Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-24


-.
n rmnnran
al 46Ul lhN
-.
- IulA02 u u ~ IL
Rarosn,,. ne..e.. 49, =. 49,.
80. ~..... :.
AAAsush cenpaRanively Hts nseice -
eesn gives. ~ tsnpefanee nass needing
q 4eontaA hall lAst evsaing called ct Z
lnsse sttsndaacs Of Ausssh caaissas. II
va representative gaahsfing and thsss
was 10 installing he sentinsnt that aAl-
mated i. Ths bsst psepls of this caty azs
afousiss themselves - tho imperative
necessity Tor the better enforcement ef The
peohihttoFy iaw right here in AususA.
The meeting vas called 10 oedef
hv III. c..,s ch,.e r.-., p..
11aseh - oaeEeo ~ rev. '. 2. !" siial-
son. Chairman Bangs then statsd in .
vigorous and pointed speech the reesons
~, ths m..,;n, h.a h..n c.,,.a II. -.
ns'so snA. sns ue"Ano TOE sne eniofcemeht
Of prohibition was in the air and that il
vas time that this work should be in.
.rvu,.t.a In A..u.t. n. h.l;s,.a .n.t
Z.
sns PeoP's ol Aususa Wers we're isfsev
IN favor OF temperance. 1t they would
stand together and work for Il there could
h. No aorhs - IN. rh;r..t. .,,&.or. a.
'ne.t sh's AUG sa'oon vou'o nsse 70
20. he then introduced Rev. Mr.. Ross Of
the Methodist church, Who vas given very
co,a;.l .,set;,v In op.r;r. \. ..,a ,h., ~.
..:.. 4. -. ~. ~. -.
Mee11s ~ "nie" 'nsy sssno Wes
not specially cut and dried anals. IL
vas very largely spontaneous. Itvas the
up,i,ins Of citixens .g.inst ths l;ono,
:. ..- u.. -
sls"o IN A'ku' " sosl nsu peeh
stirfed within him on this question within
the past few months aimee he came 70 this
city. lie had fouad that We were having
here reign OF Tree rum. Thirty
people had paid the United
States liquor tax In this citya He didn't be-
iieve thst these men we're doing this simply
TO help Uncle Sam-to pay grasuity to the
general government. They did i Tor pro-
lection and because they intended to defy
the OfOllOit0YV law IN trIn ClEV. III had 0peO
SAID that the people OF Aueusfa did not
not oeiieve II. he DID NOT oeneve
are win tne siums and the low element.
wake up. When this was done We
shouid nnd large majority Of them on the
aide Of law and order and truth. A
murder had recently been committed
upon cur streets in open day which
could be traced directly to the saloon.
That was only one OF large number OF
such cases. Every day in some city OF
this land rum causes = murder. Every
day-and oftener--is causes suicide; hve
hundred men 60 down to dfunkards graves
every day, the product OF the saloons. He
had made up bis mind that II he was
in minority on this question he
was determined to do his share to help
make It an exceedingly lively minority.
There 10 strength 10 min0ritles when
| they are in the right. The city mar
shai was present there and ne had promised
to enforce the pfohioltory law in Auguits,
II the citizens would sustain him in that
work. He believed that he would
ind the best citizens OF Augusta
squarely behind him in that work. Alresdy
petitions had been circulated and would
continue to be circulated for the sienatuves
OF citizens who would stand behind this
| movement. The frst signsture was
that OF the Chief Executive Of
Maine. Applause. The second that
OF his wife; the third that Of
mayor john W.. Chase; lapplause.
In the name OF God and the common
wealth OF Maine shall We NOT pefhsteutly
press this battle until the liquor trafiic 10
forever driven into the dark corners.
The next speaker was Senator Stewart OF
YORK county. He said ne had been inter
ested in temperance work tor some years.
he had been deputy sherin in his town and
on,his bond wss man who run supmef
hotel and sold rum. When it became
known that ne Intended to enforce the law
that msn had come to him and asked him
II that was 50. He told him that he had
sworn to enforce the law and he should do
20 without fear or favor. "Bus. he asked.
"you would not enforce it agsintt me.
and send me to prison. would your
To which he had replied, II certainly
shall II you violate the laws
am sworn to enforce. From ihst day to
this that man had sold no rum. There
were 20 hotels In bis town at none OF which
liquor vas sold. II had been claimed that
| Il was impossible to run summer hotel
without liquor but this showed coDcintively
that such wss not the fact. There are men
born ioto this world with uncontrollable
sppstites and we ought to protect
them We had been told that
there was no popular demand for the en-
fcrcement OF the prohloitory law, but he
knew that the people Of Maine not only
vat ted 1t enforced but demanded that 1t
| should De enforced. VINO Was responsible
Tor the non-enfofcement OF the lsw3 He
had known the early experience OF GER
tain officer in his efforts to enforce
the Law, and ou. Of one hundred
letters received Dv him encouraging
niui 10 n's TolA SEQ teihns nun wnefe rum
so" al ous wv .e,e W".oas s'snA
use.. tou.y n'Da on' VI .sa vi .ns letter.
,sean.;tIs ..;e. .s s ~ A.. Sa.;. s ~. "i"e u
e,p.ss.U,s seps s p.' s ~ 1,,s u1'ne =. ~. NV . M.
oss.s s' :. &c ~, ~ ,s,.ss;a ~ .n s
..s..e. ss' ~ hsp,sna ,. - - .ot .ns
aas'Ssn. s se Ss.;S =. Ms -. sn'.n ~" velns
ys ~. $500 ~ IN ~ n.,,. IN ~ e sy y. 49, .'a.
~ e a"an p.nensu =, .n .n.s .quAS svou ~oin QUO
| ~ 80 s.hs ,,ss I.a;.,' y nus.s.. e.e "sre now oe-
,s,a, - Us =. ..essa ,se ~. 80 s.. u.ss s -. sa.su