New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-06
NEAL DOW
John Neal and the Liquor Law OF Maine

ISSUE OF The z4tn All"
headed The Liquor Law Of Maine That article purpots
10 be criticism Of the Liquor Law while il IS Little else
than violent attack upon myself should not notice the
article in any way but for the statements which contains
as to the actual results Of that law in Portland and gener
ally through the State To these is proper that
some reply Should be made.
lido not ohoose 20 notice his personal attacks upon my
ef ally further than say that here in Maine where we
we are both know they will do no injury and for the
rest bad everywhere will profess to believe them 70
be well founded, while good men will not believe them
without proof. go
A. to Mr. Meals actual position on the Liquor Law
will merely say that for months after IT. nj,
he professed to be its worm friend attended meetings
called expressly rejoice It's enactment presided at
such meetings. and def nded the law publicly from the at
acks of persons unendy TO IT, lie joiacd secret or
eenz6,ion oelicd "Wetchnens Clubs, winch was esiaD
hCd in this State for the express purpose OF bringing al
Jmerence men 10 oct oge her, for the enactment OF
IIohbiiory liquor law and in meetings oil the Ac''oe
Ciub, o wlic h. member, publicly defended ana
approved The Liquor Law OF Maine what has LED Inn
10 chnnce his opinions his ioson he docs not state
Tie only Of his in regard 10 the working Of the
law. which to require reply is contained in the
following words
dsy sinee the int ;bI VET over whn Pege were Da
TEMPERANCE srd ioo drn9g city neighrorhood and
hdoub exception than there has been at any OTTER TINE Tor en
HIihl Inc reminder Of the paragraph in the following
Yopns n h,o bs1dcd together eysde the law Ramellers
s orfst1 shsst viii A and bottles ans the shape Of
Bile. 50 bound as to deceive the eyer
Mr. Neal not to have perceived that so far as this
state is at ALL il oyorurns completely his whole
deola alton TO the future OF the law to suppress grcg
shops .,,..e
the Liquor Law Maine stripped Of its guise may be
reduced TO this-that II has failed entirely Of its objects
that there is more liquor sold and drank in Maine,
under The operation of the Law than any time before
for twenty years. His declaration is by 10 means new
II has been made often by the enemies OF the Law for the
I sfal. mia h.an l.uh
shod by Anti temperance newspapers out OF Maine but
always by anonymous writer
Such declarations VIGOROUSLY false, that never
has any been bold enough to publish them over hrs
own signature, until Mr.. Neal did it and the wonder
among the people of Portland excited not more by the
untruhunoss of his statement than by his bold elronery
In making them | have hesitation in appealing TO
Rev. Mr. Cbckering, and every other member OF the
High St. Church to which Mr. Neal belongs. upon the
declaration that his statements upon this subject are en-
tiroly, upqualfCdly and VIGOROUSLY untrue.
Tie facts in relation to the working of The Maine Liquor
Law in Portland and through Maine have been published
often for the last two years. III most OF the papers OF the
State and has any attempt been made by any re-
sponsible person to Cisprove them.
Al the time of the enactment of the law, selling wa
carried on openly in all parts of the State In Portland
there between three and four hundred open rum
shoJs mmo daely after the enactment OF the law not
one The wholesale trade i'll liquors was at once anniha
ted throughout the State and the retail trade far "a it
existed at ell was carried ON with great secrecy anu eau
ton.
