Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-25
THE GOOD TRlPLARS.
Close Of ths lsetiIe---i Successful L.
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Import aesoluttoos Adopted By tns
Assembled Delegates.
II sunshine and delightful weather are
suspicious then truly have the elements
smiled on the efforts Of the temperance
workers Of Msias nov in session 10 this
city. The pr ne;pAl business ~ the morning
meeting vas making Of report. BY the sev
sral COMMITTEES and rran,sc.ion of general
lodge work. The following 10 the repor,
Of the committee on enforcement of the
prohibitery law:
AUGUSTA, Apr 20, 80.
To the Grand Lodge Of ka,ne.
The special com n.rtee on the p-ohihisor,
lay and ia entores msnt. referred TO Ia IL.
report Of the 5 q. T., deem il eroyer to
state,
Firs. hstthe LAYS on the Statute book
OF the STAT prohibiting the drinking hou,s
and tipping shops we're primarily Intended
70 Wholly break up the traffic il in,ox casi o
irinks as dealt our In the open saloons
= hen prohlbi ion was first enacted
Seeond.-Thas fhese laws have As thor
oughls accomplished their purpose in thi,
gard. a. the laws vhich have from tins
imnie mortal been upon the Statute book.
agsinst gambling, theft. iieentiousaess and
murder.
Third In proof Of this We assert thxr
here csrnot be found ~i,tin tn. limits OF
The State an old tune open saloon or on.
that resembles the saloons in full blast in
other States " here the traffic in intoxicating
liqu RS is licensed.
Fourth That the recent sale of iutnxi
catirg liquors in this State is in violation oil
the prohibirory law ard those thus en gagged
in the traffic are by the law considered
criminals, and when spprehended are &C
treated by the coarts of justice and ar,
punished accordingly. fhus making
quor selling in violation of the Law q
crime sgain.t the State.
Fifrh.-That the saloon 10 prohibited in
this State, made an OUTLAW by the voice Of
the ps Ople without even the Temotest pros
pect of reversal of the peoples verdict
Six'h.-Thst though the open SALOON il
. plague of the past, the secret dens 1
voice carried on largely by \ foreign ele.
ment still exist in larger cities owing to the
unfsihfulress of local executive officer,
who fail 10 manfully perform theft official
duties.
Seventh. the neglect upon the par'
of sworn officials to perform their sol. M
l,.st. L.. l.
scandal upon the prohibitory Law and upor
our State, vt therefore recommend tina, thi,
body exert its power with greater emphas
than ever before 70 arouse all classes oi
Temperance men TO the importance frou
every point of view of thorough and i'm.
partial enforcement OF the Law upon the
Statute books of the State. believing thai
even the secret liquor traffic can be more
easily ex'ermi la;ed than any other of the
criminal practices Of the criminal class.s il
all our communities
Respectfully submitted
ANDREW J CHASE,
A. :. BANGS,
LIZZIE Is. WuEDpER.
The following is the report Of the com.
mittee upon the enforcement of the pro.
hibitory law as fnally acted upon by tn.
Grand Lodge.
AUGUSTA. Maine,
April %, 1890.
To the Grand Lodge of Maine, l. 0 G. Il.
At the Portland session the Committee
on enforcement of the Prohibitory Law
was continued and an appropriation Of fifty
dollars voted.
The committee during the past year ha.
consisted of DIR, John c. Stewart. as chair.
man, and the Grand Council
| Ii has paid out for printing and assist
snce in Its work the sum of S33. so, leaving
q balance of SIG so t. meet the necessary
expenses Of postage. stationery, etc.
| As soon as the books of the Collector OF
Internal Revenue were opened and could
be examined, lists were made and printed
and distributed broadcast throughout, the
State. every lodge being furnished with
copies. Each county attorney, sheriff
city marshal and many others were fur
nlshed lists of all persons paving the
specia U. S. tax as dealers in into xicstinp
liquors in their respective precincts. Libel
suits were threatened but none we're brought
the respectable rumseiiers, though threat
ening dire punishment upon your commit
tee, evidently not being DESTROYS OF the
nOtorie'y attending such proceedings.
| The instructions Of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenu, to Collector Page
were wholly disregarded during the pa,
year - only fifty one of the total numbsr
recorded by bin during his stay in off ,e,
gave the street numDer ami very many
I pu ia uu1pv As.f l.
previously done
| Your Committee has not been called into
court during the entire year outside OF
York county, although such evidence as
was in its possession has been used in many
Of our courts. The County Attorney Of
Waldo county summoned the chairman to
Belfast to attend one session Of court. A.
York county court WAS in session and he
was engaged there, Rev. Bro. G. D. Home,
WAS sent, but he was not called upon 70
testify. To him as also to Rev Bros. J.
B. Laphsm of kittery and Walter b Elan
doris Of York, your committee are indebted
for valuable aid.
Of seventy eight cases carried up from
our courts on law questions only one was
remsndej during The year and in ths, one
the only evidence upon which conviction
was had was the payment of the special
tax The Court held substantially, ths-, as
the evidence If fact was for the jury to
consider, if they Eere no; satisfied that the
respondent had sold. notwithstanding the
pay ment of this tar, they were not war
fanted in convicting. A decision to which
no good, honest, temperance worker can
except.
At the Pressure Isle session the resolu.
tons adopted effected much. From Knox
county Major Hewitt. County Attorney,
protested to Governor Burleigh that so far
a. any blame attached to himself tn. crit.
cism was unjust. Major Hewitt deserves
the lasting honor of all friends of prohibi-
ton. He employed 4 private detective
upon tie rec ,mmendation of this commit
tee. At the September term of court, 1889,
he secured the imprisonment Of seven rum
sellers and brought into the tire 4sury Of
Knox county 81 800. Says q prominent
Good Tempiar in private letter. such .
record never had an equal in the history Of
prohibitory enforcement in Knox county."
Your committee would recommend the
passage of such resolution as will assure
Majof Eewitt Of our hearty approval of his
record. OF other officers and other coun-
ties your committee cannot personally speak
except Of York. Never did more
thoroushsoing. honest. hard worker, COM
mand better company of men imoued with
fuller confidence in q leader that Sheriff
Hamilton of York county found in his eo-
ute. and County Attorney Burbank.
OF enforcement in Bangor and Penob.
scot county your committee have no de
tails. The committee of seven have done
has. L.
cleansing the Augean Stables, immense
though 1t was. Seems but light when COM
pared With theirs. Hercules by chsnsing