Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-05-01

IlSlit, AZ o' AiiNiN~f S'''N
owes her safety as compared with
Mass, and New Yurk-if we ac-
cept his own reasoning. And there
arc other points TO be considered;
rs The relation of population
Name stands to New York as l to
S; and to Mass. as / to 3. Maine's
largest city, Portland, rates With
tile Cd classoi' Massachusetts cities,
and Sd class of those of New York.
1t has ol;ly oie-tenth OF Eoston's
population, and but l.32 that Of
New York City. If small towns
and cities are injurionsto m"i'a's'as
"l.ocal Option" correctly reasons,
how much greater in those larger
cities, counting their people by hun
drctls Of thousands and tcns OF
hundreds of thousands! Again;
sLocaI Option" says, "Alainc's pop
ulation centcrs mainly in cities
and towns" Well, one.cighth of
Maine's population is engaged i'll
agriculture, but 1.2G of that of
Mass, ana only l-l4cf that of New
York is so engaged Perhaps afcw
more figures may open the eyes of
ssLocal Option" to the fact that his
"Klng Cureall'' for all the varied
ills OF life is not the panacea it is
claimed to be by its claqners. Re
member, cold figures are il'artlcss.
Examine this table, from the q. s.,
census, like the foregoing.
Maine-lnsanc, $40; Ratio, Lin
42o; ldiotic, l 1925; Ratio, in $50;
pauper, S:2l1; Ratio, l in zoe.
Mass.,-lnsane, 5,-i2i; Ratio, l
in 500; lliotic, 2.O31; Ratio, 1 in
SO; Fauper. 3,4o23; Ratio, in $50.
N. Y.,-Insanc, 14,o55; Ratio,
1 IN $50; ldiotic, G,oS4; Ratio, in
sac; Paurcr, 1927; Ratio, 1 in $50.
This table gives a small percent
age Of gain Tor Maine over the 9TH
er two us to insanity; but ldiocy is
double there What it is i'll the 9th
ers. and panperiSm is more han ]
greater in Maine than either New
York or Massachusetts. This ar
gumcnt does not prove that prohi.
bition is SO clearly productive of
magnificent results us "i.e chi OPP
ton" pretends-and we are forced
TO receive "with many grains OF
Saltn the testimony of the numer-
ons "blue lights" lie summons.-
How pray can these gentry Gall
unllesitatingly affirm that the con-
sumption of intoxicating liquors in
Maine is not ! as great to-day
NS7N" "aS ;t was twenty years
agc27 No account can possibly be
kept under prohibition of liquor
consumed. Such an assertion by
those '.too numerous to mention
witnesses falls tc pieces of its own
weight, CT rather breaks by its rot
tenness. "Incontrovertible testi-
mony" will do well, if we can only
get it--but mere assertion will not
do. Does "Local Option" mean to
say that our aims hoEseis now or is
''generally full" and that its being
tull is chargeable TO the fact that
liquor is sold here freely If he
does, he is grossly ignorant Of the
real truth in the matter. The
statement that the Withdrawal Of
s31S,000 from the treasury will af-
feet the schools Local option" says
''is too contemplate to notice. eve
~ thinking man knows to the con-
trary." Stlalghtway he furnishes
"a noticen from w. w. Smith
which he says will settle "the tax
question: 1t might ifit were true
but it is not. Smith says ga con-
siderable part of the liquor tax was
paid in coupons" Have you heard
or read Of many or any suits about
coupons for liquor taxi Smith only
asserts--he is IA thinking mall!"--
and thinks his figures. The rene
dy proposed by Smith, "Local OPP
tiou" s. Co., is deceitful, it will not
raise tie revenue lost 10y liquor tax
except by tax on other property
If the tax was not needed to bring
The revenue to a certain standard
why was it assessed? Why was
not the tax lowered S31S,000 on
other articles if liquor must be
taxed7 This Is certain-eithcr
the people are robbed Of that
amount OF tax on something, or it
is needed for revenue. Under
which King, o Local Option27
The police reports for the year
1855, issued by the Chief Police
Of two cities, gives these