Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-02
HAS THE PROOF.
Chief TempIar Cainc Buys
Liquor at Old Orchard.
Parsons Temperance Speakers De-
nouncc York County Methods.
Sheriff. and Most Of Deputies Come in Tor
Share Of Criticism.

Old Orchard. Me. Sept. l.-Thrce sf.s-
sionS of Sheriff Pearson's ter,perance
camp meeting were held here. Sttur-
day. sensational feature was tho
adrcs" of Uriah \. Cainc of West Ken
nebunk, grand chief tcmplar of the
c3l'ed upon to speak he approached the
Gcs X ANA asked:
Is there q York county DEPUTY sher
Eif o. IN OH pIchuiu town constable.
Eprcscnt."
E PausinS FOR a reply ana receiving
snonc, he sam: Il GiIn't suppose, they
would hC here. for We don't need their
pr"trclcn; but what | wanted to say
To them is that | have some evidence
tor tnem.'
lie dicw fron lis hip poo ket a pint
bottle of whiskey, and, hul,iing it up,
told the audience he bought il in the
h1r-r"cm of an Old Orchard restau-
rant where he got his dinner
The audience chcered.
This isn't anything to cheer about"
he said, raising his hani as if to com
lnand silence. 1t is a disgrace to the
town of Old Orchard and to the State
of Maine. | found the bar-room of
mat restaurant as open as are the
| iumshops in Boston
He added that while in the restau-
| iant he learned that a ncighboring no
tel also has n bar-roOm. the names of
its two bartcndcrs being stated in his
presence. He told the audience the
name Of the hotel and repeated the
names of tho two men in charge of its
| bar.
There are hut two decent women III
Old Orchard" he added. who dare to
visit its rumshopS in pursuance of res
cue work. but that is not strange for
| the officers show such signs of fear
that Sunday after Sunday everything
is run wide open and the stranger
knows it, or else some one lies trcmen-
dously.'
Chief Templar Caine then discussed
York county conditions as regards the
non enforcement of the prohibitory
| law and scored the sheriff and most of
| his deputies. He credited Deputy Lit
| tletield of Kenncbunk with being the
| only member of Sheriff Focgs force
| who is conscientiously enforcing the
| liquor law in his locality
Edward II. Emery of Sanford. a for
| mer deputy United States marshal
quoted Sheriff Fosg of his town as say
| ing in answer to an inquiry az to why
| he did not close a certain bar room;
Il have great many people To please
| Mr.. Emery declared that the county
| officers are afraid to enforce the law
| in Old Orchard and other towns be
| cause they fear that such enforcement
| would prevent their renominatio He
| said that the hotel in Sanford. the
| sheriff's town. is running an open bar.
| He also asSailcd Il former county at
| torney and accused him of being re
| Sponsible fer the Introduction Of the
| Bangor plan" in York county.
| After referring to Sheriff Foggs lack
| oi enforcement, Mr.. Emery said he had
no personal or party feeling against
| the sheriff.
II say to you that if we will begin
| now to impartially and conscientiously
| enforce the prohibitory law. | will give
| two weeks Of my time in the next cam
pai,,n to stump the county in his be-
| half" said the speaker. and added:
| But | will also say that if he doesn't
| ,nforce the law better than he has thus
| far in his term will devote four weeks
Of my time in the next campaign in
stamping the county against him.
| Mrs l.. NJ n. Stevens. national pres
| iclcnt of the Womans Christian Tenn
nerance Union. predicted that the time
will come when prohibition will be
| national law.
In the afternoon meeting SH"rlH
Pearson. speaking of Chief Templar
! Gaines purchase of whis<ey. said:
Il would like to get hold of little
of that kind of evidence in Cumberland
| county. have paid $40 at least % times
| for evidence to convict rumsellers. and
never got SO good a case as Mr.. Game
| has secured. He ought to make bal
uahle witness before the grand jury.
II will gladly go before the grand
iurv" shouted Chief Templar Cainc.
Il guess he won't be called for, said
a voice in the audience.