The Portland daily press., 1900-09-15
USE THEIR LEAD FIRST.
How Mr.. Pearson Will
Instruct Deputies.
Sheriff Elect Tells About His Plans
for Future.
Agency Loophole to Be
Closed.
viii Try to Reform Prisoners
in Jail.

Sherih-elect Pearson is about the xusi-
est man in the city nowadays. He Is on
the jump every minute from the TINA
that he opens his doors at the Gospel Mis-
sion in the morning until he leaves late
in the afternoon for his home, HIS mail
has at least doubIy increased sineza the
news was spread over the entire country
that he was elected. Among the letters
which he received yesterday was one from
Richmond urgently inviting him to visit
that town next Friday evening to deliver
an address. The writer OF this Iette-- told
Mr.. Pearson that mo; would not be con-
sidered for a minute as an answer.
For few minutes yesterday afternoon
the next sheriff managed to get a breath.
ing spell so that he could say a few
words.
"Just as soon as take my oath and
begin my duties on the first day Of the
year, no said, Il shall at once begin
enforcing the law. 1 won't spare any
body who is engaged in the liquor bust
ness not even the drug stores. The
agency won't be made a scape goat for
the pocket paddlars for 1 shall have the
authority to5arrest anybody who sets Ii
quor at the agency through false pre-.
fences. The drug stores have right to
have certain amount Of liquors fer COM
pounding purposes. None of the hotels
positively,will be allowed to have q bar e.
s''Wil you allow the hotel keepers to
serve liquors to their guestsg''
''No sir, they VIII not be allowed that
privilege"
81 think that shall keep the era nd
jury busy in the first two sessions Of the
Superior COURT added the sherin-elect.
Il shall have the power and shall de-
mand that cases which have been pigeon
holed all of these years shall be taken up.
The chances are that the session Of court
which begins IN May Will continue all
summer. II l find that any of my depu-
ties won t be able to make the seizures
and raids I shall go out myself and IL
there is any lead to be used in any rows
that may come up my deputies will bs
instructed to get their lead ready first
Every part OF the saloons will be cleaned
out. fixtures and all. This law is going
to be enforced and it is going to be en-
forced right up to the handle. 1 shall
select my deputies from the three parties
ff@-~~+- ~-~~ocN
OF thsir vote. Also 1 may say [ shall de-
vote just as much attention to the civil
business of the Office"
what are you going to do with your
mission9'
Continue 1t as have for these %
years. am now corresponding with
Rev. Mr.. WoOdman OF Berlin, n. H,
formerly of South Portland, with a view
OF having him assist me in the work at
the mission. Over at the jail shall try
to reform the prisoners and I'll bet that
VIII turn some Of the men out who
viii have been converted. 1 am going to
give them some form OF musical enter
tainments. As it Is now they come out
half naked and half starved and have
nowhere to go except to the saloons
"What are you going to do at the end
of two yearsG"
Il am not thinking Of that for it Is
too far ahead to make calculations. Some
people have told me that some of the
very people who helped to celebrate the
victory Monday Will be throwing rotten
eggs at me when I come up for election
again. But nothing except nay oath Will
have any influence on me. Already pres
sure has been brought to bear on me in