The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-07-04
The Cider Question.
Under the head of ''Timely Notice,
the Lewiston Journal says

Under the head Of ''Timely Notice, )
the Lewiston Journal says
Several Democratic papers and managers are
not disposed to accept the decision of their State
convention, not to make an issue this year or
the temperance question; and are already en-
deavoring to stir up the friends of the grog-
shops to support Mr.. kimball for governor
One of them tells US that many republicans in
Portland who love their grog better than repub.
lican principles, will vote for Kimball The
Belfast Journal calls upon the opponents of the
Sheriff enfol cement law, to vote against Gov
Perham. Very well, gentlemen, if this is to be
your policy, we thank you for giving public
notice of it. But if enemies of temperance in
the republican ranks, are to be thus brought
over to Kimball, should not friends of temper
ance in the Democratic ranks return the com
pliment by voting for Perham?
There was no need that the Democratic
State Convention should pass resolutions
in regard to that matter. The issue be-
tween sense and nonsense, between JUS
tice and oppression, between right and
wrong, is perpetual. No convention can
unmake it. In the discussion of that is
sue, we propose to engage. Does the
Lewiston Journal and the men who act
with it, suppose that they are to appear
before the people of this state, with one
hand peddling rum from the head grog-
shop at Portland, and with the other stop
ping the cider mills of the farmers-and
that no one shall show the absurd and
ridiculous position that they occupy If
so, they are certainly mistaken.
The management of these liquor agen-
cies is entirely in the interest of the party
in power, and is one of the most effective
party machines that can be used. The
votes of certain class can be bought
with rum when no other inducement can
control them. Closely contested elections
in this city have been carried by rum
brought to the polls from the agency, and
men have reeled home from The ward
rooms, made drunk on the liquor furnished
by the party of great moral ideas and given
as the price of their votes. AS a party,
the radicals have no interest in the liquor
law or its provisions, save as means Of
controlling votes,
The orchard interest of the State of
Maine is very large in the aggregate
Every farmer derives certain part of his
income from the sale of cider; and if pro
hibited from marketing cider, a large part
of his apple crop will not keep, and must
be lost Cider is one of the most innocent
and healthful of beverages. 1t furnishes
in the cheapest and most convenient from
that vegetable acid which is a necessity
to the health of every human being 1t
never harmed any one, whose nature was
not akin to hogs, and who would be as
likely to injure himself by a stomach
over loaded with mush and milk as with
cider.
The Journal keeps out of sight the fact
that the occasion for the article it ciiti-
cizes, was an outrage upon lady's rights
as traveller, by an official presumed to
act under the Governors Instructions 1t
gives no answer to our query, nor have
any OF its radical contemporaries. The
presumption therefore is that all sheritfs
have orders to search the trunks of travel
lers for liquors.
We give 'timely notice" to all con
cerned that there is an issue between all
the people, irrespective of party, and the
fanaticism which upholds and sanctions
this miserable nonsense and wrong, And
from time to time we shall discuss it.