New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-21
NEIL DOW STATES MS oEIEylrcr.
DOUBLE AND TWIST" RECORD

MOI often in The Tribune. 10 may bs a,e,. .aaor
IL to learn the precise facts In relation probI,.
Mane because Leading papers OF the conntrv , 10
them but tho question OF proeotoD from tho ~
traIc il important IN the interests Of the
Influential newspapers may be supposed to tass 49,
pains TO know about them.
There his been no untrulhtu Dretext emnoyse -
the tion'ts In the lat canpalsn. AZ any o,h
tins, nor y there tae so 'sst lnco l-steney in n
l-ttaIs utterances written spoken at dics,on.
time,. The amendments nam T., cur Law we're nor .,.h
as desired AMI for which have earv-..lv natl
toned iurine the last twenty years. but wer, r.,,,
nue. having very liz le effect upon the eroeo'
which have not bssn iinini'hsl by them
Licuor VIII be Sold IN Mains in violation OF Law a.
long a'i IL profit ibls 70 10 The leh lai,, VA
desired would MAKE 1t Improbable ana uicomfotsbls
t. those engaged in the tride. Some smendme.t. a.
called. made to the law by the last Ie,.l,,u,.
hut Of the smallest importance to lis en-
forcement they we not been employed in any liam,
| case and will be.
Our (spme % them absolutely nullify the,a,
by continuous snd by continual continuance. AMI bv
dropping ca@es Of the docket TIE docset Of our su.
perio Court for January. 1896. hal at rs head bt
against old. hirIene pc-.Istantrlm.
seller Tney for nuisance MARIE contnnel not
e. he brought i0rw ard unless by special order ~ ina
court" They su5|epu.ntlv droDpsl irom t,s
docket. not appearing that for tn, NAY term An.
otner president rum-seer bsf,re co t AMI
his lism ssed the prsrnce that n r. va
NJ proof. There wers at the TN" 10 tn court ROOM
snmm)net witnesses IN the case. D-aliy Msr-u.s
crowsI aud acK. who heard the the ronr, 70
dISm - 1t These ara fair mpe, OF TIE mole OF adj.
mius;ering the liquor so IN Name
re law saw the seller n conviction shall nay
800 ami costs and shall 20 to all Xix months rss
rODst uron puts tue psrioning power Into the hard o
the Governor onlv The conr prartc lily u.urps II by
tling ers % without punis meni. havs laid
all TITS and moe Of the practices ~ our courts before
the g@ic IN leading ga9er o. Por"n J. an ,t lava
tina, Troy werr In any way warranted by law. hut 10
st. Johu's VISIT Maine and his speechrs wers
ARRANGED by the Stale COMMITTEES and he nal notinet
do with them except to III the acronments male for
him He WAS paid by tie comrittes ~ the 'am" way
at Republican and Democrlic Quantities pas tneif
| SPEAKERS
orr arrel with the ReI ubcan parry this. ,hatit
persstsntly poliey Of protection TO the roy
RI" platform and press aud no Republican pea
n"ws"aper MAJ deniei IL or even allu lei tor. 20
not heil"ye tine educl"D culture and virtue of the
',epu 'c'n party can 40 perm 'neutly lei - ,upo'r
PoriIa,,i Me-. Sept Is. 1856.
1T Is not pleasant task for THE TRIBUNE to crt-
else Neal Dow. hut his letter only dlscloses mprs
clearly the defects of temper. Of Judgment aud Of
memory which have completely destroyed bis ill.,
huence with the people of Maine
He aiirms: Nor is there the lllcst inconsis-
tencv in my letters or uterances written or spoken
at different times. The amendments made To our
law w.re not such as We desire l. AMI for which We
have earnestly pettione1 during the last twenty
years. but partial me isures having wy little
effect upon the grog-,hop-, winch have no. been
DIM ni.hed by them"
BY the side of tbat statement may be
pnt another from eiter written by Gen.
