Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-25

STATEMENTS or JOSHUA yTE.


Joshua Nye. Esq-. Of wsfervills. Chief Of
he State COnssab0lAry. gave the ioilo-iag
interesting account Of The operation. o( the
Stale POhes since their appointment in
April last.
Mr.. Nse said that for twenty Eve years
b had been enlisted n the tenperance ~
form. ard during hat time he had rot only
expended over three thousand doiiars from
his own pockct-shieh be eoald an spare-
10 advance this cause. bat be had given AS
time an season and out Of season for tAe
same purpose. A l0ug ago a. iSf7 -
magistrate. be had sat In one Of the srsi
hquor eases under The act of 1915. whieh -
suited an the Canaan riot. 90 -ealled. The
Tact that no~ rum SELLERS could be proceeded
against ~ithou, any s1ch demon.trasion..
Shows ho- great has been tAe progress IN
he past twenty years. For The last nine
years ever Saturday Afteruoon hs-had met
With land of children in NJ. o-a town.
snd assis'ed them in m4iniaining a section
81 Cadets of Temperance. Al abe pr-,ept
time there are ovvr 500 children connected
With 'his bad. and sines be lad bal charge
q 4 more than one thousand youth had
been -ithin is inhu,ucc ard had subscribed
20 the total AbstInenoe pledge Thirty of
his cadets ~eut into the army. AID one in
his dying mo seuts ~hils an service. sad.
- Tell Mr.. Nye have kept nv pledge
Mr.. Nye said b mentioned the.e fact.
rot 70 giorify himself. for he bad orlv done
his duty. BAT merely 10 sho- thai the later
80 Sbieh be n3- frh in extending the
blessings 0ft0tal abstinence and supprrss-
Ing the run-trafic. Is nothing ne- Hence
vhsn the governor q this State last sprin-
rendered him The position % State Conssa-
bic. ~ithout any application on his pars and
even contrary % has wishes. he ruiuctanfiy
oonsented 70 aco~P, the position. even At a
great personal sacrafre. Nofhinr could
have irmptcd him to take ibe place exc.rt
stern convictions Of deity. The act esia5-
ii-hing The State CoosiabulAIy va r.as.sd
wIthout hIs advice or kno~ledge. but Re
suPPoscd that the almost entire uuaninaitv
nth -hich q ~as eubi aced by both branch
- u he Legi.lafure. and BY leading men.
urc proposed the exhibition Of the pro-
hibitory la-. IL has been charged by d.
ecnse men that the lsw N. dead letter.
a. q va 10 many parts % the Stafe-ruueh
10 the damage Of the Prohibi,ory principle.
Mr. Nye sAiI that although &C bad had
Prohibiiory la- on fhe Statute Book for
many YEAR. yet during The past Eve Or SIX
years On a majority q the eosnfics in the
State. especially IN many leading places.
ii bal beoouDe piaeticaily dead letter. In
Antiroseosgin County the lA~ had been
wi eNscuied. and bad vel nigh closed on;
ihe run tralIic. except as against those lov
quarters shere search and seizure j. ihe on
y remedy. In fsw other coaniie. the
lav Lad been executed. bal very g~nersIiv
q had been afo-ed 80 lie dormant. and
ruui-- -eiiing there aourished almost s.vir.
orousiy u -ouid have done ander D..
csnss system. In fact in many quarters
the run sentiment has become apparently
predominant. AMI bad notbing 10 say
against prohibition unexeeuird.
This -as the result partly o. ihe social
isxuy arising from the var. during rhich
Temperance vas kept sadly IN the back
ground; partly from The diseosraseneut
growing cut q The fact that the reualfies
against rum-seiiing we're 90 Eghi under
es-ry az sxospi the Nuisance sct. tiat re-
rcaied prosecutions IN most esscs wouh
not drive ihs vorst rum sellers from thcir
business--the profits largely oycrislancing
the hnes and largely hcc,o.e fss r.erons
carcd 90 incur ibe odiatn of the r1m-selicr
snd his sympsth:zcrs BY prosscufine Laws
seainstofhrr criulinsis cxccuted themselvcs.
ior the reason that tn irjured party fcit
hiussli eali~d Bpon 10 avcngc his sronrs.
bot a ftlse pride lead fbe sictim offhe
run ssiier even 20 conceal th- name a his
-orst enemy. Comuuuiiies ~ouid rcjoice
Wh.n TIE - vas eHecated. and d uoud
take Bot e short time % create . heaifhv
pubifc scntiuenf. These reasons uudouht-
ediy I'D the Legislature % believe thsta
stsfr Polce -osid ptovs pubiic blessing
NJ Nye said that ~ entered spon iis
dsfi-s in Aprii. snd arpoinfed at hat tiu,e
sni sutssqaeafiv about t~eniy Gve depu-
res ior the sixfeen cosnfies a the Sfafe
o. soaEht 90 eet tie besi possible ssiyice
.n seledmE tbcse depuiies. zee be uigi,
have erred in some Gases. 70 uould bc
surrri.,nr % b. hsi rot done 81. Boz me-
takes. % sny thers have teeu. in carry ,ng
out . go syacln. shouii no' iead to con-
drursi.on 81 tte sysfem nssh There are
rrisfatr. Dol es.r tersrfarrnf of govern
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