The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-03
Portland's Parkhurst?
REV. R. T. HACK breaches ON THE CONDITION
OF THINGS IN THE FOREST CITY

REV. R. T. HACK breaches ON THE CONDITION
OF THINGS IN THE FOREST CITY.
Portland, Me, Sept. 20. This evening
Rev. r. T. Hack, pastor of the Second Par
ish Congregational church, preached to a
large audience, his subject being "Righte-
BUSINESS in Public Life, !" his remarks having
special reference to the present condition Of
things in this city.
He said there are two wings to the tenn
perance movement, the educational and the
legal, the latter resulting from the former,
He then took up the single point "What is
the situation in this city?" and spoke with
great plainness.
He said that at this time there are about
15Opersons in Portland who take out U. S.
license for the sale Of liquor, but they repre-
sent but small portion Of the entire num-
Der WHO are engaged in the liquor business
here From the best information he could
get he was disposed to place the total num-
Der OF liquor sellers in Portland at 400. On one
street, where there are 80 saloons, only five
take out government license.
He said that the trouble is that here, as
elSeW here, men who are candidates for office
seek the support of the lower element, but
never trouble themselves about the votes of
church members.
He spoke Of the recent sensational robbery
in this city. and said that the reply of the
patrolman when asked if he saw the team in
front OF the store ralded so many times,
"Yes, but l thought it was beer team
was enough in itself to show the actual con-
dit on Of things here.
1t seemed to him that men are losing faith
in humanity, and he could not undertake to
answer the question, "Whom shall we
trust?''
He said that the condition Of things here
in Portland is one that shames every decent
man and woman to whom home and law are
things sacred.
A SURPRISE FOR PORTLAND LIQUOR SELLERS.
Portland, Me, Sept. %. Within the past
"a hours by order of Marshal Trickey num-
Der Of large seizures have been made. The
liquor men had grown over-confident and
in some cases were running with doors wide
open, and with elabOrately titted-up bars in
plain sight from the street. Others had dis
charged their outside guards, and the traffic
had become practically as open as any other
line of business.
The bartenders were taken by surprise
and had no time to dump their stock. The
saloon men have of late months given up
keeping "split" and have had in stock good
grades Of liquor, and barrel after barrel
went to the police station and will in day
or two be spilled into the sewer.
Last evening, despite the heavy loss, the
saloons We're apparently all running.
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAM PREDICTS A "MoRAL
WAVE
Hot waves and cold waves have come and
SOuCs dAu uOW Guc luulCdbIOuS Oh GHe Ddr-
ometer Of public opinion are that moral
wave approacheth. There are clouds in the
sky, perhaps no larger than mans hand
and maybe full of wind but nevertheless
they are gathering over Portland. There is
a reaction against the free-for-all system Of
selling the forbidden juice Of the hop and
corn now in vogue, and Parkhurstian cru
sade seems about to be inaugurated. Some
OF the signs of the times implying this are:
Father Neal Dow getting alarmed over the
woozy state Of affairs.
Rev. r. 7. Hack with sharp stick.
Recent assault on Hackman Doyle in
Eagans pub" on India street, which has at
tracted widespread attention.
Protest Of a number of influential men
against the present order Of things and a de-
mand for the closing up of disreptitable
joints.
Recent secret and mysterious confab Of
Mayor Baxter, Marshal Trickey and Deputy
Sheriff Hawkes..
The A. P. A. leaders, it is understood, are
willing to endorse the prohibition candidate
for mayor-if he is "to their liking" Port
land Sunday Telegram.