Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-09-10
All Lewiston for Enforcement.
senator Frye Voices the Sentiment of Sc,
en-eigh,hs Of the People of Maine.

senator frye Voice. the sentiment OF sew
en-eigh,hs Of the People of Maine.
LEWISTON Sept. G.
The largest crowd that ever gathered a:
a temperance meeting in Androscoggin
county heard Senator FRYE at Pine street
Congregational church this afternoon
Hundreds of people were turned away
The meeting took measures TO organize a
county temperance league for enforce
ment Of the prohihitory law.
Congressman Dingley presided. In a
brief Introductory address he outlined the
object Of the mass meeting AMI the need
of public re-awakening in regard to tenn
perance.
Senator Frye spoke an hour and ten min
utcs. After pathetic picture OF the cloud
iug Of great in,ellect- by liquor, the speak
er passed TO newer phase OF the question.
What il the Rum>ciler'- Opinion worth .
Il don't suppose" said he, THAT there
is a man here who does not agree with me
and who will not join issue with me
against this crime of crimes Now what
are we 10 do about il: l. this MoloCh-
monster 10 do a. he pleases. tu take the
wife from the husband the husband from
| the wife, The son from his parents, the low
er from his betrothed: l. there To be no
remedy, no hindrance: j. ii to go on for
ever: Why that is what the rumseler
says. He says that this thin. is 10 go on.
He i not his neighbours keeper Let him
get drunk He is old enough 10 take care
Of himself out upon such falsehood /.
the rumseller entitled to an opinion on thu
matter: My deliberate judgment is and
measure my words that no worse man
| Is TO be found than the rumseler and il
! to-day they were all behind the bars of the
/ jails OF this country the country would be
/ infinitely better on Great applause.
| The rumseler, opinion, What is it? Nc
| matter, he says If il costs You son; No
! matter If il robs a wife of her husband; nc
matter if it fills jails no matter II it makes
| beggars; no matter If il makes murderers
| no matter If 1t hangs your very son upon
| The galow> while tie hungry cry for bread
| and the Borrowing weep alone, no matter
what, am TO be permitted 10 make money
| by selling intoXicauts over the counter
! Give NE, a. ShyloCk SAYS. nv bond ami
| care not what becomes of You. This !.
the rumseller's motto and vet there ar,
men who sympathze with those hends anc
Hbhgfp ih e. qiiftceGS tEY y Aapt them d9wr
and their adherents. Applause.
There is Remedy
ioI tuin>eulDg- Men ana women owe il e
! themselves to see 10 its enforcement.
/ say there j remedy. 1t is the same a,
/ for any other crime. II is law, An
| plause Let law say something 'Ap
| plause- Let the penalty be big enough
I too, 70 make the rumseller afraid Of il.
/ | say now and here that 1t is in the DOW
er OF the mayor of Lewiston TO see thai
/ the law is enforced. Applause say
that he can instruct the police officers apt
| compel them to do their duty regardless.
! OF all partisan affiliations or persona
friendships Cheers and applause The
/ people Of this county elected county at
| torney and prosecuting officer | say t.
MN that no officer ever had better on
| portuniiy to make record than he has
| by It he should lift himself higher Her,
! Is the opportunity. our warning is that
! ne fan not in the duty" Great applause