67 Measles ... ... 143 Scarlet Fever ... 131 Whooping Cough ... 201 Diarrhoea... ... 165 Rheumatic Fever ... 38 Cancer ... ... 582 Phthisis ... ... 570 Premature Birth ... 301 Apoplexy ... ... 2SI Convulsions ... 120 Valvular diseases ... 660 Syncope ... ... 108 Bronchitis ... 336 Pneumonia^ ... 464 Bright's diseases ... 157 Enteritis ...' ... 245 INTEMPERANCE was responsible for Not even 1 per cent. of the recorded deaths that year, instead of 70 per cent, alleged by the Prohibitionists in the' previous year to tie the proportion caused by strong drink. .