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

obtain drop. LanberrDea ssy that their
river drivers seyer before esuDe " 80 sober.
In ArOO.soOk The hqsor dealers have gone
oct Of the business The eject on the mp
per ksnnebse is equally marked. Mr. Co
barn Of SkOwheesn. SAYS that never before
has b. been able 20 have The large number
Of men whom he esploys. drive By Moose
rivsr without having long drunk there.
This year not ore -as intoxicated there.
thus saving thousands Of dollars to hi@ and
the men. One os the largest b0fsi keepers
IN the State r-oenfly told hr. Nye that the
eastern bosei keepers had al suspended
rum selling uatil the repeal Of the legisla-
ton Of last winter
These and a rnuliiisde of other facts. ssid
Mr.. Nye. make u a. clsar A. the noon. day
sun that the ConstabulAry has wrought q
wonderful change in the State. SO- "a ~
proposed 70 abolish the machinery that is
working such wonders and rrPe.l The pen
atty that makes prohibition a reality. Who
demands this and Why? Only three classes
lead Of in this. Let those wh0 want to bay
Eqsor 70 drink and can't Cad Il. 2d tbose
Who would like 10 sell liquor bot don't
dare to; and third the POli,ieiAns -bo are
afraid that they shall lose the votes Of soune
Of these classes. Il Is the liquor interest
thar makes the demand N order that il may
have an opportunity 70 rob The Stale Of
==illions Of dollars and fIi our streets With
drunkards- There - reason 90 fear that
the large political infsenee and immense
wealth of thi. interest Nil secure the end
they aimed at
Oi course the movers for repeal do not
pat forth the real r~sson for such a oourse.
bai they are striving 70 secure their snd BY
basr misr~Prvsenfation. oi every movements
Of the ofhosrs and particularly By the nost
outrageous stores a. 20 the cost Of The Con
siAbsiary. One would think 10 bear them
talk that ibe sucndneni OF lAst water en-
tireiy changed the eharGcter q the PrOhIb-
iiory act of ls5s. whereas Al that IL does
Is simply 10 Increase the penalty Of shat
was before prohibited. Farmers have IN
so@e quArters been made % believe that q
cuts them % from manufacturing and SELL
Ing cider. whereas il kAves them precisely
a. The act Of 1855 did. With Toll authority 20
both mAnsfAeturs and eel. APothecarirs
have almost Persua Led themselves that i
imposes some new restrictions upon them.
whereas Il leaves them precisely where The
at % IS5s did.
Bot Il = in The expense Of the Constabs-
Any that tbis system Of base misrePresen-
tation has done is work. Said Mr. Nye.
stories have been set sfoai that the Stale
Police ~osld cost s75 900. 500. 900. and
even s5 1000 lie present year. Evch Il u
DID cost these sums. il would be money IN
The pockets Of the people 20 eontinse The
system. Tor il win certainly save this year
more than a million Of dollars shich would
have gone for rum. and vill save iomensely
more IN taxation. misery. crime and even
deaths avertc,l- The State wouid be the
gamer. sad Mr Nye. Il bY eRpending evca
these sums the sosrces Of intemPerance
could BE- 80 nearly dried Up a. they have
been Tie saving ia taxaii0u s.one would
defTsy the expense. Ia 1916 q thorough
execution Of the prohibifory act Of that
year. saved 5000 in The paper expenses
Of The single tosn Of FaiFfeid
But. said SIR Nyc. the baseness Of these
misTepreseutatious = sem. when "a - known
thar The whsle expense oi he Constabuisry
for the six moaths ending Oct Isf. uili not
much. Il any exceed nine tiossasd dollar,
and cot oi tbs are 10 cone the 6nes i'm
posed on rum sellers. The aggregate ex-
pense Tor the sbolo year cannot exceed
f1Fsy tkosssnd dollar. said Mr.. Nye. and
from this % BE- deductcd ali tb- hoes. re-
during tbe cost several fhousani dollars
In Massschoseits wherc the system has been
thoroughly orgsnizrd. under la- vhcre
RE 6nes are vers uoch heavi,r than in this
STATE. the Constsbolsry tbe past yssr paid
their Own bills. and then turned balance
~ 500 $50 info thc S'sie Tressrry The
hrsi ycar they were a. expense 90 the STATE.
ior the reason that The hquor dealer. spr,eal
a. ioug a. thev can before they psy. ju.fss
they are doing herc In an rrobsbiiity
ihe hucs aleady iupossi vosld ret b. 60.
iosed up ard collected in case of repeal
A. tbe ouiside ssid Mr. Ne. ihe Coz
s'abuitry sTstsm eanuof cost on a. avsr-
are uiore tian frs ocufs a ys.rr 81 each indi.
vi1uaiin the Sfsie. vhiie it wiH .svr % Zach
fhy tmrs that smouni. ani 10 very many
ibousanis ~ times that som. % say notb-
ing 'fshst - of iuusnsely grcaser vs-us-
rerutsiion. happiness. and even Eie ifs-n.
u conciusicn VI. Ne sai6 thar b. BAD
NJ more intcrsst u ths leeisiaficn of itst
sinter ihan any ore eise-nof - ascb in-
deed. ior b. bad no near friend n iuls~di-