The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-08-03
rEOIIBIllOS IN MAINE.
The Drniorrats Can foe Enro, cement and
KrsubinisHiun Of the Law

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| KcsuhmisSiun Of the Law
Tho platform adopted by the NIuinc
Democratic State Convention at its
session in Lewiston on Wednesday,
July IL, contains the following re-
SpoctlnS tho State prohibitory liquor
law and it's noncnforccmcnt:
"Eor nearly half Il century wo
have hal Il statutory law, prohibit
ing tho Manufacture, sale and usr Of
lntoxicntinG liquors. For nearly
half that timc 1t has been embodied
in tn" State Constitution. Since it
WAS first enacted scores Of amend
mcnts, each moro stringent and the
penalties moro severe than those pre-.
ccdinG it, have hccn passed.
"for nearly twenty years tho al
legged enforcement Of tho prohibitory
law has bccn growing moro and morn
lax, until today in nearly every city
!" the State and many Of tho larger
towns, thcro arc regularly established
bars and saloons where liquors are
sod IN opon, naSrant violation Of the
Constitution and statutory law. Near
~ ovcry hotel, many restaurants,
hundreds Of SO callch drug stores and
unnumborcd and secret saloons and
bNrrooms i'll the cities sell without;
restriction, savo an occasional seizure
and fine for political purposes
"Eor tho present shameful, dis.
gusting condition Of affairs in rcln-
ton to tho prohibitory law, tho Rc-
publican leaders and their support
ers are solely responsible Today in
many parts Of the State wo arc huv.
ing all tho evils of free rum,' and
none Of the rcdeoming features Of
licensc law.
"Eor years tho prohibitory law has
bocn political foot ball. It's hyro-
critical enforcement has been used
to control tho liquor vote, to increase
tho income Of pcriurod oiliciuls and
to swell tho corruption fund for cam
paiSn purposes Through its instru-
mentality, tho party in powor has in
fluenccd jurics, corrupted officials
sworn to enforce the law; dcbauchcl
voters, deceived tho advocates of
temperance, betrayed the cause which
it profcssca to support, crcnting
contempt and Il disregard for all
laws, and has made tho good name
of tho State byword and reprouch
wherever it is known.
"Wo maintain that the Republican
party in Maine is under tho practical
control of a ring which has finally
become tho rum syndicate of the
State, promoting tho illegal salo of
liquor, protecting the deulcr in tho
sale, pockoting largo revenue from
these transactions, assessing rum
sellers for money with which to con-
troll cancuses, conventions and clec,
uons, and saddle heavy debt upon
and loading the tax payers with bills
charges and alleged disbursements
too gricvous to DO borne, and by such
duplicity they uro dcmoralizing tho
youth Of our State and educating
them to disregard law and oIder.
"Wo believe tho respectable, law
abiding citizens Of tho State, ire.
spective of party, favor Il change.
They demand that the law shall be
either enforced or orropealod. TO that
cnd wo favor rcaubmission. When
resnmbission is accomplished, we ad
vocate a high lconso and local op
ton law, but until this is accom-.
plshcd wo domand tho impartial on.
forcoment Of tho present prohibitory
law, and wo pledge our candidates,
II elected, to such an enforcement"