Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-05
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lnaticn or organizations, that deNcte the
Igraater part of their time to nursing
the constitutional body.
I do not believe in state prohibition
because it has proven failure every
where There are but four states IN
1.-THE entire union in which the policy OF
state prohibition prevails. And in each
lone Of tn, Sc states We finG condition
lsimilar 10 ours. one of the states pro-
Iduced Carrie Nation, the saloon smash
| or and when we read of her work IN
ldenolishing the silded saloons in Kan
,sas. do we. wonder how ii happens that
the gildeCi saloon can exist in that pro-
inibitory state when we know the con-
dition here.
Vermont. after years of trial, during
which the law was enforced as 1t never
has been enforced in this State,
abolished the law and declared for the
local prohibition plan. which is the
method that is approved by all adj
| vanced students of the temperance
question.
believe in local prohibition because
it establishes prohibition in each COM
| munity if the people so desire. Aifo
| that kind of prohibition is the most
| effective for it has behind it the sup
! port OF the majority of the people OF
| the community. 1t is not necessar!
| for any city or town TO have license
| unless they desire il. and If they dc
vote for license. | maintain that they
will have a condition vastly superior
| to that which they now have. 1t !:
well known, that in this State, we have
had Il system of criminal regulation
of the liquor traffic. The hours of open
ing and closing are recognized as
rule by the officers and the rumsellers.
The Sunday rule of closing is recOg-
niZed everyWhere and after the pres
ent spasn of enforcement has passed
and this Legislature has adjourned,
we VIII see the same old rules once
more applied. and the sale OF liquor
regulated. but not suppressed.
The revenue reports tell us hat the
retail liquor dealers are more numer-
Gus in Maine than in Massachusetts,
and all students of this question will
verify the assertion that there is much
more ana much better prohibition in
that state than we find in ours.
An investigation of the conditions
in many of the Southern states dem
onstrates similar condition. although
our friends. the State prOhibitionists
tell us that local prohibition means
license ard rum supremacy.
If you will but read the opinions OF
students upon the question of regulat-
ing the liquor traffic you will find that
they are practically unanimous in con-
demning State prohibition as II means
of regulation. while in nearly every
instance they commend the local OPP
ton or local prohibition idea. Among
these students we find some of the
most eminent men in our country.
| In our own State we find that each
year brings out strong and able gentle
men in favor of the local option rlan
| They come from the pulpit as we'll as
| fl ON the ranks of professional bust
ness men, and assuredly they would
not support any law that would be a
detriment to the progress of our State.
| Two years ago after my remarks in
! favor of resubmissiou were concluded,
| a speaker on the floor of this House
who has since been exalted to IL chair
| in the parlor on my right. described
my simple statement as a destructive
| criticism Of the law.
! Now, presume that he meant that
my remarks, or remarks of such Il
! character. would have a tendency to
destroy the prohibitory law in this
| state. My speech did not destroy the
| law: that is certain. But if ii We're
| possible to do so, | would put so much
powder for destructive purposes into
my remarks here. that ii would blow
the State prohibtory law to pieces and
the last remnant of it, the fifth amend
ment to the constitution of Maine
would be seen ia pidly moving Heaven
ward to be tackled on to the constitu-
| ton governing Paradise, where / be-
lieve it's provision could be enforced.
And | believe that in doing this |
would he performing service for tn"
| cause OF temperance and II service for
the State OF Maine.
To sum it all up we must conclude
that State prohibition is a failure, that
| it CorIupts not only the officers sworn
| to enfolt it, but carries the corruption
| into our business and social life; that
! by the disregard OF it's provisions. 50
manifest in our state. it brings AL
other laws into contempt and puts IL
! premium on perjury.
| We must also conclude from the
experience of the past few months that
| il will be necessary to add Il depart
ment of Sheriffology to the theological
schools in Maine if we want to have
sherihs uron whom the people can
depend. The office of sheriff has be-
come the object of the parsons am
btion.
Now what is the vital point in the
proposition or resubmisson?
What is the great question before
the people of this State, today? What
question is being discussed in every
part of this commonwealth? 1t is the
question as to whether or not we have
the law which is best suited for gov
eminent and control of the liquor traf-
fc. | refer to this agitation which is
going on all over this State. as the
hest argument, why we should have
Il resubmission of this question.
| | hope there is no man here who is
unwilling to abide by the judgement
of the voters of the State expressed by
majority. And that being the case.
let us submit this question to the peo-
pie let us asc ertain the will of the peo-
pie and let us when will is expressed
carry it into effect with all the power
: and force that lies within us.