In Portland intCmperance almost entirely disappeared,
and large III mbers Of men reformed So thoroughly
did the law accomplish It's objects, that temptations to IN
Temperance in great measure removed out OF the
path of the young and inexperienced In proof oil th
cite a fact
Mr. Carlton came to Portland to attend law suit and
brought witness, who very incorporate man Mr.
c feared his witness would become intoxicated and be of
no TO him. They arrived IN town at clock l. a.
and from that time until 10 at night Mr. {. saw nothing of
him At that hour the witness came to the hotel perfect
IN sober ard said Mr. c. that he had travelled more
iLsn FIVE miles and eOrHr Fad drop" Aud the reior
NATION .. Myv '. less ...,%rsra'e men Oh cortland IS
| xitLip the knowledge Of almost every citizen
itves The unanimous declaration Of al the wafehmen
and rolicc that the city like TN entirely new place
so ouio, and fee from al indieatonso OF m,.eface
the streets both by day and night Many SHOPS whiGn ue
oro re nun shops were converted to other branches OF
trade and almost every indication OF in'empeIahee was
| banish.d fIom the city. - go, o. a. Mayor
nede an official report the City Council ON the opera
,on of tho law in Portland This was ordered 10 Dc PRINT
End distributed through the city wh,n was une a'a
statements were not at the Time nor have icy su'e oeen
of that report afterwards printed IN
tract by The Central Executive Temperance COMMITTEE
of Maine and distributed extensively through inc STATE
The following extracts taken from that report
great many families situated hus poor and m'srseel yeai
since are row ,p n1 s iorIs troubles
SAmsrt iuONicsiisr diass vii not only BE- "a:
III e iseu.,sy 81 tie county
al cate r ihs we we. 'a s apeaa M Iroas Il
peop'e :, Us ~ iS the sdsuai amount whlc
on the more bi Of the people or viii DO adde's
Thee ssrs committed the Alassase ioa Jane i'S1 {
M Me- , iS ~ i iis Sc in nine month. NsS
IN Ar Hor.. ISL 2i number IN Amiiou'e hs'e
81 iS9 Number families sssi.c Gus Of IN
AuOu.e from June is 10 Assh ~ ISL 80 ron . J sns
,h,S a. seyeryaye the rnety Ire Aims ttou MH-ea =
iSss hro nieupc-anciou o. the ninety were 40
brought hIoOh that cause tie history e ne 'e-s
Cnn.sd to the House Of cosrsesa sI n.s@PeT.nss to7
Inn 1850 March -. 1851 SC for l.reeny etc &C. L =
s to Jupe l. 1851 March % 1852 for snfenPeSAnee ~ 70
iaIeeuv etc SIN al ID; Sfess. "a 49, lt'' s "a
tS,sN6.TtLs! Committed In April 1881 y l. May W.
Maine enacted Jane iS- an TN .ss a. % i
NO housh srts activity dsp aged BY the P0"ee IN sTes'n
term Of the District CosE in Portland March lss b.
80 WIS found larceny ard that was the rcsh u n
:. ~ Mach tern al trrzfecn fscicfs e1,s wcf
fond these ealts have been ohteinee Al
a vsrce r arising persons found amer t2s
2 c.tea 10 the a for arunker larceny Se from Ja,
isS 10 March 20 1851 IS, for eoesPSneiEs PtN ~
Sise.enee Ia Deduct hgaoT sellers ~ u s- =
80. ana we have Is drunk larceny &C N
O. hs ee,repoud rs peod before The enactment Of t1s M
law deSrcon Of almost nnths 70 as .sis ReSl " Az
nontTs Then jail on the ,fh NeA eo. -
- nm a. prhe would be sxnsi OF the eofrsfoadir
Sv cf 1881 falling % Of thar - per esa ID tas n's' PEN
l. ofnire mouths x,.s. ,...t rss,
" ~, Nsyeh ls5l Isl persons Tor the eee on-ias
= - M lIS,S sfler the Of TIE Name az
e asJuctcu hrre-ths notw ASsint .le
ys9ss Of %: gSs: can. n ,aS r; a,ss ss
- sch were the actual effects OF the Liquor Law 70 ~
land ard generally throughout the State wherever '"
= so,csS In many parts Of the State Turnselhns = {
t,,y unknown the present time so thorough has DC
/. The cf'cct of the law.
= rn,nc nv late tour through the eastern and nornc
= 49, a The state could not learn that there was .
: Nm Greg shop Runselns where Il eSs's = a. : 6.
:; VA n ssere;iv and in srsoc OF county ! =
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