Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-29

| yerhdgEe aad reduced 10 simple plain Anglo
saxon. there seven propositions real as fol
lows !. The runseller controls the pellties
I OF Maine ., Tbo.e who EeIeTe IN proiiif-
ition are fool and ministsr. who preach
| against rsm-seiler. are idiots. 3 Il Is the
business Of the hotel mes 10 ssl rum and
| they p-opo-e to do II. {. The prOhibitory
/ la~ causes more iatemperauee than any other
| one thing >. Twelve thousand hotel men.
! ap1theeariss Az! restaurant men. large
NUMBER Of meat and grocer men and every
1 honorable business man. al these stand
ready To barter heir honor. their manhood
/ theig rights n American citizen--are onlg
/ waiting Tor al opportunity 10 vote fer any
| party upon any platform. provided 70 con-
4 tsiasa plank giving TO so OF -o1 u.eR the
| right 10 make drunkar,i-," ruin the bodies
and souls II men, hight the lives o. rhiidren,
/ brea. the hearts Of wives, create and educate
! thieves -Favi.ners and murderer The Legisia-
| tpre Of f-ii was composed OF .soligIcai Esaus
rssdy To trade their birthrighs for 1900. :.
| Tie peeple Of this state believe Ia Tree rum.
| The eharges specified In the first and second
| Of these propositions are ibels upon The good
name, fair fame. honor, virtue, iategrity. hoo
| esty and patriotism OF our State, thrust az
| American liberty 3 sheer ~ religion and an
sauli to everything decent, YtFtuous aad
| holy disgrace 70 morality, christianity and
civilization. The third proposition !. direct
| declaration OF an intent 70 Violate the laa
which had hardly been uttered before IL was
repudiated by III hotel men themselves The
| fourth Il lie. else The laws against murder,
theft, arson, adultery anil every other crime
cause more crimes to b. committed than
| would otherwise occur. IL Is falze, else the
| placing II 4 lsw upon the -iatute-1ooEs imlae-
| dialely beggts desire In the hearts o. men 10
Jerome Law breakers. IL y untrue, else II |.
fact that sny attempt % elevate mankind
| physically. mentally. morally and socially i
| followed by his immediate relapse into I'm
beCllity, debauehery, and barbarian and
crime II f. aot true, because The history
| of the State for the past forty years DIS
proves II. The sixth proposition no one be-
iieyes who know the State Of Maine and her
past history. The seventh is direct contra
dictisn Of the history OF Maine for 80 years
for In June, 1870, the records show that pro-
eeeding- were Instituted against one Thomas
Whhsrs, for that "hr hath anI still doth sell
wine in this house without license. June
q, lGis, the General Court at Got geaDa,
passed an order that III any shall transgress
In selling wins or beare' he shall forfeit
Xxx s." June -, 1890, the Court OF Sessions
At York enacted that from henceforta there
,hali not be any rum or other strong liquor
or Sip sold unto any inhabitant of the
town by any ordinary keeper therein, d.
rectly OF indirectly, except In case Of great
necessity, "A ia the ease OF sickness Thu,
while The First Charles was contehiing for
The royal preTOgatiye. the pcoplc " Maine |
were pnacting laws prohibiting the traffic 10
would attempt to dtsObey. With record |
begun thu. earls aod improved and strength |
eued 10 meet the public demand until it cul- |
minated on the eighth day OF September, |
l.~l by the adoption Of the Fifth Amend |
m.ni TO our State Constitution by majority |
OF over T. 800. It IS Impossible that ntthing |
short Of cyolutOn could procure such 4
change. |
The dfth proposition demands closer atten-
tion. The hotel men say that they have 300 |
voters ia their business who viii support { he |
proposition to repeal our present law and |
enact a local option law. They know that |
statement IS not true. Scores of our Maine |
hotels never sold liquor ami their prOprtetors |
have no desire to do 80 now and would not |
vote to repeal our law If they knew Il. 5000 |
apothecares would be followed by as many |
restaurant men." At the annual convention |
Of the Maine Pharmaceutical Association held |
IN Portland July -. President Partridge, In |
his annual address. attacked the prohibition |
laws OF the state. He said 'For many years, |
uwng 10 the -o-csied temperance laws OF |
Maine, the apOtkecary who would fulfill his |
duties tow ard the medical profession, the |
invalid aad the public, has found himself con- |
frouted with the statutes of prohibition, II |
alcoholic stimuiants are prescribed and he fill |
-tlch pre- -criptipus hi legal place Of residence
j. the county jail, and in addition thereto |
bis porketbonk -hould be- legally muctGd OF |
L handsome sum. All efforts OF the druggists
and their friends before our Legislature have |
hitherto failed to remedy this Injustice OF |
legal prohibition. II ha- even been argued |
that alcohol I, not good or necessary in nledi- |
cine. or for medicine, or for any other pur-
pose, because some scientific CT INK with |
possibly prohibition sentiment or consttu- |
ency TO cater, had agreed with some prOhlDi- |
ton crank's opinion that something else |
would hr better. No consideration seemed to |
have been male In these excuses for the ski
Of the physician ~ Judge of his patients
.. s..t IL. . . H..
