Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-17

on this question The time i'll come when
this fallacy thar alcoholic liquors are neees,
sarily medicine will he supplsn,ed by the
truth that alcoholic liquor is not necessary
rs medicine, but is drug, and then be-
iieye that We shall have true temperance.
and the race will he lust as freo from dis
ease and death as il is now, aui fewer
would use liquor as beverage. Ii this
belief prevailed. Mr.. President, there could
be no reason for askiac for the pas.
sage of this Law. Ueley ,he old
belief il is very easy for the
Promoters OF this hill to raise what seems
10 We general demand for the passage Of
this law, On this ground ealy can II be
urged namely that the use of iqaer is
necessary for meSiielre. | cannot believe
| it, My expetience aud observation an
contrary 10 is; and have reasons for b..
1 lieyiog as DO (Which reasons would he
ample in the mind OF this Senate thai the
use of liquor as medicine IN mspv fam.
| lily is n curse of the darkest kind. In man,
eases its use may be good, bu, | say that
I there is no case in which something else
may not be used with as good results. Men
can get along without liquor in any farm
and they ARE quite as happy ami free from
disease. This cry of the demand for Ii
quor as a medicine is bugaboo tina, has
been heard for many day. II We could
get at the truth of the matter We should fad
that the amount sold for medicine in tAia
State is very small indeed.
But if the alleged reason for this bin di !
exist must oppose il on other grounds
This bill is in the interest of class, Tlr
druggists desire this law that they may III
nancialiy prof, thereby. There is 10 ether
reason They are not the kind of people
who yearn for the privilege of dispens-
ing this balm of humanity for moth
ing. They want the profit Of
ii, They want the profit of these
sales, and they want it under the supreme
law of the land, but ! don't believe that the
people of Maine have come Ia that place
where they are ready 10 grant that priv
iege.
They say why not grant thus priyiles,
under the conditions laid down in th' hiily"
Are the provisions of the hill sufficient,
guarantee of the carrying out of these pto-
yisionsS Whv then this cry about prot,ihi
ton that does not prohibit? Why this arraN
of criminals in our courtsf The severe
penalties in this bill will not be
urged by any lawyer ms reason for It's
passage. The senator from ri.ca,squs
has contradicted himself in presenting hi
case. He urges the passage of this liN he.
cause there are provisions in it that No man
will violate, and then he saws the protiti-
tory law is not carried out aud enforced. I,
Mr.. Shaw went on 10 state that the real
meaning of the bill was to exempt drug.
gists from the search and seizure clanse Of
the present law, and he pointed out that
no druggist could be convicted unier the
proposed bill of Illegal selling becadse /,
would require his own testimony to convict
him, He closed by saying that he hoped
the bill would not pass.
Mr.. Allan of Washington said that al
though he was II strong temperance man he
should vote for the bill, as he believed alec
holic liquor necessary as medicine, aud he
gave several illustrations of his belief,
Mr.. Mallet of Cumberland also spoke,
and gave some statistics of the liquor
traffic.
After brief closing speeches Of Messrs.
Shaw of Aroostook and Peaks of Plscata,
quis the motion to pass the bill to be On.
crossed was put, and On motion of Mr..
Spoiford of Hancock the vote was taken by
yeas and nays. The motion was lost by IL
to &.
Ycas-Iitl, MalleI, Mayo. Peaks seidrrs, That.
cher--t
Nays-Clark, Coffin, Cook, Deering. Harper. Her
rick, Hersnm, Holman, jackson, Libby, NtcLrt-
.son, shaw, spohord' Wairrhomse, Wiggin, VIM
low-i6.
Ahsent-Amcs, Bradford, Hersry, Lyons
Swauton, wood.
Paired Milan, ycs; Grinde, no.
On motion of Mr.. Shaw of Aroostook The
matter was then indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Nckerson of Lincoln
the Senate adjourned.
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