Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-18

people, but should be forbidden By sharp an,
stringent laws, and should be uttstl' extinguishet
by vigorous and MEMORABLE enforcement o
them. The liquor traffic is at ar with every in
terest of the State and OF th e people; it is III,
fruitful and inevitable source of poverty, pauper
ism, suffering, degradation and crime, Ii stimu
lates its unhappy and mir cradle victims to ever,
species of violence AGAIN. the rights of other peo
pie; it fires their brain md arouses their passion,
TO the commission Of every species of outrage
against the laws of tiod and man. 1t stimulate.
those who come under lis influence to thieying
robbery, house-burning aad murder, and spread,
an infinite and unspeskable misery and wrelched
ness among the people, so that there thousand.
OF homes in which home happiness is unknown
which but for this traffic would be prosperous and
happy.
WHEREAS, The people of Maine, moved by
these Considerations and by many Others more
than quarter of century ago, forbade this traf-
fc by law, and provided Tor the violations of the
law, pains and penalties which were thought to be
sufficient to suppress it etiectuslly. But II has
been found by experience, that many bad and uu-
scrupulOus men continue TO violate the law, DEFY
ing its feeble penalties for the sake of the enor-
nous profits derived from this horrible trade. SO
far Us tins traffic now exists in this State It Is car
ned almost exclusively by the lowest and West
part OF our foreign population but this base and
clindesiipe trade results in considerable amount
of degradation and decentralization among our peo-
pie.
W HEREAS, III Is Tue uulN Ol tue CltLSD 10 render
obedience TO the laws, because 1t is necessary To
the general welfare aud TO the peace and good or
der of society that it should be so and at the
same time it Is the duty OF the government to for
bid and suppress every hing that is Inconsistent
with the interests of the people. Tue liquor traffic
is in deadly hostility TO the common good more
mischief and misery come from it than from any
other and from Gil other sources of evil combined
therefore,
RESOLVED, As the earnest and unanimous wish
of tins meeting, that our next legislature be called
upon TO PROVIDE addition penalties of fines and
imprisonment, sha p, Stringent and severe, against
the luuor traffic, The Gigantic Crime OF Crimes, y
that 1t shall be summary and etiectusliy sup
essed, and that the chairman of this meeting be
directed to cause this testimony TO be presented to
the legislature.
BY Mr.. KYFs. BIZ an act to provide for exam.
inalIon OF judgment debtors; bill act in rela
ton to municipal courts. Provides for attach
ments of real estate where Police or Municipal
Courts have Recorder. Bill an act in relation
to the MUM pal court for the city OF Bath PRO
vides Tor increased jurisdiction. Referred 10 the
judiciary Committee. Petition of Mis-. NJ Stew
ems, President OF the Woman Temperance L MON,
Deering, for the prohibition OF pool selling, gamb
ling, ETC., at fair grounds; also for the prohibi-
ton of the sale of native wine and cider. Re
ferred TO Committee on temperance.
By Mr.. NINToN. Petition Of Leonard B. Chap
man and others of Deeling, of Thomas Hancock
and others of Gray, Of David Toney and others OF
Deering, Tor a law TO prohibit gambling, rumsell-
ing, ETC.. at State and county fairs. Referred to
Committee on Temperance.
BY Mr.. IloBsoN. Petition of Obadiah Durgin
and others OF York county, for a law to prohibit
pool selling and the sale OF native wines and cider
at State and county fares, totting courses, etc.
Referred TO COMMITTEE on Temperance.
BY Mr.. BoARDMAN. Remonstrance of Fred
Atwood and "a others of Winterport against any
changes in the game laws of the State. Referred
to Committee on State Lands and State Roads.
BY Mr.. WHEELwRIGHT. Petition of inhsb-
tsnts of Lincoln, to continue the office of Fish
Commits toner's. Referred to Committee on + ish-
cries.
BY Mr. BURLEIGH. Petition of Hiram +.
Evans for conveyance, of lot of land in Silver
Ridge plantation. Referred to Committee on
State Lands and State Roals.
BY Mr.. NUTTER. Bill AN act to authorize the
appointment OF police officers at camp meetings
Referred to Committee on judiciary.
On motion OF Mr.. LENNON,
Adjourned.