The Somerset reporter., 1885-01-28

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Rev. II. c. Munson who II leading the
campaign against the Portland rum ssllsss
And who las signed 20 Or moro search
warrants, WAS interviewed recently ed
said:
1.-TWO weeks ago the nrst warrants VEN
made, but we began preparing fvf tAt ban
tie the day alter the constitutional A0su4s
meut WAS adopted. There y Nv seoes -
having y law Jon DO not euforce. hAve
been 70 many Ssctions VI the btaee psepet.
10y the way Tor The enfvrceusst Of ~
amendment, and think the psUple are
waxing up. A. The frat there was little
feeiiug that Mr.. Blaine was dsfeale0, 6ul
The 10000 men who voted for the amend.
meut were In the main honest mep, snd
the lAst few weeks al feeling has died out,
and the wstchword, "rum must gO," 10 b..
ing caught up On every side The sgita-
ton for tae amendment has awakened pub
lie sentiment, and now We are to make an
earnest application Of the sentiment
aroused.
Two weeks ago, under the auspices 81
the Law aud Order League, We got out tue
first warrant 10 Portland. lwould not
touch tue work here till believed the pso.
pie we're ready 81 sustxlu III honest attempt
10 close the somewhat secret shops OF the
city. We are now ready. Our plsus arr
all laid; We have good counsel; money ID
ready 10 work with; and the law abidius
people Of the city will 'nght It OUT ON this
line IL IL takes all summer Like Grant
we Intend to stick When the first s-is
ure WAS made, about 800 people cODgrexA'
ted ON Comm. rel street. Four bafrola
vi beer and many BOTTLES were loaded 10 z
wagon aud carried 70 City Hall. The Fail
moule Hotel, the Uoited States, the Prsble,
and other hotels were raided. Both the
police and the sheriffs were brought into
the service, aud all have responded readily
Not call has been refused, and there /,
evidently \ feeling that rum ID Doomed II
Portland.
"Do you meet with any oppositionY'
mo not any. The fact 10 The rUmshop.
have got 30 bold and have drawn In &c
msny young men that even some drinking
nlen demand that they be closed AZ ouce
W. were having 1900 arrests for drunken
ness year, aud for u city Of only 37,0O(
inhabitants this IL astonishing. Most u
our crimes aie Committed because of oul
rum shops, much OF our pauperism result,
from them, and the better class Of citizen,
are getting their eyes open"
"What do the rumselers say about thi.
new movement"
IL do not know. You probably heal
more than do. have NO bitterness FOL
them. They are msn-God's children. ant
my brethren. We want them to get out U
this business and help to make this worle
,, oos.~, sasScau Vi worse. We will do all w
can to close them up aud save them.
suppose they tliuk we hate them but 1t II
Not 80. would not touch the work II
Portland If l did not think our people hac
come to he actuatsd by the spirit OF Christ
We must save our city. We love II, ant
we wish to make 1t the rurest, grandes
city for Christ In all New England"
show long do you expect to keep uI
this warf"
It'll every shop Ia closed in Portland
and the State Of Maine. We shall know
no man and no class of men, but all shal
be treated alike"
"Whxt about the hotels?"
1.-THE hotels have NO more right to sci
than Biddie O'Flaherty. Whenever we cal
get information to justify taking out war
rant, u warrant will be taken out agains
them. The proprietors are excellent men
but they must not violate the law. II they
do not stop selling, we have little NOR,
law to apply to the hotels than has evel
yet been applied. We now mean business
and all violstors OF the law must take the
Consequences"