New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-21
PROHIBITION DOES PROHIBIT.


iHR MAINE LAW NOT A FAHURE-REPORTs FROM
THE COUNuEs-THE RESULTS OF LEGISLATION IN
MANI AND NEW-JERsEY COMPARED.
To the aitor OF me tribune.
SIR: In view of the fact that you deny en-
phaticay tie beneficial eject OF prohbtory liquor laws
IN your article headed Prohibition in Rhode Island
trust you a. permit mo TO summon witnesses 10 prove
the confirm pos.tion. The following tier from the Hon
w p Fry =. c. Of Lewiston, Maine, is in reply to my
Inquiry Oh ,Ais subject:
washington. D. C.. Dec 90, ISL.
by DEAR Sir: The Name law % has MOI been allure
~ that Ia. T. has made rum linz crime. 80 thai Only
The lowest and most debased VIII now engage IL H. 20
TIE y is participation III crime ana tne IaSe
n,,,taines 3d. j has g1idually created public senti
snent az both selling ana drinklnc an. III an oI
rytI crf ~ two miles unpaiutcd houses, broken
leIrs and homes il has banlsAel almost every eucn
,-r@cerv an Fan m and introduced peace plenty happi-
ness ana prosperity These two things inanng the tn
traffic both TO scerand buyer me relOVa'ng
H. wort mi well earned trophies Of our Maine Liquor
law ana commend 70 the prayers ana g0oG 1--WE WISH W.
rung attorney for 10 and checTluy bear Wines
ninstcrci 10 has done more goHd ttn aS Im Ul oi
sialtc anSs and still at work with Ia pr9Ylsons
49, and in thom make the selling ardent spirits
,prv dau.-nus ana risky business. Ibere cannot pe
banT = :. .r OF !rnhcr or by party passion
lo vii r concur saying That Its blessings
nave p'n ~ , IT." H. r,nrinuance Thus briefly have
gwen my testimony ana know whereof affirm Sin-
rereiv yorr friend. w T. FRYE
Ialso addressed letter to the Governor, who replied
follow
STATE OF MAINE EXECUTIVE DEF ETMayr,
AUGUSTA, Dec. p, ISL
DEAR So: am in receipt OF yous of the 10th inst.
u true that in some Of the large PAGES ana III
come par oi the state liquors n are 7ou Of tSc
STATE state the law is well enforced. and there r., is
but It'll. sold and that very cautiously Inc
soyyI has 70
very materially. and but very few cl1zens OF the otte,
except no,, VINO drink Or SELL would consent 70
its repeal. Yours, very Uuly - fEhhAh'
The present ,vernor Of the state, Nelson Dingey
IT, said in state Convention held IN the City Han, Port
land, Eel - 1874
In my ud gmcnt there now the statute books Of
this star me made for the suppression OF
tue iquc: traffic In the City Of Lewiston there Is not
single dral-snop. In threeourths OF the state drunk
enness l. rir.r than many crimes and almost unknown
I'm address TO the legislature Jan Z, 1870 he says
There b,- been very general suppression OF known
the evil o; incompetence in fourfths 9f tho STATE Inc
number Vi cOnyets n The state Prison mas "en on one
fourth. -
The Hon L. NJ fqaisted the AttorneyG General, In MS
report for IS states that there have been 276 convic
tons Al commttas TO prison, and s30S9S 81 IN nnes
collected under ProhDitOry lew in the supreme Court
alone and that ne convictions in ne lower courts VIII
increase the $4,000. The County prosecuting
ATTORNEY reports TO him as follows:
ARoOsTOoK CoUYTYThere is less drunkenness ann phS"
fui sale u N year ago q, ~ ,,, ,, r,svs met With
no difficulty prosecuting persons indicted for violations ~
Liquor winch does not attend the successful posecu
HAxcocx-TheTe is hariy where public sentiment
nQuOI sold openly
KNox-fn farming there practically no violations
LcOLS-several have been made 20 open rum
shops but thy have IN every instance been hppea ID inc
put during year past been
crowned with a fair degree Of success 1900 b..
with Formulation at Of SVUT Is
faithful in which the same has been executed has
red rInseer his trade IN but DANGEROUS one
A. nas declared npossiblty eeetnay TO suppress
drinking upplng shops The newspapers IN TINS
county strongest terms the Importance of EN-
s more prosecutions than
during similar period since I5e enforcing the Law,
sAGADAOCThe Law has been successfully administered III
the present year signaized has been by
prolonged suppress the traffic by force u law crowned
Iangune eNpeciaton the people Of is eonn2 nave Tf @
senee Of petty peace order in the comnu
NIFTY are most mAl6ed In tas cay OF ts az time NOT
runkenness disturbance has been made OF
place found where Intoxicating liquor Is sold
Does not Prohibition prohibit visit Maine every
year. spending several weeks in city, town. country and
wilderness have not barrOom sign drunken
man in Ave years The fishermen Of the coast and the
lumbermen Of the pine woods, who 20 years ago
notorously Incorporate, sober and Industrious
In June 1879 arrived in Pennington, the county town
of Franklin County In the extreme northwest OF the
State Visiting the county jail found Lady in charge
and every cell vacant IN answer TO query she said
We have not had criminal here Tor over year. ana
The last one was run-seer from away up In the wilder
Tie rum Was locked up in one cell ana the rum
seller In another. We have had only nve crlmhais III
nearly six years" In reply 10 another question se su
that this remarkable state OF Affairs entirely due 10
the Maine Law" This incident can be corroDorated by
ID. j. g. Holland A. NJ Powell, and others, who formed
our party, bound Tor Camp kealepagO Rapsc!g Lake