WCP3024

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University College.

London. W.C.

June 16. [18]77

Dear Sir

I regret much that owing to several causes so great a delay has taken place in answering your very interesting letter of the 4^th just. I have read with much interest the very suggestive letter published [2] in the Daily News, and I regret that I had not seen it when I wrote the article in the Contemporary¹, as it w[oul]d have given me much pleasure in quoting it in support of my views.

Since you give up the idea of buying up out of profits wishing[?] for the houses there [1 word illeg] to be perfect accordance in our views [3] ² in regard to the best mode of dealing with the present public house & gin palace. I think your strictures <with> Lowe's propositions very much to the point. He has become so wedded to his own view of the subject, that he writes me "that he fails to see how the opening of Competency temperance (sic) establisgments will cure the evil."

Using the word as described [4] by the Alliance party he is quite right, but such "temperance" places are not advocated [1 word illeg] in your [1 word illeg] letter nor in my article.

The time is out of joint for the discussion of this question, but it has hereafter to be taken up seriously or by legislation, of a different [1 word illeg] to that for some years past, to remove a growing curse.

With my best thanks for your <kindness>.

I remain, yours faithfully | Charles Graham [Signature]

A. R. Wallace Esq.