eral Dow in which he says: There IL not q
wort of truth in the rtion thu the VI zine law
Is failure. On the contrary it has been great
success from the beginning It has driven out
everg disillery ana brewery. and has reduce the
volume nf the iquor trahc at least Onet wentrth
OF what it before" In still another letter he
said: The Maize law is as well executed as any
other on oar statues In "A letter from q neral
Dow. published III Tke Boston Post Apn 20. 1854
he said 81 In more than three fonrths OF or er-
ritory, containing more than three. iOurths of our
pOpu alton, the liquor traffic is nedly gUite
known aud we are confident that half
million will pay for all the liquors smuggled into
the state and sold IN yol ton Of the law f. last
weeks independent General Dow has Litter in
which he SAYS: "The rum-shops are comparatively
few. the stocks of liquors are very small a quart
or two-at most a gallon or twO-Of wal key kept
carefully hidden away and sold only on the sly. or
more openly only to those who are known to bs
frends of the conrrahald trade. The eadrs
State Is wonderfully change for the better The
pubic is entirely able 70 JUICE whether " there IS
nor the smalles' Inconsistency" INF these utiefances
OF Mr. Dow.
Thus convicted by himself of grave error on the
vital point of the whole controversy, namely.
whether the party now in power in Maine has hon
e'ty enforced the law. and convicted also by tho
votes OF nineteen out of wcnty Of the Prnhib
of zine. Mr. Dow proceeds - "a pin
ton that the conrts" not this or that conrt. but
the courts generally absolute nulify the law"
Either this Is u shameful untrntb Mr.. Dow. or the
law has not been greatly sncces-lul from the be-
ginning aud has not /" educ. ii tho volume of tho
liquor traffic to at least One-twentieth of III AZ it
was before" General Dow cannot take both slles
OF this issue. If the law been gro 10 success
aud is well execute. a. any other statute it has
not been absolutely nulliie by Republican courts.
governors, legislatures. officials. by anybody
else. But what proof does Mr.. Dow givei This
only. that certain cases were dismissed AMI others
dropped. and Others coltin l. whether for entire
lack of necessary evidence for other tho
pubic has means OF knowing. exc pt tint Mr..
Dow in his passionate temper obviously prone to
speak inaccuratc,y. asser,s that there was good
reason. Does his KNOW. Is he more reliable in this
assertion than IN his general statement of the effects
Of the iawf
1t is but a very few months since this same Mr..
Do advocating p lssOnately rs he row
assails the Republican the distinct ground
that it had done mach TOR temperance and the
Democratic party nothing Candid eaiers VIII
perceive tnat Le gives not tnc least trace ioi """
trying to kill the party that he then supp'rt"d
He now afiirms that the amendments FOR when
he then gave thanks were not such rs W. des're
But it is the truth, though Mr. Dow not very
Enormously conceals it, tht tho Prohibltoni@ts OF
Maine did themselves refuse 10 favor the prccise
amendments shicI Mr. Dow asserts " wc desired
Ex-Governor Dngiey wnOse authority % these
matters even Mr.. Dow will not question, said IN
speech during the tate canvass:
Tue Republican legislatures aloptel every ameha-
mrnt thliIy Ia ala. asked .or by the ate illefabes
conventions. 70 be sIre. Ia 1884 Mr. D'N hinseu
alone ask ii FOR l,rse Imh Of amendments s'no ..
Inch such tenn er tnce aSyers ~ NJ bfuh.n ~ ..
Port and ron ies.d cOnstituii0 al dni TO we'o
not a iuytel. Neitler they ppOvei ny sh1 e"~-
appointed ny the >t,ts 1, M .ace tp.Nnbt"a
Whom Mr. that Repunllcai eSisA'loi r-lura
To pass rs 10 he law watch - W. e ui'rHho
nsn asked f,r, refers Ia wat ne tiine asks ot
and wMAt tue t.m ,srancs men OF MaIne .lAtl IH