The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-03-24
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.
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InlS72, Governor perham writes
tIn regard to tho effect of tho Malno
Law Upon the liquor trade in this
State think it safe to say that it Is
very much less than before the enact
men of the law, probably not one
tenth as large. In some places liquor
is sold secretly in violation of law, Us
many ether offences arc committed
against tho statutes and the peace
and geod order of society ; but in
large districts of the State the liquor
traale is nearly or quite unknown,
where formerly it was carried on like
any other trade"
The lion. Y. L. Frye, member
of Congress from tho Lewiston dis
district, and ex-Attoraey-Gonsral Of
Maine, also (ts72) writes ;"L can aud
do, from my own personal obserVs-
ton, unhesitalia2ly affirm that the
consumption of Intoxicating liquors
in Milne Is not to-day oac-f0urth 81
great rs it was twenty years ago, that,
in the couatry portions Of the State,
the sale and uso have almost entirely
ceased that the law itself, under n
vigorous Enforcement of lis provisions
has created Il temperance sentiment
which is marvellous, and 10 which i
opposition is powerless. In nay opin-
ion, our remarkable temperance re-
form of to-day is the Legitimate chiid
of the law"
The Hon. J. q. Blaine, Speaker Of
tho House of Representatives writes !:
81 concur in the foregoing state
ments and Oh The point Of The rel
ative amount cfiiquors sold III Maine
and in those States wlero a system
of license prevails, / am very snEe,
from personal kao,eieslIs assd "5ssrra-
ton, that the sales are immensely less
in Maine"
The Hon Hannibal uamlin, lalied
States Senator aud ex-Y Vice President
of the United States, "ritcs - con-
cur in the statements made hy SIR.
Frye, In the great good produced
by the Prohibitory Liquor Law u
Maine no man can doubt who has
seen lis result. 1t las been Of i'm
mensa value"
The Ion. Joha y. Peters, the
Hon. John Lynch, aa1 the Hon. Eu.
gene Hail, meabers Q. Coagress from
Maine, substAntiate the foregoing ...s-
tImony.
The Hon. BENZ. klns,barv, Aa%cr
o. Portland in 1872, and foar ez May
o-s, concur in staten mt concerning
the diminu;ion of the IiqlJr traffic in
tue State Of Milne, AMI in the city oi
Portland in plrticuiar, that, ''zs the
result OF the adoption Of the policy
Of prohibition, We have t0 say ihC
traffic has fallen of Very largely. Il
relation 10 that there cannot possibly
be any dou5t. Many person. win the
best means Of Judging beiieEe to IL
qaor trade nov i net onc-tct,h what
it was formerly The diminu-
ti5n Of the trad G Is very great, and
the favorable fleets Of the policy o:
prohibition are manifest - the most
casull observer"
Other city officials 81 Por:I4nd
judges, Ci;y Clcr., Treasurer, and
o:hers--;estify that the liquor trade
Is greatly diminished, aud Is zone
tenth OF what it was prior to the
adoption 81 the Maine Law"
Twelve We'll knowa clergy men ol
Portland, representing tho Congrega-
tional, Bsptis., Protest ant Episcopal,
Methodist Episcopal, Unitarian, and
UniyersaIi5s Caurche5, in 1872 unite
in the declaration TINT the trade in
intoxicating liqaors h4s been greatly
reduced by the II ,iaa Law. They
say f.In this city, the 'qaAnti.y
sold now Is but a Ill fraction OF
what we remember the sales to have
been, and we believe the results are
the same, or nearly 81, throughout
the State. II the trade exists at all
here, il is carried on with secrecy and
caution as Other unlawful practices
are.''
OIe IF The best Iu,traiions OF the
practical workings ef prohibition il
the Vineland tract, in New Jersey.
The settlement OF this tract began in
1861. 1t numbers aow, 1873, some
thing over 1860 inhabitants. 10
1865, cy special act of the Legisla-
ture, the citizens were empowered
to vote upon license or no license.
Frem the beginning of the settlement
in 1861 no traffic in alcoholic bever-
ages had been allowed. A very large
prepondorance of the votes have un-
iformly been given for "no license" !"
Vfnelaud has, therefore, never had
an open grog-shop. The population
consists of manufacturers and business
people upon tho town-pioi. and Of
farmers and fruit-growers. outside