Closing Public Houses.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 274, 16 March 1889, Page 2

Closing Public Houses.

[TO THB EDITOB.I Sm, —The bigotted spirit of some people te only brought into a fair comparison by the aesinine manner in which they contrive to carry out their objects. They live in a selfish little world of their own, and fancy that those around them are meant tor no other purpose than to be experimented on by their narrow-minded, illiberal, mighty little selva —that is these bigotted wordspouta and spouts for water, “Away with the cursed drink I" says “ Temperance,” in your last issue, and in the undercurrent of his tetter it is evident he has no praotioal ids* of how this may best be done ; he has no considerstion for the liberty of the people; no regard for the rights of property or the injury which would be inflicted were his projects carried into effect; all he cares for seemingly is that his crotchet should be enforced whether it bs by dishonest or the most unjustifiable means. The only way to deal with that mis, erable and contemptible class of people is to scorn to notice them, and I hope the Mayor will not allow himself to be made a pliant instrument in th-’i hands. This is an age in which libei ,1 principles ought to have some weight; if we are going to retrace to the tyrranines of oen. tnries back, let us do it fairly. If we shut up the pubs, let us also shut up tbe churches and the Salvationists; if the women! folk are allowed to go and show off their finery at the one and a certain class of which “ Temperance" is a fine sample to make capital by their pious professions, why should not people be allowed to have refreshment at the other ?—I am, etc., Sense. [Our correspondent ha been allowed to digress a good deal from the subject, but io any further discussion on the matter this will not be allowed—what “ women’s finery,” etc., has to do with the question at issus la more than we can understand.—En.]