Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-18

The views of the Boston papers IN rea-
rion 70 the errc; Of the election In Ma-sa-
chusctts upon the question OF Temperance.
are interesting. We copy the following
The Boston Journal SAYS The main
significance OF our State election undpubt-
.dly lies in the fact that il j. the lat and
most authoritative popular verdict ON the
temperance question. II j. beyond ii puf.
tina, thr opponent nf strict prlhihifnry
law will have working maiori,ic> in both
branches In other words the people of
Massachusetts have once mpre--as they
haY. always done when The issue WAS
presented TO hem plainly and unetnhsrra~r-
"a nv partisan inruence>-condeiuns- the
principle Of prohibition A fiir.r trial II
Ihr question before the popular tribunal
,Iu,d d., he asked The pressure Of ma
ripuaI issues A. 10 an UNUSUAL degr,-c taken
Oh whlle the question oflcmpcrauet. owing
Ia recent events, was WILDLY brought home
20 every mans mind. His fac; dispensed
with the necessity OF any special election
eeiin upon 81 her side Of Tie U Iii 81.
! h. people were A. VIII infpr ned A. they
could he and were determined once for all
= bring this source of chronic agitation u
per utnrnt >ctrlcnrut-a determination
which the Repu. an - e Convention re-
~ty--f.a and Facilitated hs allowing a free
course Of action To every member Of the
dominant party From this verdict then.
there can D. no app al. IT becomes the
duty ~ the next Legislature. al the firSf op-
TuTtuniiy. 10 50 modify the present Prohib-
l;ory law 70 MAKE. IL a Just and salutary
and practical measure for the regulation Of
the liquor traffic and the suppression OF he
evils OF intemprrancc. Surely no man in
hi> senses can imagine that the people OF
Massachusetts have derided in favor Of
ia,
Tor the Legislature OF 1870 10 disp.l all thes..
apprrhen.ions To end the inIerminable see
between tine two policies which has so
long cursed the State, and 10 PROV ide some
common ground of action for all those cit
izens-an overwhelming majority of the
people Of this Commonwealth-who have
a; heart the true interests oftemperance as
well the rights ot their fellow-men.
The Boston Post Dem says The new
Legislature, majority OF which is Liberal
should answer promptly 10 the popular
opinion. and wholly sweep OF the Prohib-
irory law from the statute book: or. at
least. 10 so far modify il ~ practically TO
secure its conversion into Just and accept
abie license law. A. little this j. Ger
tainls expected by the people ~ their new
Representatives. The 70 Democrats and
Liberals from Boston will not fail TO do L
heir part i'm pressing this long-dis-pnted
matter TO conclusion. lie people have
made up their mind for good on Prohibition :
If the Legislature j. wise and faithful il
VIII address itself al an early day to the re-
mnyai ~ law which the Executive does
not pretend 10 enforce. and TO replacing il
with a License system that will be a suifi-
cient safeguard while abstaining from en-
croachment on undisputed right
The Boston Advertiser speaks Of the ef-
feet Of the election on the Temperance law ,
A. follws Ii appears from further exam
ination OF the returns OF the State Legisla-
ture that the balance OF power will be held
in both branches by men in favor of the
stringent regulation ofthe liquor traffic
rather than of prohibition. The prohibi-
tionists claim majority of one or two in
the Senate. but they are Obliged to count
some who take independent views Of the
subject. and are very far from agreeing
with those who have attempted 10 draw
the lines arbitrarily for some years past
II seems now that the whole ground OF
controversy is 10 be traversed anew; in the
mean time quiet and well-disposed citizens
who look on with amaZement from the
outside can only pray that in the multi
tude of counselors there may yet be WIS.
dom