The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-26

CuriousIy Enough, the Knight OF the New
Crusade Renrs the Name OF Pitcher.

CurIousIy Enourh, the KnIEht OF the New
Crusade Bears the Name OF Pitcher.
BANGOR. May 25.-This bibulous town is all
torn uD over fresh and determined attempt
to enforce the prohibitory LIQUOR law, and the
saloon keepers are kept In hot water from
daylight until dark by a single knight OF the
new crusade. while the two local dailies. one
wet and the other dry" hold red-hot dis
cussions upon the merits and dement's oil the
law and its supporters, and sling mud at each
other with great vehemence Capt. Boutees
paper the Wig and Courier, commonly refers
10 Mr., BASES paper. the Commercial as the
rum organ" and the Commercial retaliates
by frequent illusions TO the "hypocrit-
ical old Whg" or the informers' organ" with
suggestions that. as a Republican Temperance
sheet, it should prod up the CITY and county
officials all OF Its own party. to systematic
enforcement OF the law But hero. ms else
where. politicians have enough TO do in hold
ing on TO their Offices, and can't DO bothered
by questions OF morally and the enforcement
Of troublesome laws. and so H. is that private
individuals are the only advocates OF rrnhibi-
tion In this wicked town. with its mllliunnie
Mayor, Republican Sheriff, and highly moral
Chief Of Police.
When the excitement caused by the SPAS
mode taiding of the "Committce Of Seven "
last January had subsidized. ant ono OF the most
active members Of that organization had left
the city tho liquor dealers considered tie war
over and settled down for II SEASON OF plain
sailing. un\rNed by legal SInaI!S. l'ut It has
weeks that the Commute III seven isn't as
dead as many peorlc supposed. and that tho
va whiyh began III Pickering SCUM" last
January II likely TO continue all summer.
., he icyivh! ui h s,iIiiies was inhnEulated by
peIselering y o IibI,iouist. who rrocurcs cvl-
deuce against ltuu"r dohwrS. sWearS out War
ty se%rc HIHs sal Saloons "o dives e and kic"n
RroGgeries. Air. Tilc'Ier is a stair builder 10y
TRACE. iut he earns more money in hts new
occupation thun Ito could at tho hrnch. besides
having the satisfaction OF advancing the cause
OF nrohl65i'i,n apd worrying the rum IN,
raid Oh Mcguire BrOthors storchouse. where
two barrels Of ale were scized.and thus rouEht
Ma9Tiro might have been dischargod on his
compliant tut Tor the fact that lie has u big
bnrr3om on one OF the rEncipal stree, and
original kegs The defence was TOO thin and
he was fined 800 and costs. besides FORGETTING
At the last meeting Of the Governor and
Council through the influence of certain. prom
appointment OF MIR Pitcher as special liquor
constable IN Bangor was laid on the table. nd
a vengeance. The men WHO opposed rI,chers
appointment argued that in The ca" OF bangor
everything was, quiet. and that II was best TO
Temperance people as tn" finest display OF
nerve on record the assurance OF ynunE
Mayor blake that BANGOR liquor saloons should
be closed on sundays and alter lOP.M. on week
days, while no would "endeavor 10 Iudiciou~ly
enforce the law" 1t is even doubtful ii the
Mayer is able or inclined to carry out The
" reforms" indicated. for there aie plenty OF
places In Bangor wnere liquor is sold after 10
at night. whilH a brisk Sunday trade is carried
Oh by hotels and notorious resorts o; various
kinds IN the heart OF the city, and no one. the
Mayor and police included. can plead Ignorance
OF the fact
Hardly day passes now without one or
more seizures OF Ii, uOr. for Mr.. Pitcher IS cou-
sianty on the warpRth. and when The next
criminal term OF the supreme judicial Court
cOENeneS there will be more liquor cases on
the docket than at any time since tho days %
SheriM ierrArd. In times rnst u great many
cases OF this kind. appealed from The police
court. have been settled privately with tine
County Attorney. or, as the saloon keepers say.
fiXed' Mt comparatively small expense,
but it is said that the present Coun-
~ Attorney. SIR. Bailey. doesn't approve
Of the liking process and that all the liquor
dealers will have to settle in fil or 60 to Jail.
The saloon keepers are generally able to pay
fines. Tor they all make good rro9ts on their
liquor. while not a few Of them rob their
drunken customers Of every dollar thev pos
sess: but the pTosr ect Of being indicted for a
second offence and sent to !ail causes them
much un"a-iness. The saloons n'c nj npen. In
spite OF the crusade OF PIohibiiouist Pitcher.
hut more secrecy is observed in the traffic.
The pocket flask and The bolted door nre again
TO the fore, and there IL danger Of Banaor be-
coming in this respect. second Lewiston