Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-29
SHERIFF PEARSON
Makes Sensational Speech Be-
fore Methodist Conference.
VIII Fight the Portland RumseIers
to the Bitter End.
Has Been Offered Heavy Brites Rui Spurns
All Such Advances.

Il little Ill bottle supposed To contain
a good drink. TIE sheriff had been ad
vcrtiSed to speak on the subject.
! Doc, Prohibition Prohibit" and he
| used the I, "oiver. razor and sand
! peeps 10 illustrate his points
When tine conference caught sight of
| the familiar white head there was a
| burst ot applause. .cforc the sheriff
| spoke It,N. I. Lac, offered prayer. lie
| thanked Goa Tor the Ion" ana useful
| life Of the Sheriff.
| Rev. Dr. IcAllistcr presided, and in
| his hiIof opening speech bitterly as
| SAILED what he termed the comprcs-c "A
| ana running over hyp.Gcrisy of the
| people Of Maine in dealing with pio-
| iibitIon."
Sheriff Pearson, after : few words Of
greeting to the conference, plunged in
| to what proved to be an aggressive
| radical, at time impaSSioned. and oc-
caSionally pathetic speech.
| He said n part: Does prohibition
prohibit is still vital question here.
This revolver is one of my best
| fri nIs, bat it is harmless as | hold it
| now. l'u. my III pounds behind it and
| it could kill. This razor has as keen
| an edge as any razor in Yarmouth
| but | couldn't shave with the back
This sand peep is harmless rs ii is.
| but il would help to get a man drunk
We got a man, yesterday. who had 60
| sand peeps on his person.
| The prohibitory law will not enforce
itself. but even my III pounds if back
of the law can do much. The law is
| t.t-y ;.
| enactment.
| why hasn't the law been enforced?
The church has been too languid. DR..
| McAllister is the most aggressive tenn
| perance man we have, ana he got a
unanimous call to so back.
| God help a minister when 4 rum
| seller.4can look up from his pew and
say, 'Hscarefui. | Clipped in $lU0 when
pour ssakry was raised For p years
3&pu txe been hidebound and party
H6an{fyss:f on may not like to have me
Ely 50, init God knows it is true, every
trd oft
&rJ stood between two rumsellers and
3totedsfke Republican ticket one year !
Twill e1sever. God helping me, be the
4 filing for that sort Of political sand
lwich again.
| TOOK q solemn o9tn 1T IiitIIilto ~
Jan. /. and have I kept it?
| "A Boston paper says | have cut down
the Portland orders for liquor % per cent
| | viii wip. it out in six months m":".
| .lNhen / came into Office 239 persons
lin Portland held United States liquor Ii
| rcuse. and il was said thai thee were
$50 kitchen harrooma. | ask this question;
| Does any man know where he can stand
L 4 1r,H. in
Ipeace?
| where are the Portland saloons? We
| seized $751; worth of liquor in stable.
/ yesterday. How would YOU like to lake
| a drink there?
| Il could go ont Of office worth SOY" !
| but how should | stand with Coo l
won't do it. Cries of Good; }; ,ooo
.In one case it was said that 500 q
would be paid me to get out. and th''t u
| would he worth $4,000 to the man VINO
could arrange tn" deal. III
| Il was offered $2G'p to dismiss charles
| 4. Plummer one Of my deputies, put NJ.
| is sin a deputy. \ leading citizen sent
for me: did not go. He was buried IN
politics. and I hate politics. iie sent :
message to me by a liquor Seller. ! sald
to him: You and have nothing IN COM
mon and will not go.
| "A liquor seller came to my Office anu
lqaid Sheriff. you re looking p poo, y,
Some Of your friends have raised So" 10
III it's worth $500 to get rid Of me
when I'm only ilttie uSei up '''''
luntn I'm Frustrated.
| (Cries Of God bless your. ,,,.
| II won't die rich. I've earned the iish,
Inv % wears of good, honest work 10 ui"
moor if | want toto die in the poorhouSe
liz | please Think of il, brethren We
seen hundreds converted and made 10 Sc
the light that shone in the face oi 'es''
i've seen husband and wife reuni, ,',a
I say to the men who talk money 10 ~,
as Ben Butler did: Get %, "nt, yI 'auchieD
"Brethren. will not let up. Cctles VI
God bl, IS YOU }. ,, ,aiz-
Il will win. pray before eV 6ave mn nv
heart cut out before | would give ~ ;,i
a rumgciier Brethren. these are no ',h hai.
words | broke the heart OF my Pr ,,,U' for
/ was saved by Gods grace. Tray '''
me-" Cries Of 1--WE VIII }. ,, ,r1
Here the sheriff almost broke down, az.
the scene as he stood there was ,a u. Jaw 4
NO Methodist con,erem ,;ns Ser after il
And the attorney general of the 81, ~
when asked the Legislature a ~ sai l.
s,yc HON, s." continued the sheri H., M !,
Pearson will lie here two years nio',, ,relt
, to ask YOU to prohibit bitterihiih
logic that. .,,- % >-o+ mich L /,
when | tried to get the LESSEE r,ia nd
help me. a meeting was held in tt"rusta
and 5000 was raised ana Sent l" Lr.thren
What for? | don't know; but, pi, r.
how long would it take the cHu''"
raise S,ssj to help on this fight! ~ &c
II say with DR.. McAliisier , ~ christ
no use to pray for the coming Vi liam of
IL you are working for the ki's"o''
',he devil. Not bit Of it. a,,oss in
= am killing the liquor Dus,''e can.
por,l.nd. but What Is the result? \ c Ski
dy dealer says his trade with ia. ii, rst the
dTen is going up now. The KIDS &C.
* clothing dealer said his Of tn,
trade was $500 better than tha s,qIo bet
wear before. his February trace and his
, Ter than that of February. 1877. an 20
y March trade $500 bet cr than ~ WHO
gwen a good old Irish wolih.Ss Sheriff
Keeps a little store said to me- u,as a
I'm doing double the busna IS l. - my
year ago / had from $40 10 s"o "