, 1876-01-29

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It ngain hummer and tonga, md nro now bo-
sieging tho Legislature for n now law to
take tho place OF tho old ono which they
cannot enforce. The new legislation which
they nsl, will ba decidedly sweeping, it they
obsain 1t. The first two sections OF the bill
prohibit tho manutacturo Of intoxicating
liquors within tho State under very severe
penalties One exception, however, is mnde,
evidently with thu view Of concliating tho
aIainc Graugers. ANY one can manufacture
cider from apples grown in Maine and sell it
in quantities Of gallon md upwards, The
exception to IN outsider will seem
very inconsistent one, unless the pro-
llihitionists can devise some mennB Of
lcgislating that temperance npplca alone
shall grow upon tho trees yielding juice
that no cidcr-miil in Mime can mako intoxi-
eating. Tho cider from A1aino apples hith-
crto has been quito as intoxicating as that
from Massachusetts or Illinois apples, and
VIC do not SEQ how the farmers Of that stato
aro going to raise teetotal apples or con-
Etruct mills that will e1tract cold water from
tho fruit. It looks as If tho prohibitionist
"maniacs =" wero afraid OF tho r,lrnl districts,
or olso TINT they arc speculative and seeking
to get up a corner On A1aino cider, which is
abont the poorest cider in tho world, Tho
prohibitionists do not stop with this. Their
bill provides TINT liquor may be seized Mt any
without any process OF law or any proof, and
no action to recover damages is permissible.
The penalty selling liquor is sasseverea that
for manufacturing, and a second conviction
involves Imprisonment. AL clerks and as-
sistants Of persons who sell liquor are to DO
troatcd ns principals. The fifth section of
the bill declares TINT nny person who shall
keep sign or notice OF any kind upon or
within any part Of Ills premises indicating
TINT Intoxicating liquors aro sold therein
shall DO adjudged n common seller, md fined
as such for each anl every day which said
sign haa been upon the building.
Tho raat prohibition legislation in Maino
has been notoriously O failure, and tho petit
ton Of thesa prohibitionists for additional
stringent Legislation ia ono OF the strongest
admissions that such Is the case. II tho pres.
cnt prohibition legislation were practically
operative. they would not appeal for any I'D
lltional low. II the Legislature OF Mime,
however, shall DO so short-sighted rs TO forfeit
the personal rights Of every man in MINNIE
md hand them over to handful Of rabid
fanatics, It Ahould further let islate with Wow
to tho speedy failure Of the now Inv that
these families may shoot ut Bight any person
found manufacturing, selling, or drinking
liquor, even il 1t be wino ut tho Sacrament
or cider in the family. mada from tho mIscr.
ablc sour-apple trees which flourish among
thu rocks OF that cold, bleals, barren State.
Gen NEA1. Dow might 10 made Geuernlissin,o
Of tho turces, md require 9vcry farmer from
skowhegan to Eastport to swear 10 will suisa
nothing ba. temperance apples, otherwise
Rl,oot him on tho spot. There aro raspbcr-
RIGS, eldesbcrridy, whort1ebarrios, choke~cller-
rios, hops, spruce. md dandelions growing in
tho State Of Maine. md sotla md saofatus
| asa brought into the State There Is danger
lurking in all these articles Beer Is n,adc
ont OF them. mud It may be Intoxicating. aud
people who live upon rcd lorrings arc always
tAira.y. These thiugs should DO looked after,
for eternal vigilance ia tho price Of sobricty
IN Maine.