Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-14


The binding SNOW Storm did not keep
away ; goodIy audiesce from the mass
meeting in Representatives hall last even
ing. The meeting vas usher the auspices
ii the Peoples Prohihitory Enforcement
League snd the meeting vas called to order
BY the president Of the hague, Hon. John
C.. stewart Rev. /. c. R0ss sat on the
platform with the president and the princi-
pal speaker Of the evening, Rev. Hugh
Montgomery secretary Of the Masszchu-
sets Anfi-SaiooH League. President Stew
art spoke briefly IN the history and purposes
Of the enforcement League Mr.. Mont
gomeYy followed with one of those eloquent,
vigorous speeches that have made him
famous.
Mr. Montgomery said the Preble House
proprietor At Portland told him that prohi-
bition failed to prohibit but vet acknow-
lodged that he didn't dare sell liquor be-
cause Sheriff Cram was prohibition crank
and you coul1n't buy him. Mr.. Montgom-
cry said he learned there that the hotel mer
and druggists were going to put a stop &c
that condition of affairs. The speaker mar.
rated ia an inimitable manner the story Of
the old Irishwoman's experience with enc
iAtCnsC anu fibS ~ stoPPCo hCA fENNnbt.
He claimed that high license was proving
failure III Boston and cited statistics TO show
that drunkenness was increasing in that cit,
to an ala -ning extent during the reign Of
license. The city of Boston pays out s2l 90
for every dollar Of revenue.
He said that Frank Jones sends 90,00t
barrels of ale annually into the city OF
Lowell. The weekly sale of one saloon
there was Sl1oo.
What happy people You ought TO be
here in Name On account of your prohib
TORY law
Honorable men i'll the liquor bushes,
in Massachusetts, are almost as scarce a,
hens teeth
He had read the bill but expected to find
the cioven foot in it.
Ii you give the druggist what that bill
suggests you give him authority to keep il
on hand. keep your hands of"
He spoke of the fine imposed o. those
getting the liquor under false pretences
This would keep out the detective and there
would be no way to detect them Give
them them that bill and you open run
shop in every drug store" The pro
vision he had last mentioned drew
all the teeth from the bill
He said the prohibitory law of Maine wa.
the severe schoolmaster that brought
Francis Murphy into the fold. Regarding
the enforcement of the law he said THE
man who doesn't know enough to 20 Il
caucus doesn't know enough to go to com.
munion.' He commended that it was nc
crime to act as II detective to ferret out tn,
rumsellers. 1t was honorable, it was done
TO protect others. Talk about detectives
Where was there ever a government rur
without Them
''Ihe law can be enforced. The liquor
dealers don't care as long as you keep hand:
OFF but they do fear the strong iron arm OF
the law such as the Maine prohibitory law
He had form of bill in his poke,
that. if it wasn't too late in the session tC
consider, he would show them. 1t would
do more TO enforce the law than ANYTHING
1t provided for prosecuting agent as in
Connecticut. He'd rather have that thar
any other form of the law. He, himself
was prosecuting agent for eight year.
and could tell them how it was done.
At the close a collection was taken up te
send an Augusta man to the Morrell cure
On account of drunkenness his wife at
tempted suicide last week.