Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-15
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that we hear so much about called 10
cal option The license law in Boston
is nullified and those who want to re-
peal the prohibitory law because the
law in some places is made THE foot
ball of politics. should bear in mind
that this argument would be just as
forceful, today, in Boston, for the re-
peal of license. Now the conditions,
today. gentlemen. indicate strongly IL
pronounced feeling in favor of prohibi-
tion by pan-enforcement of the laws.
Hence, to bring on needless struggle
between the ajority and minority on
this question: struggle concerning
the outcome of which | have not a
shadow of doubt-seems to me to be
the height of folly. Overwhelming de-
feat would be the result of an attempt
to repeal this law.
This is an occasion when one could
digrcss little and have the eloquence
at his command. Picture the evils of
intemperance but, gentlemen, as init
mated before, l have no desire to at
tempt anything of this kind. To each
one of us this question comes home for
solution and | am of the opinion that
in this hour we have all made up our
minds as to the way we shall vote.
Just remember, please. the long list of
remonstrances introduced here and re-
ferred to the temperance committee.
protesting against resubmisSion. They
contained the names of nearly 5000
people and represented many times
that number. The people of our grand
old State Of Maine are anXouSly wait
ing to learn the result Of the vote on
this question. For me. | am deter
mined that no act or vote Of mine shall
in any sense endorse or encourage an
attempt TO repeal the prohibitory law
of our State-but rather-a thousand
times rather, would | be found giving
my support and sympathy TO those
who recognize in the liquor traffic the
greatest foe to our Christian civiliza-
tion. Mr.. Speaker. | trust the motion
Of the gentleman from Lewiston will
not prevail. (Applause)
Mr.. SPRAGUE of Easton: Mr..
Speaker ! would like to say few
words ana will not forget the injunc-
tion which comes to me at this mo-
ment. that we are not heard for our
much speaking.
More honest mcn and women in the
State Of Maine are interested in what
we DO. today. and how we do it, than
in any other act of this Legislature.
The time has come for us to vote and
| am glad whatever the verdict may
! be.
| Why is it, gentlemen in the 5000 re
monstrances against resubmition, 50
far as | am able to find. not one rum
sellers name appears. while on the
other hand the 5000 who favor resub-
mission. are the names of every liquor
| dealer in the State. Applause)
| Eighty per cent, statistics tell us. of
all the criminals in our jails and pris-
account Of this curse Of liquor Look
| ing across the river from this Capitol
We see the Maine Insane Hospital.
Many of those who are there, it is said
30 per cent. are there on account of
| liquor. directly or indirectly. The peo-
| pie are calling for large appropriations
| for the same at Bangor and we must
grant them. Do you suppose this insti-
tuition across the river would not have
been sufficient for this State and its
weak ones for generations only for this
liquor curse? But rum is here, you say
| Ndi'l We hil'N II " buI W. 80 10
murder. and would you legalizc muir
| der and other crimes
! I hold in my hand. Mr.. Speaker, your
letter which caused the people 50 much
| pleasure only a few weeks ago expect
ing at least a better enforcement Of
this law. And as a lifelong Republi-
can. one who never failed you. / appeal
to YOU also to the governor of this
State to the judges of our courts. and
to the gentlemen of this House, that
unless YOU give the people the laws
| better enforced. you will see our party
weakened as never before The people
of this State are not bound to parties
| as heretofore and if the promises made
/ by US are not fulfilled as best we can.
| there will he such Il landslide from the
| party as never before. They will Join
! the party that will give them laws bet
ter enforced. and especially the pro-
| hibitory law.
DO you wonder. gentlemen. that Mrs
| Nation is insane when the husband Of
| her youth. the one she loved, the son
| OF her early Womanhood. also the nus
band of her sister. all died in dclirium
tremens all of whom had been re-
| Spected. | wonder. gentlemen. God
knows | wonder, that there has not
been something worse than a French
revolution against this curse long ago
Nations die Of their own corruption: is
1T possible that this land Of ours for
whose perpctuation 50 much blood ana
treasure has beeen given. is soon to
follow? | trust there is not a man in
this House. no matter what his life
may nave been. but what as a father
would desire his own children to go
right. Then let us do all we can to re-
move this blighting curse from them
by voting against rcSubmission and
against the petitions on which names
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