Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-07
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Those newspapers in the State that ia
vor the policy of prohibition, have pretty
generally expressed themselves concern
ing Mr. Nye's plan of re-establishing a
State Constabuary, and so far as we have
been able to ascertain, all save two, are
decidedly opposed to the measure. Those
two papers are the Lewiston Gazette and
Bridgton News, the editors and publish
ers of which were appointed Constables
by Mr.. Nye under the constabulary regime
of 1867. We have already copied into
our columns the sentiments of several pa
pers on the subject. The PASSPORT Senti-
mel of the md inst. says:
| "An effort is to be made, it seems, to re
establish State Police in this State. We re-
greet that the attempt is to be made, first, be-
cause if successful it would not promote the
cause of temperance, and second, because
the public sentiment of the State does not de-
mand, nor will it sustain it. In communities
where strong sentiment against the tratic IN
intoxicating liquors prevails the law is now
well enforced, and in towns or cities where
the temperance sentiment is not strong, and
| IOes NOT tIc Suppression vi iuHI-
shops, State Police would be of no use. So
far as our observation extended the law against
the sale of liquors was not better enforced un-
der the State Police than is the law now with
out it,
We have O strong laundering for law, more
law. Statutes are the deadest of all dead
things when not vitaliZed and energiZed by
public sentiment. The temperance cause is
steadily progressing. Every day it advances
through the various agencies employed to ed
ucate and arouse public sentiment. We are
in favor of prohbitory law, not, especially
because the law of itself is reformatory, but
because it outlaws, disgraces the abominable
traffic, but the temperance cause advances
only through the better moral education OF
the people. We have no fear that the lcgisla-
| ture will be so foolish as to revive the State
Police. But we are sorry that good temper
ance men should earnestly set their hearts
upon such a measure only to be disapp point
ed"
The editor of the Pressure Isle Sunsisc
who has been lifelong temperance adj
yocate, and whose motives in his valiant
fights for the cause have been pure and
above suspicion, says;
"lnasmuch, however, as it the consiabu
larry law of 1867 was repealed, and the Leg
isature has instituted other agencies for the
enforcement of the prohibitory law, we do not
regard it wise at this time to attempt to re
store 1t.
The Dexter Gazette says the sentiments
of a large class of people were expressed
in recent article in this paper, and curt
ly adds, speaking for itself:
1T is becoming more and more evident
that the crazy notions of Josh Nye and his
clique, who labor under the delusion that they
repre- sent the temperance cause, are endorsed
by hut very small fraction of the real tenn
perance people of Maine"
The Bangor Wing, Biddcford journal,
Machias Republican and other strong pro-
hibtion journals have pronounced or un-
mistakably indicated their opposition to a
project so suicidal to the true Interests of
the cause of temperance As that proposed
10y Nj. Nyc At session Of the York
county Lodge of Good Templars, held ut
Konnebunk Nov. l9th, the following res
olulion was passed
"RtsoLvLD, That York County Lodge does
ibf t.Hlali lux action Ol tllt vi anu ispNEN vi
the State If Maine IN making an appropria-
lion Of $500 to meet the necessary expenses
ot tic STATE Police Campaign, tie purpose OF
Which i, t. secure an act of our Legislature
to establish Constabulary force to aid il
executing oar temperance statutes, believing
that the present Sheriff enforcement act i.
sufficiently otirctual."
This lodge consists OF excellent temper,
ance men, who believe there is law
enough at present for all practical pur
poses.
Thinking that We must have been mis-
understood by york. writer in III,
last issue of the Biddeiord Journa., W,
take this occasion to emphatically declare
our deliberate conviction that the Coco
Templars, Sons Of Temperance, and Re
form Club associations, in our State, arc