, 1877-08-29

IN - Number or 4tteftA QtuhkenEtdb, All
In 1874. Number Of arrcBts for drunkenness .G43
In 1873. Number OF arrests Tor iruukennesa 704
In 1S70..EulnbcF Of arrests tor drunkenness. no
In his report for 1856 the Mayor speals as
active operation fur moro than decade. " am
sure that at present, ia our largcr towus and
cities, the law Is quito uumanagenblc, loaded
down as It 10 with such burdens as to make Il In
let the statute-buok with laws 30 severe that
the people will not submit to them, nor The
proper officers enforce them. Ny, experience
for the pass two yearu in m Official position
with severe License inv to regulnte It, the
true cause OF Temperance would ia promoted
by limiting and placing the ka1c In such hards
Us would not abuse Il. Moral suosion has been
will not answer, or does not, and the consc-
Quence Is 4 rclrogrsdo movement"
TIC fanatical enforcement Of tho Prohibltory
T s ksp on ~ spd naw let y ook At me
ego the arrests for tntcmperance were 40l, and
there were then moro than 17U piuces whero
rum waa openly sold, besides the licensed bar.
The CITY slarshal's report Of this year shown
5A, and only one p!nce where liquor could be
obtutncd openly, and then under rcstrtctionsn
This Is m astonishing showing for tho advo-
essea Of prohibition, a1'd 4 w9,.d have been
the number Of arrests for 1870 l110), or fos 1876
(70) Or for 1874 ltt3 nstcat1 Of this last years.
number, which was unusually small Tbs
smallness Of this number as compared with
previous years Is somewhat surprising, a. II Is
at tho Bame time inserted By many most CON-
pctcnt obscTyera TINT drunkenness was never
more common hero In Bangor tlan to-day.
There is widespread belief prevalent that tho
humber OF arrests last year was purpoacly made
small 10 suit the Icuaua Of the prohlhltionldts,
who wcro terrified at the results which their own
regosts had rear w. ycar disclosel.
The members Of tic Reform, Club Crusade,
Ppfn1NrHt. FHJfHT 1.nHfOn- nuI nj hnr
nre far from representing tho Intelligent and
' Influential citizens OF Bangor. sou,e OF Tic
iunst prominent members and officers arc 1neu
who hare served out terms in The State Prison
for other crimes than those connected with lie
Hhc OF liquor. By giving prominence and tul-
portancc to the advocates Of prohibition, these
societies hare swept into tho ranks great
iaye, BY joining them, 5esone politically tnaa. s
entla1.-thesc organizations btIuE
TEArrisa BAIT RoR RIVAL PARTIES.
Il Is pertsGtiy wcll known here that many Of
hlbltion nre men Tbo use liquors freely thcn1-
selves, and whose sentiments ara re1lIy Ia favor
Of l!canss; Thsso indirduais plead = an a.
,ss for cS se ysn & the ao. av
Let - now look Ut SONS q liz practical se.
sults Of this lnlattcal law 10 bangor.
Ffras-Ths pr9pretors Of two Of tho three
prominent hotels fu Bangor have ta.lel and
still runs IN the hands Of 1arKo capitalist.
THE bankrupt condition OF thesc two ruincd
hotels Is Inscribed by the noat prominent men
q the city directly to the severe enforcement Of
the Maine law. No hotel in Bunyur Is allowed
70 have wtnocarl. No traveller can obtain
there even 9lass Of beer with lis diuAcs, or q
glass Of brandy = he fs I'll Yet It " surely as
legitimate business for Q hotel proprietor to
provide vine .. nle tor bis guests as It Is for
merchaut TO sell huttuns, Travellers, cspeyfal-
ly from the provinces, who Wish their accus-
toned ale or ".hsltaat-halt" With their meals
wi! not atop here, They ai'un the city aud go
70 Boston, rather than remain, as formerly, In
Bangor aud Portland. Many Instances Of this
could be cited, but space forbtds. As 10 tho
irsselers who do Walt shsss hotels, 1t
!. Tosthy Of remark that the landlords
tn their houscs to be greater now than
when they kept an opcn bari How u thtst
ellnply because stlell travellers frequently bring
t1ef as liquor sith them, dirk Il ta thair rooms,
daJ OF their departure. Tue proprietor OF ons
of these public houses states that It Is very
common thing for visitors to ring for lemons,
punch helpR provided FROM tho trunks Of tho
thirsty travellers.
Saoa-Thc business Of tlruegists ia
GABATLr 1STEnfEAEn WITH.
10 pharmactat In Bangor IL allowed to import
liquor 10 sell as mcdGlae. II 10 does 10, ae Il
4lable to astest, tMprlSoumcut. and tRe. A
short time ago Q bangor druggist suea& man
for debt. Tho latter, iusttgasel BY motives Of
AS4euktt CuuplAJut1 ~ LIE AukH3dlAac4 kuAk Hlt
prosecutor sold liquor. Wina anl aplrtts were
ttefeupou taken from tho druggist 10 the 7aluo
81 95O. Yet this pharnanriAt was Que Of
she most highly respected citizens Of
Bangor, a gentleman Of unblcInlshed rep
0taltou, Whu, moreover, bad carred
on his business 10 this city for nearly forty
years. Here wa surely man who, from his
very training aud education, was perfectly quail
aed not unly To sell the best of liquors for na-
uidual purposes, but to exercise Wise dacftmina-
ton ~ to whom 70 sell It., ihat made 20 dlnaE-
ehee., Although he waa doing only Hhos drug
R1sts certainly Should be allowed to do, hs was
subjected to punishment and great pccun!ary
!osa. But, 1t may be said, pharbacists arc a.
lowed to buy liquor at the city agency " tlls
Institution more 2uun. Sui3ee 1t now to aay
that the druggist csunot thera buy liquor VI
sush quality d they have been IN the habit VI
selling, aud are, moreover, obliged to pay au
erofbitAnt prizes for what they do oltain. II is
Afzct that Bangor druggists cAn ttniraldc ulcta
purchase one barrel Of liquor At 4 cheaper rate
than that at which the State agent buys hs
tsouaands OF barrels, Then to this pEtc, must
ne added Der ceut profit for the state. thus
vii 10 seen that there Ia ground Tor the as
setttou that druggists, IN buying liquor Ct the
sttJ sgeney, azc compelled to pay an exhosbl
tans price.
7Air4-Aa to the quality Ut hquoE sold By the
a2ency, the writer has heard expressed by drug
fats, pbyslcialst aud consumers only one
opaon. TLls opinion, tn Its must guarded e1.
pre&aIun. II to tie encrt that the liquor sold
thers IL uot ~ good Is ,ulght bc obtained clae
where for uluch ttsa money, aud IL NOT ~ pur<
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