The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-03-06

w mere temperance people ma declined 10 1Oil0W
up the prosecution of liquor sellers. Mr..
Dunn said that was what he referred to in his
remarks on sympathy with rumsellers. Rovs.
Geo L. Tufts and W. II. Williams spoke brief
ly, expressing sympathy with The cause. Adj
journed to ! 80 p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The storm, which had prevailed all day.
reached its height at the hour appointed for the
evening meeting. The snow deep in the
streets and on the sidewalks, and was blown to
and fro by strong gusts, while the air WAS filed
with falling flakes. But despite the storm. and
the counter attraction of a ball, some thirty or
forty persons. the great majority ladies. as>enl-
bed in the UniVerSali>t vestry. The meeting
was called TO order by Secretary Bracket, who
took the chair Rev. j. A. Ross offered PRAYER.
Mr.. Dunn was called upon for an informal
talk, and spoke of the methods of the cam
pagn and the manner of carrying on temper
ance work. He then read an editorial from the
New Ork Tribune, a paper which has never
declared for prohibition. but which in this ari-
Gle treats Of the liquor question purely from Il
business point of view. Ii points out that rum
is the cause OF poverty and of crime, and that
ii Is a clog upon human progress. 1t makes As
strong presentation OF The case rs any temper
ance advocate could ask for. Continuing, the
speaker SAID We have to consider what is The
best method to be pursued III 1igh'ing this evil.
1t cannot be wholly prohibited. No crime can.
ed III Maine we have had four or FIVE murders
in the first degree. No law will put stop to
liquor selling wholly. What will be the most
eilectuai: License or prOhibilion-W hich is the
best system: The internal revenue statistics
throw some LIGHT on Thu subject. The United
States license TAX is thoroughly collected. and
Is paid by druggists VINO do not sell liquor for
drinking purposes to avoid possible difficulty,
and vel in Maine there is bet one L :. liquor
license. including druggists, TO every 500 inhabi-
tant>. In other states there is one 10 every 300
Inhabitants. The speaker then Illustrated thr
difference between open selling and illegal sell
ing. and said that thu open bars would sell five
times as much A. the places where it WAS sold
SlWreptiliously. II license States twenty times
a. much liquor i sold per capita az l. sold iii
Maine. In his IT ilc the tax amounts TO pUi /
cents ana , mills per capita. 'ln same proper
ton holds good o. arrests for drunkenness. y
comparison Of The arrests in Portland with
those III license cities WAS SOMETIMES made. hat
even That is in our favor. This. despite The fact
that people from the country come 10 Portland.
get drunk. and are arrested. la license States
men can get drunk anvW here. They are not
compelled to come 70 the city for their liquor.
Compare Maine with New Jersey and the re-
>ut is in favor of Maine. The less liquor sold
the least drunkenness and the least ntInbcr Of
arrests. In explaining The difference between
license ami prohibition the speaker showed that
there WAS prohibition in tine former system.
-b'f'A
acter. he must pay for Il license, he must sell
only pure liquors. b" must mol sell on sundays
or between T. m. and & a. m. Oh week days.
lhcH only 4 certain number could be licensed.
If il was right for one il was right for all II
il is lpglt innate industry aii should be allowed
10 engage in it. He would DEFY any one to
SHOW thai any good result ever comes from the
Traffic ii strong drink. On the other hand
countless evils c0u,l be traced directly 10 the
dram shop. Is II rl2nt men 10 !iccn>" this trat-
ne. lac sale OF t1lnted meal Is forbidden be-
caH>n Il used ii would ia poisonous TO the hlt-
man system. But 1t Is not more pos "nou> than
rum. The sale of toy pistols i also interdicted.
because OF their endan@erng human life, and
the >lip Of other articles, >tlrh aS guup0Wdcr.
yIriou> poi~on~, etc.. j. restricted, a prectu-
tonarH measure The question WE have now
to consider is free rum Of prohibition The
speaker further explained the difference be
tween constitutional and statute law and then
discussed the question OF NrGhibitorV amend
men, in the National Constitution. He thought
the States should Irsl an, MT IN, ir cons itu ions
A. TO the objection that tiii> Amendment would
be putting criminal law in The constitution Of
Maine. he said the constitution was full of
criminal law nov. II was There before this
amendment WIS Thought Of " e do no, ask Ia
add any criminal law: we OniN ask to out in
the principle that liquor selling is Unlawful
Key. II. L. Mun>on was the mkt speaker.
He said His was not a lar,y uuestion-uot a
on lis merits alone. i is q great moral ducS-
ton. and we are irving to divorce il from
politics. rhe 20 iic.ti leaders are dc>iiou~ il
( should ho taken 0Ii ut politics. We want ia
secure for it the support of all classes This
accomplished We may overcome tn. evil. The
speaker referred 10 the use Of liquor, in old
tmgS-tfty wears ago. In 1872 Maine ron>unl-
ed Sl0,0eU.000 worth of IiQlur which was Il,
the rate of $50 per caI,i,a Now he thought
| the consumption is not over - per capita. He
gave some interesting statistics concerning
Maine VILLAGES In 1872 Alfred consumed ~ODl
gallons Of liquor or ) gallons per capita.
South Berwick -, gallons pnr capita :Hnd Edge
comb. the lowest on the list hut > Lilo gallon.
per capita lie Ma> sure Ia, CONSUMPTION OF
liquor in South Berwick Today does not amount
TO more than Il or % cents ~ r cariita He WA,
sorry ia believe that there is a Great deal ot
drunkenness in Belfast. But how much les,
liquor j, sold here now than lifty year 400
He had been told il was sold more openly here
than in any place ii Maine with The execution
Of Bangor. He had noticed signs bearing In,
word saloon. with Tie name ii the proprietor
f We had license we should >re wine AND
liquor signs di.pIavcd. In the West where III,
license system prevails. gambling rooms are
connected with the saloons mat would nc
doubt be lie. case here under a license. law
Men sell here in violation Of the l.i;y and he
dd not think the Young men were % likely tc
! 90 and drink as ii the sale was localized Tho
speaker gave L striking illustration of ia,
| relation of he rum traffic to taxation. 4 man
4 in Massachusetts who paid I; tax Of $500 In
/ ycstigated The matter and found that 500 o1
| this tax was the result Of mtrmpcranrc in hi.
! city. Every body suffers in hi> way. We arc
! taxed to SUPPORT ref0rmatory institutions
! paupcr> etc. After commenting The uoIicv a
/ the Garfield administration of Securing uGnc,
| on Ills continent and Of promoting trlde viii
/ tile South American States. Tn. speaker >2j,
that it was possible 10 open It larger Trad. il