Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-25
Prohibition in Maine.

We are Dot familiar with the details u
tie ptohibitory h9uor law Il force II the
STATE Of Name, sDd f9E sught that We know
there nay or nsY n; he points Of doubtful
merit il it. Buiwe have heard 50 much
sad againsi II tv the advocates Of the 90
called license system, that il esn not be
azniss to bazr something which is said IN itE
fzvlr. TIE Lewiston Jsl-rol gives : long re-
4 .crt O, 3 statcment made at the Quarterly
meeting q the A8droscosEin o2Unty Ten
perauce alliance, y John Nye. Esg, Of
Water7ille chief Of the State coastabularT,
O. th1 ore1auons or the St.ts po;ioe since
their lIToint-nent in AT-il last The IL
l0Eir- from II is worth reading -
--Nr Nye said that although We had
lrshibiiogy law o. the Sisfuts Books ~
many years, yci daring tb5 past I've O ~
ya--s II q majority q The COUNTIES II tbt
safe. especially II many leading places, Il
lad become practically dead lstte-. NJ,
Ny1 C-----5 upon his duties Il a pal, ao5 a.
T1-n-c- - tlat tine aDd subsequently about
= deqCtes .0- The l. o9urties Of the STATE.
lie lad Dot cl-uenced TrY=seu.i1ns without
u-,-1e, ~ I'D Il l1-5Ec3 them y harsh
j.. 1s --s bee1 charged. lie rad se1t hls
-apuiez G-si . visit every r8sn who was e.
gage I1 ruus--l-ug throughout the STATE
an -1- andy z-Dl--sbe1 81 O! thCu .
leave .-- business, assuring iheD that !!
t1cE dl- ut Do -, t5e law would surely b .
e1ocliei Ihi-ty-iour huodre3 places Eeru F.
ig-1a wal-u h41d- VS. sod q bsyerege- /
=tH u uaa city-sn1 Z large uuube- O. ope- I
h7-s- Il ~ cases ont q 100 tbess ns- went 4
1ut q the business When tbeY saw this deter
illlzil1l T. eul1-oe the law. NJ. N7e s1i5
4 ls ack1- Wlo1sc3 ;hzi tLe-l 1-5 u open
t-rs = thc StEts Z; tie present. tine he
Tas prepared = show that fhe-e was not
onc-tcu,h = much hguor sid aDi drank
1-E y llc S--;s = ttert Ezs one y fE5
years ago The Z Bls:u1 and NeE-Y0,k
Wholesale ruusalc-s szy that lzsr vl-r tbe7
sod one and half million dollars worth O.
liquors . e into Name, but that q tbe
-ate Key have sid t5e s-ne ~ tie past six
nc-ths, they VII c-i dispose q two hun
1re1 th1uszn1 dollars worth The r-asart
year = g - Maine.
Il = sln1rally EE-ooc that 5.u-Ecnness
las 'o-o much less rrCval11f than ever BE-
lre. NJ. Nye sid be c1uvsrse5 e short
l1le slnce win an Insurance agent who had
lcl- acc-st1ne- 3 t-lve. over Tie Siaz
very S-uuE-. Eo1 ihe agent Voluntarily
aid to hin that be had 1s7e- witnessed
1c1 change t1r The bette. znd that IL
.es- Of meeting intoxicated men frequently
e formerly. l. lad scarcely steo oae f1- tbe
NJ Nye szv tie manager q ,
meas which had travelled through cur Srs:s
r--r rH~~r-r-~M -
-1-=- ---, yCt le tl-e l5ee-icl tesanouv
g tl- ---l-l-- lEr-1ya-la1ts. Hls owr
-en. ihs manager sid. Instead 4 teio-
IutlIiczte5. q usual. had bee1 q,
-4l-- o. .--ll1 L1ulr. El5 kept sober Eu
-----. H.-5ly e c-s1 q in.oriczti1u
Cd tcru noticed il t5s crowds L attendance (
Tla Ihc eirc1s L1ubcr men ssv TIA, i,
---- .-Fl- -.Tlls lever before cane ID 60
1--- Il A-51st3-k t5e Isu5t-5ezlzrs have 2
-c CIT q t15 business TIE eject q tbe .
Iqcr he1nebae i equally marked. M
-t---- @! >1-EleEZ1. savs that never te-
.-e - be oc-l 2-,1 = have tie l-rss nun :
2 -i nc1 whom be employs drive by Z
lose River without a-vln- l11s drunk q
lc7e- This rear Dot 00c wzs iutoIlezte5
-e-1, t1us s-Tins Thousands Of dollars 70
- 11- tx zel.
~ N---- =. T--z- ~ A-G A-l- -f--4-F
+. t-a s-- months ending 0ci- /, VII %: =
cc-. !. a-y. czc-oi :. 900 zn5 ont u
.is are e. c--e the f1as imposed On rcm-
-l--s- Ire aEEu5 gate expense f1- t5e -
---- y--- c-ll1I exceed $4,000, Sid Nr. Y
- l1- ir1l tLIs Is = e deducted e. the d;
ie=, reducing the cost several thousand dol
- lu Aa=sachUse.t= where tie svstcu u
= baan thoroughly ur-anizad- under { law q,
1l-c tde fines z-c yCTy uuca heavier than ~
tl-5 >--,e, The Cln5tzl--z-y tae Ta-st year
--l t--i- -wn bis. an1 ibcn TUNED q bal o.
--- SO .639 into The State Treasury
lie tr=i year they w5Te al eEIznse = TIE l-
-tC, Il i1- reason tat li--l--5e1lars a.
'L -s l-E ls they cln Tsy. Just ls t1eY
& doing here In al probability The fines 70
rea-y lur1scl would nui Be followed u u
i collected II ease Z 3 repszl- AZ tbs !,
ts--1. SID II. NYe. the CJostatulEry
s.tz ca-r-; cost o. II average more than p
e cents year 70 ezch Individual II the ec
2ie, Tl-la 4 VII save T. each thy times e..
lt San. = ssy D1th.n. Of what Is Of II
anz--y --l-.-r valus-reTctlti1n, 1arr.- 2
ss az c7eu liic itself. p.