Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-15
SMILEY & WASGATT
HAVE on HAND
TIN, GLASS AND cRockERY WARE.
.,...her c.eAs i. sAear line Any needing
Ito Saws and Designs for Brackets, Etc.
win find them here. They running
FIVE CENT COUNTER
-. hn. x tbe rest could stand it he Thought

mar1ttf
rers hut if the rest could stand it he thought
ha conld. No one in his vicinity questioned
HI. temperapce principles, nor the work which
ba had fried to do in his feeble way. When
he heard the passage of q temperance law Of
tered by gentlemen who were not and never
axnected to be farmers, because 1t was going
TO be offensive and oppressive to the poor
farmers. he regarded it as an excuse TOO MIN
sv tn he entertained by sensible men. twas
,he last subterfuge that could be urged by
men who were fighting temperance iegisia-
ton and who were opposed to 1t upon primer
ple. The temperance law had been oppres-
sive. 1t had been oppressive IN ms vicinity
to men and women who had been Determined
to sell rum year after year; it had been OPP
prsssiye to men and women who had been
engaged in the work Of running young men,
middle aged men and old men year after
wear. Il had been oppressive to those
men and women, and had carried
them to our jails and workshops, and
r. laws should be enacted which should still
further make those penalties oppressive, that
class of people would be made to feel that
the iron is coming home totheir souls. This
would stop this work and nothing else. Where
were the laws that had not been oppressive
10 other criminals of all grades? And when
il was attempted to enact laws that should
entail upon this class of men further liabili-
ties for their unlawful and illegal acts, men,
hers were told that it would be oppressive,
and the danger would be that it would be
offensive to the temperance people of the
State! He did not believe in that doctrine.
Men who have the temperance principle at
heart desired first to destroy the devils kind
ling wood, which had been cider and the light
er wines. Thousands Of young men were
PRAYING to have this temptation removed
from them. 1t was no oppression to the far
mer to limit the sale of cider to five gallons.
1t would not be oppressive to single citizen
unless it was to those engaged in cider, wine
and rum selling. He believed the restric-
lions in this respect were not too severe.
In regard to the provision for the appoint
ment of officers by the Governor to enforce
the law. he thought it well guarded. 1t was
not dangerous and did not entail any consid-
cradle expense. 1t could in no way interfere
with the rights of law-abding citizens. The
legislature should send forth no uncertain
sound upon the matter of temperance. 1t
should pass law that would help the
thousands of reformed drunkards in the State
who are praying that such legislation may be
enacted. He hoped it would not be said that
the law would be offensive because offensive
to the rumseller, but that the House would
say it was ready and willing to do whatever
it could to extend the onward march of the
moral reform going on in the State, and that
the bill under discussion would be placed
upon the statute book.
Mr.. BUTLER of Vassalboro' spoke in reply
to several gentlemen. Remarks hereafter. |
Mr.. INGALLS, CT Wiscasset said the principle
of prohibition had become we'll established in
the State and it would be folly for any man or
party to undertake to oppose it. He had no
desire to do anything Of the kind. He was
inclined to say "God speed" to the men hav-
ing it in charge, for they were engaged in a
good work and should be encouraged. While
he sympathized with the objects of the bill,
he could not consent to its passage if he be-
lieved there was anything in it not we'll cal
culated to secure the objects in view. He
objected to the fifth section and took the
ground that the provision in the constitution
for the removal of civil officers was exclu-
slve of any other mode of removal. While
it was desirable to promote the cause of tent
perance and prevent the sale of intoxicating
liquor, known to be one of the greatest curses
upon mankind, it would not be thought best
to adopt doubtful law.
Mr.. CRANE of Winthrop deprecated any
allusion to class or profession in the discus
sion OF the subject, and thought the motive
OF no gentleman should be called in question.
de further argued the constitutionality of
the bill and the feasibility of the provision for
appointment of officers for enforcement of
the law when not enforced by local autbori
ties. he held in great contempt those officers
who. after being elected BY the votes of the
people, stand calmly by and refuse to enforce
the laws
Mr. HILL of Exeter disclaimed any inten-
tons OF impugning the motives of any gentle
man upon the floor who differed with him in
regard to the matter. His remark of temper.
ance men OF the head. applied to officers who
pretend to be temperance men and refuse to
ENFORCE the law, and to a class who claim to
be the best of temperance people, but who
sell ana give away cider by the glass and gal
Ion every day.
Mr.. BRADsrREEr ofBridgton thought it un.
just ana cowardly to thrust at gentlemen
VINO took an opposite view in regard to the
bill. He was not satisfied as to the cors,; ,m.
tionality of the 9Th sec. If he could he sat;s-
ned on that point he would be pleased tn vote
IN Its favor. He fully agreed with what had
been said in regard to the cider clause bv tho
gentleman from Lewiston. 1t was within his
limited observation that a large nro-
portion of the young men indplo-
ing In Intoxicating liquors at all. becan
by tipping cider. He believed that me-
h'bltion had done very much good in the State
put not the good that many claim for II, A.
between that and the liscence law he was
in favor of the former At presen ~
al least. He knew it had compelled many IT,
90 secretly and in a mean manner ;,,a,
winch they would do in the broad light '' of
day were it not for the law. In the cn com. ~
towns he believed it had about put an enJ !,
although in the cities he thonoh,
'ne.e was perhaps as much liquor used.
mr.; DIcKEY contrasted socity undcr tho
y. uId WashinStonian law with society nnJer
.ne prohibitory law to show that more ;ntox;l
I now exists than existed in those DAYS
!, CLAIMED that under a recent decis;on of
:ne supreme court, the cider clause. "a draw
~ .ns ollI, would be imperative. n tho
Wiling It should pass, but he asked thu, .h %s
csuse OF temperance should not be in;mred h.,
enacting an obnoxious law. ~
ar. SIRouT of Portland said that Oh. H.,
.nce OF ms Judgment was that the sec.;a,,
tSe.nng 70 the removal of officers MIGHT No..
PC y. unconstitutional. It would no oSss...