The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-05-05
The Case of the County Attorney

Brown, our county Attorney for the man
ner in which he has conducted himself
before us, and we hereby resent the
course OF certain organizations which
have passed resolutions against him. but
which have rendered him or Us no aid
whatever in the enforcement of the pro
hibitory law.
Apart from the question as to whether
the County Attorney has or has not per
formed his whole duty this resolution
suggests comment and comparison. Here
in Belfast We have had opportunity for
contrasting various methods of temper
anrc work and of noting results. and all
who view the matter candidly must reach
tlle same conclusions The utility ut the
various Temperance organizations is IN
questioned. They keep many in the right
path, and tend to create and maintain a
emperance sentiment lmpressine tenn
pcrance lessons upon the young will also
lear good fruit. in time-but we must
wait for the harvest When it comes to
dealing with the liquor evil as it exists
70 day practical work is needed Thun-
dering at the rum traffic from the pulpit.
on denouncing it in formal resolutions, has
never closed a saloon or brought delin-
quent official to sense of his duty
Many of our readers will readily recall
a time when one young man, with the
hand and with little aid OF support sue
cessfully smote the rum Goliah His
bravery and lnquestioned honesty and
sincerity won fol- him even the respect of
the offenders Of the law against whom his
efforts We're directed. and when he had
practically suppressed the rum traffic in
Belfast public sentiment was largely with
him But when he laid d.i2vn the work
and left he city H. saloons were REOPEN
ed and have since increased i'm number.
pursuing thei Illegal business with little
ol nn interruption. The fact had been
DEMONSTRATED however, that prohibition
doe~ prohibit, and that the rr,hibitoly
laws can be enforced.
But to return to the County Attorney.
4if t'tNt 4tN'''tit'Ii - no +4titilt lUbtltttt
IL affect a movement toI his removal from
office. Governor i}ullci.h was asked to
remoyc Kim, and he submitted the 4llts-
ton 10 the Supreme Court OF tie state
Tile court declined to answer in advance
of action in the matter. The Governor
might assume the responsibility of re-
moving this officer. and then the court
would decide whether lie was justified in
50 doing. Further charges have since
been preferred. and it has been stated
1hat there will be a hearing this month.
when the accused official Will have oppor-
tunity to present his defence The Jour
mad has declined to print the charges in
detail il advance OF the hearing believing
that II" good purpose could be served
thereby, and that it would he an Injustice
t. the accused official. Suppose that
when the case is presented The Governor
find, the eVi'.ence Insufficient to warrant
lis action or that the County Attorney
makes out a GOOD defence of his official
acts, How could the journal then ms
ti1v its course il presenting or pajt, eyi-
leljrea
The last of ". ". Downs. the Fight
ne P3Ison,' has a local interest from the
facts that two former Waldo county peu-
DE Nj. and Mis-. Fred J Tabor. were
involved in tie scandals connected with
the Rowdoin Square. Boston, Baptist
Church, and that H. d. Hadlock. we'll
known here. was counsel for MI Downs
n Tie recent ease resulting in a verdict
Of SO, eco for that gentleman against Ger
tain members OF the church society. 1t
is reported that the Tabor divorce mat
ter will again be ventilated. and that Mr..
Downs proposes to expose a condition of
immortality that will be astounding 1t is
to be hoped chat he will think better of
it, and be content with his legal victory
The Bath Independent announces that
when the big wooden ship Roanoke is
safely landed in the kennebec Arthur Sc
wall & Go. will begin preparations for
laying the keel of the first steel sailing
sup FNtl NollStl ttCletl Ill lllt nlItu states
and the first iron ship produced by New
England. This firm will do no contract
work but will build for themselves as
heretofore. They believe in the Ameli-
can SLIP and its future They estimate
that tine steel ship will cost about ten dol
lars Il ton more than the wooden hull.
Hon. Edward Wiggin's candidacy for
Senator from Aroostook is generally en-
dorscd by the press of that section. an |
of tie State. Mr.. Wiggin is Il man OF
brilliant abilities and wide popularity
and with tongue and pen he has done
much for the fair and fertile region
known as the Garden of Maine
Through the efforts of Senator Hale
the new cruiser building at the Bath Iron
Works, twin sister Of the Machas, will
be named Castine, in commemoration of
the naval battle at that place in 1774. be-
tween the British and a force of Massa-
chllsetts volunteers With the bic ship
Maife and the cruisers Machias and Cas-
tine the Pine Tree State will be we'll re-