The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-22
LIQUOR IN MAINE
Zee enie u Ussversri. Psbitc, Constant
net the Liquor 10 Isnsrior.

tnIOuRn tUe VI yOuT Nhtuhote phpois
TO deny the statement made by Senator Frye
OF Maine In the Senate OF the United States on
Tuesday. tho 18th inst. and to explain briefly
the magnitude OF the liquor traffic in the
State OF Maine and the political capital made
out OF the Maine Lipuo law by the Republi-
can party.
The Senate had under consideration tho
sundry Civil Approximation BILL In the midst
OF which Senator Frye OF Maine got into a con-
troversy with Senator Palmer OF Illinois. con-
corning that section OF the bill which relatesto
the closing OF the Worlds Columbian EXPOSE
ton on Sunday and the sale and use OF intox-
icating liquors on the Fair grounds on that
day. Here is Senator Frye's statement. as
quoted from the Congressional Record OF that
days proceedings Senator Frye said: lean
say 10 tho Senator from Illinois. for his infor-
nation. that over three quarters Of the State
there IL not such thing as n saloon known.
and thnt In two or three counties OF the State
there lie not n jail which has been inhabited
for the last six years by human being And
another thing: no saloon can be found open
on Sunday in the state OF Maine" In
reply to Senator Palmcr's question, asking him
how many Federal licenses nre granted In
the State Of Maino for the sale OF
liquor. Mr.. Frye said: II have heard that sug-
gcston mado a great many times but it
not permit druggists to sell any kind OF in
toxicating liquors. Many OF the medicines
being made UP with alcohol. they deem 1t safe
and wise to obtain Federal license. but in no
sense are they liquor sellers" In reply to
further remarks made by Senator Palmer.
from which 1t might be inferred that he
thought great many OF the people OF Maine
liked to take liquor by way Of medicine. Mr..
Frye said: The Senator is not justified. from
anything that said. In making that reply. It
Is not reply at oil. simply stated that many
OF the medicines in a common druRgists store
have alcohol in them for their preservation.
and that the druggists. in order to protect
themselves. obtain this license. l said nothing
at oil about the people Of Maine buying liquor
to take for medicine"
have no words at my command In which to
adequately denounce the above statement rs
ono OF the most false absurd, and ngrounded
statements that has ever been made in the
Senate ofthe United States or anywhere else
by anybody, was born In 1860. in Old Town;
Me. Though have not lived there for several
years know whereof speak. ltravel through
the state more or less every year. and though
without tasting any kind Of Intoxicating drink.
simgiy because have h No desire for Il can ian
from Senator Frye or snybody else. that in ali
the cities In Maine. LIQUOR. beer. and all kinds
OF tntoxicnti1g drinks are ab%n ind
Of Celals. however. does comparatively u
spei business u.s. swing to the fact that
the st. Croix Kiver: there the boys from Calais
can 60 and get drunk and return to Calais
Ienrae But liquor actually sold A in Gaas
street and through the lumber mills with
youne !ot wRo sn snd
got the money ne to Hay 70. it Liquor is also
all along the frontier from Canada and sold
on the 81. Croix River in rowbcats t" men and
q 's Of
places where LIQUOR and Leer are sold and
city: The cities Of Bangor wst.rvflie. XuKus-
Be- Bsth Bd s faetsnd Ban HsT
hor Anburn' and even the city Of Lewiston
VIII eas s :%
fifty places where liquor is sold. sunday and
Monday alike. want to say here. without any
Maine IN r., the large cities spch as Portland.
than on my other two days in the week com
are about two hundred RUM shops running in
full blast on Sunday as well as Mond ". Every
hotel In the State and many Of the boarding
druggist in the State sells liquor. and many OF
them do large business. fnr. as Senator Frye
|
as Senator Palmer has said. there are a great
many re1ple II Maine who IKE to take liquor
say that there is not one town in the State OF
Maine of 5000 population whore liquor is not
in thopsqnd md ID one dsrsn. Mays
and oil barrels; In the saloons and barrooms
it is sold by whGlesa,e md hy I retail over tho
where 81 Sc The commercial travellers and
everybody who visits the State of Maine say
that they can get plenty Of liquor and beer. but
| TINT IL iS OF the DOOreSt quality. though
they have to 1ay G29od prices for T. ThIs -
itself would be much better. and the sale Of it
would be conducted in something like de-
= In reference to the ials. OF which Senator
Frye says many OF them are closed for tho
sold in over three fourths OF the State. aud DO
| cause there Is not one saloon open on sunday
the wo %40e , SS that s tTs
said; On the contrary. there are sixteen coun-
ties IN the state and some ten or twelve coun
prison at Thomaston is full. and always will
be: in all the cities in TIE stat the toii.ce
poses on an Average OF from fifteen to twenty
1--WE criminal cases every day in tho year. re.
sulting rrincipally from the indiscrcet use Of
In Maine who would have no law r,rncticoitit
were not for the liquor dcal"rs. Judge Bonn"y
block OF stores In that city m which there in a
larg. LIQUOR sao,n Kept. II Is needless to lay s
| tIlht th1 keeper OF tillS rum Ro'pV ne
publican. and that he has never yet i.een in
| dicted much less brought for tria! before bis
landlord: the Hoe. Judge Bonney who is also
q Republican.
or the Maine Liquor law. as 1t is better known
| 1t Is just as stringent comparatively M the
| laws governing the most Infamous crimes:
and it's failure to stop the open sale OF lipnor is
| due to the fact that it cannot. or at any rate
will not. be enforced blythe prorer Officers Of
| the law who iav" teen elected or APPOINTED 10
enforce the laws anh preserve order. 1t is
needless to say that these inefficient officers.
| including all the rh"rifs. County Attorneys.
and Judges in the State are Rcpubli:nns.
| From what ] have said some idea can he
formed OF the number Of Federal LICENSES
granted to the liquor dealers in ~ Maine
thero are AZ many more who cheat tn, United
States Government 10y not hayinga Federal
license. their business being done in such I"
| way that license Is not necessary.
The question is asked 10y many: How is 1t
that liquor can be bought md sold in Maine
every day Sunday included without law and
IN DEFIANCE Of the most STRINGENT law ossi-
lle2 Tho only truthful. Ilau"ii J" rehSons
that can be given are these iirSt OF all. the
| State Is governed by the Renu'lican party
Every man or boy who sell. liuuor in Maine
must vote tho Republican ticket every time:
| hn ~ ell ,,tn IA, l,p On