The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-16

Prohibitionists were ME people. but they
had shown the usslessness OF making
iniepen lent nominations The Civic
League is teaching the people 70 con-
tinue to vote the Rspnblinan and Demo-
cratic tioke Is L know of leading Pro-
hibitionists who have Withdrawn their
support from the league because OK its
attitude towards the Prohibition party.
Mr.. LAID again TOOK q hand, declaring
that he didn't think It anything against
the league because some people called
IL an annex 20 the Republican party.
We knew OF people who said that the Pro-
hibition party did nothing but help the
Democrats.
Rev. A. S Bisbee of Brunswick sup
ported the new organization and urged
the necessity OF organization.
Grant Rogers disclaimed on the, part
OF those in favor OF the alliance any
feeling OF hostility TO any other organiza-
tion, but he said that he believed the
Order of Good Templars was at its zenith
ana viii nnaliy die. The Civic League
Is doing a good work yet there are loyal
Prohibitionists who believe 1t viii retard
the final triumph. MIR Rogers said
that reorganization was waatsd when
the United States governments was prac-
ticaliy licensing 0,O0O rumshops
Then there were calls for Pearson, and
the sheriff elect spoke briefly. He began
by saying that he relieved that II there
was man the Prnhibitionists should
extol that man is the Rev. MIR. Berry
81 have heard him say" said MIR. Pear
son, that he honored the men OF the
Prohibition patty who for 30 years have
made a good tight In the face of certain
defeat. We've got to be as wise as ser
pents aud as harmless as doves be-
lieve that there is n prohibition senti-
ment in Cumberland county that can
do as IL wants to when it gets together
That has been demonstrated beyond
contradiction. The newspapers OF the
world are looking to us today. What
we do is to be recorded not only by our
local editors and reporters, but the As
ISOLATED Press is waiting for the result
OF this meeting"
MIR. Pearson then described the recent
murder and suicide in Portland and de-
olared that the saloon was responsible for
it 1t told OF the activity Of the authori-
ties when small pox was discovered last
winter and then said that he hadn't
seen any saloons quarantined because OF
the murder of Mrs Davis ana the suicide
of her husband.
Continuing, Mr.. Pearson shouted that
the reason saloons were now being
closed was because Pearson was elected.
"Why," he said, In tones that made the
bell In the tower ring, "a man came
up 20 me the other day and said;
You're not going to get all the glory
after the nTst of January God bless
his little pickaninny soul l amt after
glory. I'm after the saloon. The man
who said that must have black heart
or a rotten hole in the TIP CT his head
Pm getting letters saying You walt
two year Well, I'm waiting"
In conclusion MIR. Pearson urged those
present to organize and the constitution
was adopted by rising vote. The Rev.
E S. MoAilisser of Portland, who was
present, did not rise, and neither did be
sign the paper which was passed around
for the names of those who would support
this alliance.
When 1t came to the election of officers
there Was not exactly a rush for places.
Both Mr., Pearson and Mr.. McAllister de-
cIined and then MIR. Laid took it. saying
be would serve as bsst he could until
the right man for the place could be
found. The list is as follows:
President--Rev. A. 5. Ladd,
Vios President-D. A, Hodgkins, Gar
diner.
Secretary-Arthur J. Dunton, Bath.
Treasurer-James + Wright. Bath.
MaJden-Almon S. Bisbee, Brunswick
The meeting was then adjourned until
evening, when there was series OF ad-
dresses delivered to an audience OF about
one hundred. Mr.. Pearson was the first
speaker ana in commencing his remarks
said:
81 rem ember the last time spoke here
two men were passing circulars telling
how wealthy l was and they said lived
IN house. Where did they suppose
IivedP And they said 1 lived with my
family. Well, there are lots of fellows
who don't. I've lived down part of that
circular already. / wanted to borrow
$3.50 to fit up the Jail, and the man 1
went to asked me what collateral had.
lie evidently didn't think was wealthy. II
MIR. Pearson spoke of the predictions
that enforcement would in1ure trade and
said he had read In the papers that Rig
by, the parlor track, would bs closed.
Now won that bs calamityP he asked.
There ara some Indications that the re.
ward of the workers has already come.
Two liquor establishments have already
been closed in Portland.
MIR. Pearson said that God had won
t he victory in Cumberland county. Men
could never have done 1t and IL his hear
ers knew all the circumstances leading up
to that victory they would aequiesce in
that statement. But bsiieve that If
my garden is fun of weeds, the kind of
prayer he wants of me is for me to take
hoe and go out into that garden and
dig uD those weeds, Gou wants MS to 90