Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-03
MORE RECORD.
Facts In Res.ra e. -
forcement OF the Law. En-

Inc facts and figures in regard 70 -,
~. increase in strength of the rum nowe, !,
,ni' Guy since the New Age ring took control
,"'' spring were evidently poser for the
regal editor of the New Age. who heo.n.o
ne once entered a lawyers Office .sc,;ho.
the journal article to an attorney and ,ika
any snyster' instead of bringing argument 70
meet 1t, resorts to fabrication and denial ,ha
ohiy weapons which the New Age ia ski,lsa
in using
ne age asserts that Marshal Farrinoton,s
seizures 'have been confined exelus;r.,y tn
augusta. We acknowledge this. Thsv
were confined to the city proper. Farr;n,ton
never made seizure at Togus during his
recent term of office. And what was the re-.
suit! Those unfortunate inmates of tho
nome, who were possessed of an unconopsr.-
Ole appetite contracted in the army. poured
the iquid poison of the Togus rumsellers
down their threats. For six months af,er
farringtons election rum flowed like wate,
and not seizure was made. Some,b;n,
must be done. The first of October. after
SIX months of rioting it was decided nv tho
sherlff that some action must be taken to .,em
the tide, and special deputies were appointed
had harrington enforced the law there "a
"hite did 1t would not have been necessary
to appoint additional officers.
Id less than week after the appointment
OF these officers. one of them, poor Malloy
was shot dead while searching for liouor.
Here again the uncanny hand of the New
Age was apparent. The culpable neglect of
the Augusta officers established BY the New
Age ring, in not making seizures at Topu,
for so long time, taken in conjunction with
the fact that the teachings of the New Age in
the Sheehan matter had encouraged the law
less element to resist the officers, undoubted-
ly impelled Wallace to aim the fatal pistol at
the unfortunate Mallov.
Why did Harrington neglect Togus: Be-
cause he was engaged in the city proper
where his work would shine before
the public. Indeed his policy has been
rather to gain renown for himself than to
suppress the liquor traffic. To show this il is
but necessary to site the fact that a large
proportion of his seizures (and in many cases
he was Obliged to return the liquor BY order
of the COURT were made at the station or
steamboat wharf, where people were standing
around, and he would be Conserved of men. "
! The New Age asserts that our statement in
regard to the increase Of rum shops in Angus
| ia is without foundation. If this is the case
then why has the number of persons paying a
special United States liquor tax, increased
eight. within the past year Will the Age
please explain this Why, it is a notorious
fact that the grog shops have in creased rapid
! ly in number and power under Harrington 5
administration and it has been viewed with
alarm and sorrow by every true friend of
temperance in the city. Some acton must
be taken. The promises Of the hypocritical
New Age ring have been demonstrated to be
false aud empty and another year of such ig-
nominiuus rule an | increase of dram shops,
will well-nigh lang the city into anarchy.
/ In concluding We Will state, that Mr.. White
is not candidate for city marshal, as he has
private business which is far more lucrative
than that office. We have used dis name
SIMPLY for comparison