Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-16
FOR PROHIBITION.
|,,e,,sta W. T. C. U. Holds
Meeting at Methodist Church.
h., Charles S. Cummings Of Auburn
the Speaker Of the Evening.
..,.,d;d Audience Present and In.
tense Interest Shown.

A magnificent audlehce sathered at
uo,bodist church, Sunday evening,
Y.,en to an address by Rev. Charles
r.,mings of Auburn, sheriff-elect of
..osrocrin county, upon the subject
,D ,smperance. The meeting was held
.asr the auspices of the Augusta
w., NJ the Women's Christian Tenn
arce Union, and Mrs. Oscar Hol-
nresident of the Union, presided
~ Grace and skill. The attendance
cory large. Extra seats had to be
, l,,ourht in and the aisles were filled
IAN them for the purpose of accOmmO-
,'arg the people who came to hear the
..ren, and forceful speaker who was
farmer pastor of the church and who
SION 10 assume the duties and re-
.,orsibilities of one of the most i'm
,o,,snt shrievalties in Maine.
p..idss Mrs. Holway and the ora tor
:, tho evening there were seated upon
,bs nlatfcrm Rev. Charles A. Hayden
:, tho I;niyersalist church: Rev. f. +.
lyswtert, Unitarian; Rev. Norman Nc
Iyinnon. Congregationalist; and Rev.
n r Mosher. Free Will Baptist. The
j,bnaki Quartet, consisting of Messrs.
/. toveIl Beck. Dyer and MacNichol,
(. I,r,ished several excellent selections
:, Iudng the evening.
4 Mrs. Holway opened the exercises by
Ismesting Rev Mr.. Newbert to read
IN Scriptures. He selected the 9th
Z Ibsalm. which seemed to be appropriate,
+ .amuch as Rev. Mr.. Cummings is so
on to begin the work of cutting down
4 10 grass the evil doors of Andoscog-
{ IN country.
The Abnaki Quartet sang a beautiful
dsction and then Mrs. HOlway said
hal the meeting was held for the pur-
sse Of listening to one whom our citi-
ms always delight to hear: a man
( tho has long been a champion of right
sas laws: one who has been citizen
Augusta and a pastor of this church,
nd who is now preparing to lay aside
II b duties of his sacred calling to en-
II " upon the work of administering the
{ has in his county. He has been in
4 *red to come here that he might in
tpire US to do that which will tend to
4 hing about the impartial enforcement
IL the laws that will give the citizens
q Augusta courage to stand by our
b sw officials and see that the prohibi-
Il On law is enforced.
Rev. Mr.. Cummings began his ad-
fsss by saying that he wished to
A..ab Al a.
4 krshp. This is the time" said the
equcnt gentleman, ito speak of some
the duties that rest heavily upon us.
he legal status of prohibition in Maine
\ Misunderstood by its friends and
Z isinterpreted by its enemies. The sale
use of any beverage that is needful
pa humanity is not prohibited in
ane. For all essential purposes We
Pow have local option law by the
Pration of which the municipal Off
Prs OF any town or city may authorize
s establishment of an agency for the
se Of intoxicating liquors to be used
p medicinal, mechanical or scientific
uposes. The word medicinal" is
Fry elastic in this law. You do not
Z ave 10 state how sick you are to buy
Z Qlor at any agency. Some persons
'ndemn the prohibition law because
ny say it prevents the purchase Of
ANDY Tor sick woman or dying
nhh, hut anyone can buy brandy of
Ne agency. You do not even need Il
nyslcans prescription. If you are
W III the habit of getting drunk, or
IN not an Indian or pauper you can
Wy there. You can buy a bottle of
vi oil the liquor agent and sit down
your nome after dinner and drink il
you TANK it will help you. With
ih means If obtaining the liquor
"ueht to be necessary for the needs
humanity | am surprised that not
aVfe than 20 of Names 500 towns have
1'e" advantage of the agency law.
Inc prohibitory law prohibits the
s~ VI intoxicating liquors by individ-
s' BECAUSE the people of this Stat,
1Ne found out that the sale and use OF
Wi as beverage is a constant sourc,
INJURY to them. There are many
~ people in Maine, I may say. who
Vos" they have the temperance anC
Wal interest of the State at heart
E'cilhed to favor a repeal of thu
"t law, and the substitution o
"r law. This other law is sup
n U! whom? who is behind it all
n "eli Who are making money out o
q BUSINESS. The liquor business is
god mine, the Klondike isn't i,
"i' the liquor business. From tn
i interests the money comes t.
49,. an agitation in favor of
Not alone the individual
uealer is interested. for there
III the business for the dealer a
He owner of the building where h
on his business: for the trane
ch companies who brings hi
70 MIN, for the lawyer who de
y \. ni'h IN court when he is arreste
b 'a'ing the law. and for the me
I a.,, '"n stock in the breweries an
o,s that supply him with til
ne Sells. The great liquor il
IS behind the canteen in tn
S~ VINO shouts when prohibition
are repealed anywhere? tt
rsr ana the liquor interests alon
money-the God of mcney-out
No. BUSINESS and there would be notl
Ut II. The same mercenary ira
o,s uNi EQUALS which prompts them
grievous wrong is in II
Ina, UNIT, at large. when they insi
"lnor selling is just and should
such communities are con
ea OF individuals who want the
'euuced. and they think Il
ma. us,ns of the rum traffic will asst
~ 81, IN this respect.
,o, 10 many parts of Maine there a
.uithunities which think that n :