GETTING INTO LINE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1068, 25 August 1910, Page 21

GETTING INTO LINE.

THE FREEDOM OF THE CITIZEN.

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Sydney Licensed Victuallers’ Association, the President, Mr. J. B. Sutton, drew attention to the cable appearing in the press recently, in which it was stated that Mr, J. D. Rockefeller was now indulging in whisky baths every morning. Mr. Rockefeller has always been considered a strong advocate of the teetotal party. By his whisky baths he will probably absorb more alcohol each day than a moderate drinker would in six months. Probably Mr. Rockefeller like many other teetoper advocates, will say “Don’t do as I do, but do as I tell you,” however, I have no doubt that the whisky taken either externally or internally will do the gentleman a great deal of good and will give him the renewed vitality he is so anxious to secure. Mr. Sutton also stated that he felt sure that the importation of the Rev. Mr. Schafer, the so-called “Fighting Parson” by the Temperance Alliance, would be of great assistance to the battle now being fought by the Licensed Victuallers’ Association for. the freedom of the cit’zen. When the Rev. gentleman insults the womanhood of this State (he remarked), by making lewd and nasty remarks regarding their wearing apparel, which has been the fashion for years to use at evening functions, and when he wants to degrade the people of this State to the habits of the Turk by advising men to dance with men and women to dance with women, it will without doubt set the people of this State thinking whether bis arguments and abuse of the Liquor Trade are not just as unreliable and far fetched as his statements on the before-mention-ed subjects.

Mr. Schafer is reported to have stated that he would rather have all his teeth out than have a toothful of Tooth’s beer. Mr. Sutton said he has no Objection to the rev. gentleman enjoying the luxury that he is evidently after, at any rate if his .teeth have not been pulled his leg has. Mr. Sutton said that he was pleased to find on tiis return to Sydney that

every electorate in the State was well organised, and that the liberty loving people are now banding together ahoulder to shoulder, to show at the coming elections that loud talk and . untrue statements would have no effect at the poll. Mr. Sutton remarked that Queensland is now getting into line, and there is no fear that by their new Licensing Bill any hotels will be allowed to be closed without. reasonable? compensation in, say,: 15 years time, or with money. One good thing for Queensland is that, the “wowsers” are not yet the dominant power. There is an evident air of prosperity in that State which you never find in any State that is governed by puritans who wish to kill all the joy and pleasures in life and would turn our fair States into little bethels. —Sydney “Fairplay.”