The Brookhaven leader., 1885-10-29
Prohibition Prohibits.


er question than this which allie
men vii! talk and write 80 much
about. without first knowing some
ding 1f u. Mr. Thuriow Weed. not
/ long before bis death, in the New
York Tribune, said Prohibition
having failed everywhere, some other
mode of dealing with tho question
81 inteEperance must he devised,
and hc proposed a. a cure for u.
I cheap and good vine as universe.
drink. An eminent divine in West
ern New York, ia the Indep, ndenl.
said Prohibition having failed ey-
erywhere, be proposed a. q cure tor
. ibtemperaDce, the establishment o.
enormous a.yiums. large enough
aud numerous enough 10 harbor al
the druukards in the county The
vast expense 10 be met by license
/ ices or grog-shops. The Evening
Post some time ago. said Prohi-
bition having failed everywhere, etc
etc. Aud now the Christian Union.
Ehich cannot be suspected q aay
sympathy will TIE saloons, repeats
that refrain, ~ProIiJitiun has fail
ed There Is DO o.he. question
than this 50 III poftant 10 The mae.
rial and moral Interests Of nation,
SAFE AMI people, and inle.iigen,
q ell ought 10 know what the facts
are before discussing It. In ail the
history OF Prohibition, since It's on
gin in 1851, there j. not and has
not been even one fact 10 support the
affirmation that Prohibition, since
+ It's origin ia 1851. has failed any
where, much less everywhere. No"
wat are really the facts in the case:
+ nil state them So tar as 1t can be
done ia q short newspaper article
I The first prohibitoly law was pass.
/ Ell L Maine, in Icjl, add II has ie-
duced lie liquor traffic IN that etate
far more than HiAe-tentLs ri 10 tor
mcr volume, with wonderful results
for good TO all the interests Of state
and people. Every distillery snd
brewery in Blaine was suppressed
many years ago by Prohibition. Il
the actual results If Prohibition X
Maine, there are great many au
thori;atiye testimonies from yariOu:
sources.
The largest Cobyeption Of abt
kind ever held in Maiht-lhal Of tn
Gepublicaa arty Tor 1882 - passed
This Resolution unanimously
We refer With confidence anC
pride to the general record + ~
Republican parry il port 81 th'
policy Of prohibiting the Traffic II
Intoxicating liqaorz, the wisdom
and efficiency vi which Legislation
i'll promoting the mora. and materla
interests OF Maine, have been dem
oDstrated through The practical at
initiation OF that traffic in Il Iafg
portion Of the State, and we faso
such legislation and such enforce
mcnt OF the law as will secure to *
cry portion Of our territory freedom
from tina. traffic"
There were many other Republi
can State Conventions n Maine, al
Of the same general character.
give some OF them here.
The Resolution Of 1878 says
1T is a source Of congratuiaJioi
that the principle of Prohibition
which has always been uphe,d b.
Republicans. is now concurrcd ia b.
80 large a majority Of The peop
that it is 10 longer a party question
the Democrats having for EZRA
wears declined To contest 8At. dis
pute it"
The Resolution OF 1879 says
I'VE sustain the principle # pro
hibition, which in its operation Ia
50 largely suppressed i'qu"r-~e,.jn2
and added intellectually 80 '.e ~uu
Of virtue and prosperity among ID
people"
Tie Resolution Of 1850 say