Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-20
Mr.. pow's ASswER.
PORTLAND, ME, April lG, 1885.

iohibasb, NM hPt" a"t sooSs
J. n Richards, Esq:
DEAR SrR:-Your note Of the l3,h IL juet
received, with the enclosure, . slip from ~
Intelligencer-an editorial relating TO pro-
hibition in Maine and is resulA The mn
Gle is in q much better spirit than afs ihe
most Of the adverse comments on The ssslo
Of affairs in Maine.
Now. as TO the actual present results q
the Maine Law in Maine: |. Every distil
lery and brewery. as the 1ntelligeuces a.
mits has been suppressed. 2. In all the
rural districts Of the State, in the smaiiss
towns and villages, the traffic Is entirely
crushed out, or 20 nearly, that ] may asy it
is practically unknown. 3. The Rsfic ~
fingers In our larger towns and cities, ~ the
result Of certain deficiencies In our Isvs
which the Republican party vas soisnsIg
pledged TO amend, but which pledge the
party has shamelessly repudistsd =
Names share Of the National drink
bill would be about el3.000, 900,
but at the most not more thao
81 900, 900 10 liquor is smnggled into ~
State and sold in violation of law 30. -
the result Of prohibition we. save annually
at least $4,000, 900, which without q
would be spent and waited 10 drink. Ne
intelligent man here denies this. ln ~
old run time We used TO spend In drink ~
entire value Of oil our property, OF ever
kind in every period OF lees thsa tvestg
years.
8. Az the result Of tha. waste Maias ~
the poorest State in the Union; svidsnces q
unihriit, waste. delapidAiion we're svesy.
where seen; nov evidences Of thrift, in66e
try, prosperity. good living, are svesysh9s
signs Of poverty and unthrift no vAses, 81
Maine is one Of the most prosperous btatao
10 the country. Mr.. Blaine, ~ . great ~
lie meeting in this city, speakisg of Tie
subject, said: There is no 6A,s 10 ~
Union which 10 nov % prospwoas -
Maine is."
In Bangor the Republicsa pany = ~
power, and there the lsv Il noS n ~ -
iorced, ibourh the party is soisaslE
pledged to iIs enforcement In Poftjeo4
The Republicans (of whom / au a. ncbw'
wss oDe), preferred TO begin ths -:
forcement Of the lav II Jsaa
1875. but in such Q wsy that:
not the slightest progress in the vosk -
made. The rum class was not ns1neoo
in number BY even one. Thres vsske 80
our Municipal election occurred, As1 -
temperance men inflicted upoa ths Rspstlj
can party . bumilising defeat bsisfag u
o Democratic administration, snd 80 -
three weeks and two days tts esog 49,
are annihilated here. ] an sogfy y ~
that the Republican party IN Maise, 49,
the control Of few p5hcs coass lawyoDl
Who make living By defending rsDsslMA
has repudisted its pledges-nssY q -,
in support Of prohibition, ssd b noN -
defender of the grog shops; IL rsaelIoD
generally. having ieft the Dsnocsade DaeeHs
are nov enthusiastic Repsb1ooDG
Consequently. the uspIesssnt task , -.
posed upon us Of smashing ths passy. - ~
10 reach the groz shops. We nne 49,
10 this or eive up the 6ght agoiGot ~
liquor traffic, which vs do ~ psopo8 ~
do. 3.
The Intelligsscx quotes - - myflys
1T Il not ovefstafing the ms4t9 y - 11o2
in Maine 70 day the 6qsos taAe = tsls
ins upon the psopls faf negs 0ieo1l1
uretckedpeo and ruin than thsy esG4 kson$
sii the robbsries and bsfxAfSss. f.sael
shsteyer hind, from ipcssdiasism, soolor:
er.tions sod murder" And ~ = -
I have said il naay tines n pist Sd
the platform, and no oss has svg vapol
TO suggest that Il u - sxAeDol1loH
Tboush IL volsns Il d Equog - ~
Msiss today d not oss4s1th - hD -.
formerly, yet IL seeaast q - - 80
unspesks6ls niehif 70 svNy 49, -;
priysts Interest
Nr. 6iAdstoss. Prime Eafn9 q
lasd, Gid q his n IL Hsas g Csomo1s
'Ths Equss nsGs is1ises spee 60
nxs fbas - soahiss9 nfGA14 81 ~
esies of 30, pau1flsase - fnNsna' ~ "a