The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-02-21
The ProhibitorY Law.
A HISTORY OF IFS ENFORCEMENT IN WALDO
COUNTY,


4 HISTORY OF IFS ENFORCEMENT IN WALDO
COUNTY.
Communicated.
4 few weeks since the journal elitorially
reviewed the work of enforcement in this coun-
ty; but il seems that this is the proper time for
more extended statement of what has been
done, since it marks the beginning of new
year and new administration in our county
affairs. so far as OR statements are statistical.
the court records are our authority; and we
believe that our figures are reasonably free
from errors; at least, they are 50 far care
can make them. In the earlier years many
papers are missing from the files. which must
be allowed for. We have tried to present the
mistake.
To understand what has been done it win he
necessary to take
VIEW OF TIE SITU ALTON
IL it was. For many years violators of the law
bad been on the increase in numbers and pow
cr. During the fifteen years prior to 1888 less
than $500 had been paid 10y them in fines and
two only were sent to Jail. Co. Atty. Rogers
took nearly this amount in single year. From
ISIS to 1881 60. Atty. johnson took about 81
800, Of which all but 500 was taken in the first
two terms of court This was not very robust,
surely, but much more that the admin>tra-
ton Of his successor. Geo. +. Wallace, who in
four wears took S216.71, aud sent no one to liI
He found less than Il dozen indictments, and
half of these were against parties out of Bel
t&-t. He prosecuted but one of these. from
" hom hr got 500; the remainder OF h> fines came
from out of town parties. How much terror
such an administration As this would inspire
may be Judged: Vet his is not an exceptional
case. Long immunity from punishment put
premium on violations OF the law. Every
available building in the city was occupied. and
they We're lot less than score. Ia Unity.
Wmterport. Frankfort Sear>port. stockton.
Norhport, LincolnVihe. Scarsmont. Liberty
and other places there were half a~ many more.
and the whole number of Ninlatur> was he
tween thirty and forty. They never had been
>ubdued: they fell that they never could joe:
and the public, 50 far a. it felt at all, seemed to
bc OF the same opinion. Many had grown GRAY
in the business. and laughed to >cOru the notion
Of punishment. They exercised degrees Of
care in their Violation varying from VERY little
to none Al all, and felt that they We're cntrcuci-
cd beyond probability Of disturbances. ThcN
deemed their right pre>criptVe, and. indeed.
if long uhdi>turhcd. peaceful possession could
make il 80. it was. They We're omnipOtrnt in
politics both in city and county; they were not
troubled by the officers; public sentiment Wa
very weak against them; and blood and lirr,
riot and crime. seemed not sufficient to uru;l>.
IT. one paper. at least, was their >taunrh DE-
fender. and temperance organizations were on
the Wane. For the first time in lis history Bel
fast Lodge Of Good TempIar> had no summer
mrclln2S. No business man would raise his
hand against them for fear Of thc effect On bis
hu>ne~>; the marshal had plute-gla>~ window
AMI W:> thereby deharred from doin- his
dul ~: the sheftl was above dolng'd---,t dirty
work, and they We're supreme lhc fall eicc-
ton hat gust passed and they had prevailed
against tnc only county attorney who had ever
done ane1hing approaching his duty. What
wonder that they felt their position imprcgna-
bic!
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