Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-03-25
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wn.r Iosrrn COOK SAID ~ ms LAST NOS
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Tho Monday Lecture a. fremont Temple
There arr two passions ln thc feuion'c
ani Augis-Ssxou races stronger than ih-
love 90 drink thsy are The love N home
.ni the love of liberty. II Is true, Itcltus
Tell. us that the heaven of our Pagan an
ce.tors consisted of dfunkenues. ani wf''
.aU. bot Taciius also puts the love N home
and the love OF liberty before The love VI
drink with our ancestors.
lam not de-poutcnt a. % oycrthrowlog
The uqu1r trsfi u We appcai % these tso
passions, of love % home and love u l1-
erty. what overthrow American slav.
rryf It. slnflluess, IL economical ani
Industrial dangers, bat chiefly ~ AFRO
gancc.
what will overthrow the whlssey inter
.st Ia Amsricaf IT, slnfulncss, IT, cconn-
mlcal and Industrial dangers, nut chiefly
is Arrogance. our last emancipation m ale
an outlaw Or the s'Aye-hoiitr, nectuse hr
bear,led u oar next emancipation VIII
uui.r God make an outlaw u the saloon
kesp.r ani the rum--eller. Ny reasons
f,r believing that constitutional pfOhipl-
tlou will triumph In ihc end are these
l. The enormous PROFITS % the liquor
trade have made 70 arrogant, aui N" An
slo.Saxon will never stand arrogance -
TMr. Cook herr quoted AZ length from thc
ilou. W " Evart.
2 Constitutional prohibition has a.
ready b.cn enacted BY several states.
Petitions are now before several
States asking fDr it
Maine ha. bad Cor many years prac-
tical prohibition. aud IL has been sdccess'
fl there.
5. Local option laws are In sfsct IN
many states, AMI local option Is practical
prohibition.
q. constitutional prohibition i popular
where states are not unicr control " large
cities
7. Tho nnanclal and industrial aspects
are al In its favor. Kansas pay. Tor hrf
paper. cents where Massaehusetts pays
sl iG.
Powerful organizations Ike the Wo.
mans Christian Temperance Union, are al
work earnestly.
,elrm that constitutional prohibition
4. "a. best, siucc II takes the question out
of politics, ani takes Il oat OF The power
of Legislatures. that may be umperrd
With ~ toe whlskey ring. - ALLOW the .ale
of uquOr. IL also secures fsir ulal oi
the law. before IL can be repcal'd, AMI 80
give prohibition the fruit % victory. High
license can not be regarded a. The better
method for oyerthrOwlng drunkenness,
History and human nature are both against
hi. posltlon. High license dealers sell -
druukards, and when they DO this the evAd-
er. OF the law will also sell. | am opposed
10 high license on principle, aud also on
eIpediency I will help execute license
laws. bat will never vote Tor them. IL
cense laws, either high 0r low, never over
come drunkenness THIS Il significant,
that constitutional prohibition IL the most
baleful OF all thiug- % the liquor tranic
aud that could womtn's vote be countei ~
would be the law OF the land. We want
% lock around the neck of this monster oil
iotempersnce the two great passions De-
longing u our Anglo. Saxon race, the love
OF home and the love Of liberty, aud crush
the ufs out ofit The WOman's Christian
Temperance Onion has fought good hght,
has sepI the faith. but has not hnishcd It's
work. 49,,
Mr.. Cook here introduced Mrs. J. Ellen
Poster OF Iowa, who spoke Tor feS mo-
mrnt. On qaestiOus Involved 10 The recent
legislation 10 OHIO, Iowa, Kansas and Ne
bfck.
Al the conclusion OF Mrs. Fosters al
dress, a resolution declaring that The qaes
tion of constitutional prohibition ought "
De submitted % the people OF the Common
wealth vas nearly unanimously passed oy
q rising vote.