The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-22

llquor traffic, or the evils coming from
I know ali aboutthe violation OF lAy'
IN various parts OF the state OF Maine,
studied the question carefully In every
section of our cnuntry, that prohibition
at its worst IL better than any form OF
license at its best
Some supposedly temperance people
say that the sRitation Of resubmission
campaign would result In good to the
temperance cause, that it would be well
for the people to speak again on this
question. How often IL 10 necessary to
vote on the state constitution or any part
OF 1877 Please bear IN mind l do not
fear the result should the question go TO
the voters OF Maine. 1 believe the vote
in favor OF prohibition would be larger
than in 1854, but / should prefer 90 have
the time and expense which such cam
paign would call for nut into constructive
or aggressive temperance work, for the
people OF Maine do not want resubmia-
sion, they believe In prohibition. they VIII
aver more stand for it, and believe
that you gentlemen OF the committees,
viii report adversely and 30 represent the
sentiment OF the people OF Maine. But
should the question by minority report
or In any other way come before the
Legislators, l do not believe there would
be one quarter or one third OF the leg
islators who Will favor resubmission: but
II IL should 60 to the people We should
have a greater campaign, greater vic-
tory than In 1884 So l should not fear
the result, but l think II foolish, need
less expenditure Of time, money and
strength.
Referring to Rev. DIR. TBlAnohard's at
titude, she said that his position was not
upheld by the churches OF Maine, not
even his own church for whom he
brought the matter up in the annual
conference OF his church In 1899. His
proposition against prohibition was vot-
ed down by vote Of "a TO ..
Mr.. Kelley asked Mrs. Stevens II she
had compared the statistics OF drunken
ness in Maine and Massachusetts,, and
Mrs. Stevens replied that she was salts
Maine, less crime and more money In the
savings banks In proportion to its popula-
ton.
MIR Kelley asked what Mrs. Stevens
would say in answer TO statistics showing
arrests for drunkenness in Boston OF As to
the thousand, "A per cent being non resi-
tents; in New York, 10 to the thousand;
in Chicago 20 to the thousand, and IN
Portland ~ to the thousand, Mrs.
Stevens replied that she knew thoss
figures and she had investigated them.
She found at the time of the investigation
that there were 746l persons believed the
bars In Massachusetts, ana S4l in Maine;
IL TO ten thousand in Maine.
The laughter and applause that greeted
this answer were long continued Then
after discussion In which Mrs Stevens
that prohibition threw more
protection around the individual than
license, Mr.. Kelley asked as to the result
Of Mrs. Stevens's visit to Bangor, some
time go.
Mrs. Stevens said that had the mayor
been different. thu result would have been
different. she added that she could not
this result OF any good effort.
In the course OF her remarks, Mrs.
Stevens alluded to the fact that Rev. DR.
blanchard of Portland had signed one OF
5be petition IL favor of resubmission, She
saia that Dr. blanchard was an infiuen-
iial man, but no did not represent the
christian church OF Portland and when
he presented a motion favoring resub-
mission at the state convention OF his
,wn denomination ~ was defeated "a to 9.
". Q. Il. RunneIls, Esq, OF Sears port,
sx-attorney for Waldo county, In long
peeoh told of the results of enforcem emit
md non-enforcemen in his section OF the |
tate, and laid great stress upon the fact |
hat the continued dooket was long and |
many cases were mol pressed. Mir. Run
IelIs attributed part OF the zeal for resub-
mission to the utterances OF Gov. Hill |
You have a governor of Maine who Is a |
nan with q whole heart, he exclaimed.
His attitude on this question is known. -
Mr.. Kelley asked a few question which
evealed the fact that he and MIR. Hun.
ells agreed that the continued cases ard
asses mol pressed were responsible for
nuoh Of the violation of the law, al.
hough they undoubtedly differ In the
they draw from the fact.
Grant Rogers, Esq, OF Lewiston made
loud and lively speech In which he pro.
eSted against any attempt to dress up
his saloon business so that IL would be-
leasing to the eye. The liquor party was
rgiuB W Oo this Dub Tue peOpio were
Weakening and they would not stand for
),
When MIR. Rogers finished MIR. Kelley
sok him in hand for oross-sxaminatlon.
You were county attorney in Sagada-
ocs oountyS' asked Mar. Kelley.
az was -
Ibid you make any more progress In
1forcing the law than any other county
81 think so, but contend that no one
iiciaI can enforce this or any other
W."
Both Mr.. Davis of Waterville, and Mr..
elley of the committee who introduced
ne resolves, took occasion to deny the
mark of Mr.. Caine that they had some I
lterior object in view in introducing |
le measures. Mr.. Kelley said that he
as believer in total abstinence. He
lid he was consistent temperance
ian, the president of temperance
'eiety, which he thought would COM