Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15

| England. tends in the direction of Il meas
| ure Of permiSsivc prohibition ba sed on tn,
principle OF local option
| rms law as a temperance measure has
steadily gained, while STATE prohibition
has steadily lost its hold.
| me youth Of Maine under the present
conditions is in constant danger of be
coming an inebriate.
was talking only the other day with
the leader OF the greatest organization
| in the State of Maine. A man in whom
every one of you would place the utmost
confidence. he said 70 me that after hav-
| ing seen the operation Of the different
systems Of governing the liquor traffic in
| this country. that he had rather take hi F;
chances in bringing up his boy to man
hood in license city than he would IN
any OF the cities of the State of Maine.
! Aud he said further that the great trou-
! bic with the State of Maine was that too
many men were moral towards, afraid t.
stand up and vote as their conscience
dictated.
But. Mr.. Speaker. al Of these state
ments which | have made are not rclc-
want to the question i'll issue.
| simply make them for the purpose of
showing that there is in the State of
Maine a demand for a change.
Three Thousand voters of the State of
Maine have petitioned this Legislature
and have asked that the prohibitory
amendment be again submitted to the
people.
No extra effort was made. as | under
stand it, To get this nllih3er to sign these
petitions and the number does not in any
| for resubmiSSion. | am certain that it
would be possible in the city Of Lewiston
| alone to get a petition with many
names as there are in the whole lot.
In regard to the petition from the city
Of lewiston want to say that It bears
| the signatures of some of our foremost
citizens and RenuhlCanS.
| Upon that petition | find the name Of H.
!. Pratt. the head Of The Bates Manu-
| pl"ys 9"o hands; the name Of James ~
| Walsh, the head of the Lewiston Bleach
"ry and Dye Works, concern employing
| over 1910 hands; the name of +. W. Rus
sell. ON" of the first physicians of that
| city. the names of a president and am
cN-prcSidcut of the best total abstinence
society in the State of Maine; the name
| Of NJ. G. Wcdg"wood. member Of the
| Governors Council AZ the present time
| These are not the names Of rumecllcrs
nv friend. tho Grand chef Tcmpar Oi
| Maine. to the contrary Withstandin=.
| These are the names Of men whose man
| hood. whose position ana honesty. on this
question cannot be assailed They ar"
! ~ bc c!asscd among the first citizens Of
! this commonwealth
| Tho resolution which has been submit
| ted simply asks that the people Of Maine
| be given an opportunity to cNp1csS them
selves upon The prohihitury amendment
| The question Of local prohibition ami
| state prohibition II nnt IN issue ana !
cannot scc any reasonable cause fur anE
member of This House voting in nppos!-
| tion I'd il. IL seems 10 nc that This is Il
! right which tho people of the State of
| Maine should have.
! What right have the gentlemen from
| k,nr"huuE. clinton. hltr d. kincfisld and
! EH-t"n T." refuse tn the sovereign people
/ "f Maine the right To vote upon this ques-
ton"
1 tan il NJ that in these metropolitan
\ diS'HgtS Ii hds ncrn decided tntt thc ren-
4 ilr NJ Maine arm z" haN" nothing to say
/ uu aUN constitutional question?
l NhL. Mr.. Srcal;'r- lhc rcoplc "i l'oStGh
/ l' "lh t"iGulai HdNS hf'"td i't IN 'l'
I waters 'I Boston harb"f ON JuSl Such a
/ lrnClpi" as TINS. ~ Is rlEnt WhIrh 'hr
people have and am proud To know. thai
! un ms proposition ] am supported p(
| 'r'~tu"nt Harms "i The niNeISItE oI
/ MLlH', nIi" ~ Maine foremost cdlcA' tors
4 ah acquainted with fh" mr. iact thtl
| ihtrr A:' s"h' h. r' "hn. WhIc 4, leNlHI
v ',IIE ih iht l"SlllNh NNirI! ldkr. ltvi
I fhdi ih'N du net d"ft to Nolr ~ FAVOR n
| thr resolution. SdE ~ th"m that n"
| cpnSt!t itNt\ Gan IlNu laut Win amy Ttu-
rcSentativc who does what his conscience
! tells him b" Sh"hiG 90. Honesty Is at
WAYS recognized. IS always Al Il l'r, MUM.
! Will hypocrisy Is ever degrading t.
| manhood,
| Look az the rcmarkabic cNtmpl" Wnlca
! th, Legislature ot Massachusetts mas
1 given.
| Eyrry man within thv nearing M mN
/ voice knows now strongly m" nople
1 statesman. senator llndr, worked against
th. national policy II his party in tn
! Senate of the United States
| No man CoIid have done more in 0ppn-
sition to the policy Of his party than thiS
| man.
!
tates Of his honest conscience lie per
! formed his duty as nc thought IN the in
| tercsts ri Ms country. although ne Wcll
| knew that his party IN MS state was or
posed to his position
| But tn" Republican legislature ol Mas
| SaChUSCttS. despite all TINS, despite thr
! fact that he had opposed their hellel on
.LlS 4ntStloh "l nai,"nIi P",Vi P', "
as he had begun. gave him unanimous
| party vote and thus recognized ana re-
Va sbort tjmc ,ro in this Iousc the
questions as to trusts received a great
| dcal II conSlherail"h. i & Was HI,"hsn 9. T.
@I,cstf6n Flnnucnt spGeches were made
in regard Ia il and 50 great was the intiu-
tntc o. tn"Sr Spv,CIIvS ~ ,,Hf ifnun f',r
of a minority report simply on a question
of principle.
hut .n"aH ,i'iH IutH,.oh M
and | ask that YOU register Your votes
| according to principles Of right, justice
| @ @iiu mr,Sto ,t tt; u & ,,.'' IIiL i,,,.,Ir.nv
tho home ana lircsidc which involves the
Very sacrcdntSS "i your constitution. the
| ~ air Stntr is = thnusand timns more
important
H"htlenl'h "t INC iiNuSt' aSh HIlI ~ ~
| c"mmonweaIth of ours. This state mat
| has given to the nation in time Of nation
a peru hcr sons ~ uGicI'n thc % XII I l,tS
shca Istrc Oh American statcsmanship
ana American diplomacN-
,b. ,n emNorcimn tnv nrcI,In M tbc Stat" ~