TO THE EDITOR. SIK, —" Murder will out," anil enough has leaked out re the Premier's understanding with the brewing interests to make it clear to temperance electors that they must think twice before they vote for pronounced sup porters of Mr .Seddon. The compact said to be made is that the Premier promised the liquor interest that neither in this session nor in the next Parliament would he intro duce legislation that would be detrimental to their interests. The brewing industry, on their part, are to subscribe most hand somely and to work for and support gene rally candidates who will be acceptable to the Government. If this compact has been entered into it means that, although the candidates who are pronounced supportei'3 of the present Government promise to support legislation acceptable to the Temperance party, their chief has pledged himself that no such legisla tion as is desired by the Temperance party will be introduced with the Govern ment's sanction or support. Anyone who knows anything about parliamentary proce dure knows that if the Government are hos tile to any measure introduced by a private member U has precious little chance of pass ing ; therefore the danger is in supporting Seddonites—temperance or otherwise. It amounts to the same thing whether they are waterites or beeritea. The waterites will be blocked however, anxious they may be to further temperance legislation, for they, like the carriages of a train, cannot move" effec tually without the engine moves—and the engine (Seddon) won't. The brewing trade undoubtedly will shell out most lavishly. Provision has been made by the Government whereby the trade has been, and will be, able to recoup itself for the outlay to carry out the alleged compact. When the tariff was last adjusted no other business was protected and fostered as was the brewing trade. The article that they produced was then protected from 100 to 150 per cent., but the Government, no doubt with an eye to future favors from ' bung,' raised the duty from Is CI to 2s per gallon, and opposed any addition to the duty on colonial beer, which then and now only pays 3i as against 2i by the irrported. What other colonial industry has thus been fostered by this Government? The brewers are no fools. They know Codlin from Short, for haven't they been coddled. 