,.arv, or the needs of the invalid and the tenn
peraDce portion Of the public.
What viii be our plans for the future? |
shall w ask, Is We have be fore, concessions
and exceptions in our favor from thi, grind |
ing force Of sumptuary laws. to be again po-
litely kicked from the balls of legislation, or
shall We hear awhile these H. a. best we can,
working meanwhile. To remove the cause
prohibition. ~ termed; In using the word
prohibition do not design 10 slur temper
luce w all arr, or should be, IN favor OF
true temperance and of prohibition Of the
right kiud- namely, -rt-prOhihitlon. But | |
refer tu the cpnglOmeratoH Of enactncnts
dumped upon our statute book for the last 10
wears. lui,-unincl prOhibitory laws, and con-
siIprrd hv many who advocate such lcgi-la-
ton a. a full equivalent for good. nractlcaI
temperance. such prohibition, after nearly
A half century trial in Main., has proved
moral, political IlemrrChgiUuS fraud. Orig
inniy enacted from he hest of motives a. "a
sovereign remedy for utemPerancc, is en-
priri.m ha~ been fully demonstrated II
has crown ike fungus upon the hndE poll
tie. stimulated by combination OF dark Ian
tern 80, ictic~. with demagogte fanaticism,
political intimidation aud moderation of In
lyiduli rights Il has shown total made
quacy for is avOwed purpose of promoting
rtal Temperance and good morals.
"A literat and impartial enforcement OF the |
present statutes OF prohibition, could such he
,trste thu internal weakness of these laws
and result in purging prohibltory amendment |
from the constitution. BIT such course has |
hitherto been mpracticable. for officers sp- |
pointed 10 enforce the lower law of prohibition |
have generally been found to have some re-
gard for the higher law Of humanity. When
the present form ofprohihition shall have been
repealed. "a # will be eventually, to give |
place 10 wiser and more effective temperance |
legislation, undoubtedly the apothecsries will |
he legally recognized as the proper custodian |
for Of ,pirjtUous liquors for medicinal uses |
only 60
Murder, theft. perjury, arson. forgery. and |
all other crimes are still committed, not |
W outstanding our laws against them. Liquor
/. still sod in Maine, but the open saloon |
with the Haunting sign, Its attractive array OF
varj-col0rtd glasses and fancitul and arts
tie display OF bottles. it, gaudily painted |
and dcbanching exhibition Of pictures
Ing soit fosmng mug, gracefully re,
Ching upon luxurious diyans With absndon /
and ,hanelessues, that should bring blush |
to the cheek of every honorable man, and |
4. blaze of righteous Indignation 10 |
the eve OF even the most degraded OF /
woman has gone No onc ask for law |
granting him license TO murder. steal, com
NIT perjury, forgery or arson, but there IS |
class Of ruen 10 our state demanding law |
whirh sha'l license them to dispense To their
Lows that which makes murdcrer>, thieves.
rayishers, forgors and per'urcr>- Let mt |
tell Won how much gallon Of whi~key |
costs. - said Judge after trying ease. "oue |
gallon Of whlsksy male two murderers, Il |
made TIVE wives widows. eight children or |
phqu> In New Norh last year, l.l31 hu>- |
bands procured diNor from their wives on |
the ground OF drunkenness. During the same |
YEAR T. I32 wives procured divorces from |
their husbands on the same charge. An IN. |
gIi.h paper from statistics taken from the |
press Of the nited Kingdom. reports the re- |
ord. of murders Of women, by tnebrated |
husbands since Jan. /. lNsa. TO Jan. |, 1891
to be S.0oi.
president Stewart next speaks Of the que> |
lion Of iutempersnCr in relation TO social NIrf.
and makes lengthy quotations. from Legal |
npjnions and decisions and the views OF emit |
neut men. showing the death rate and terrible |
cost OF criminal prosecutions directly trace |
able TO thu habtnal use OF intoxicating l!luor-.
| He then presents tue views OF many iftutH- |
new >papers. hotel proprietor~ and hu>iut'>
men showing the effect Of prohibition and
the enforcement of temperance iaw> upon
| business. aud then continues
| These are only a few OF the manv eNpres-
sions OF Maiue'S business men and paper.
! The claim thst the prosperity OF Maine IS
| founded sp3u rum barrel l. As prcposterou>
| a. the sncient belief that the world WAS SUI
ported by huge elephant. and those who
make the claim might be tittingy described
| In the language of the Apostle Peter Pre-
sumptuous are they, self-wiiled. they are not