The Republican journal., 1904-09-22
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
Able Addresses and Large Attendance al
the Meeting Last Sunday Evening.


The meeting in the interests of good citi-
zenship under the auspices OF the churches
of this city, held in the auditorium of the
Methodist church last Sunday evening, was
well attended and full of interest. Mayor
Shales and other city, State and county Of
ficials were present. The program was as
published last week, except that Miss Isabel
Ginn was unable to sing and her place was
taken u Miss Dawn Willo Nelson of Boston,
who gave reading.
The present sheriff and county attorney
and the sheriff and county attorney elect
were among those invited, but Sheriff Nor
ton was kept at home by illness. The fol-
lowing letters of regret were received:
Freedom, Me-, Sept. l6, 1904.
Rev. john W. Hatch, Belfast, Maine.
Dear Sir: Yours of Sept 14th inviting
me to be present at mass meeting to be
held Sunday evening, Sept. 18th, is at hand.
In reply will say that owing TO arrange
ments already made it would be impossible
for me to be present Thanking you for the
invitation | remain, Yours truly,
B. F. FOSTER.
Winterport, Me-, Sept. is, 1901
hey. John W. Hatch, Belfast, Me.
L
Invitation from the clergymen of Belfast to
De present at mass meeting next Sunday
evening in the Methodist Episcopal church.
regret that it will be impossible for me
TO attend as it now seems as II every mo-
ment would be engaged for the next two
weeks. sincerely hope your meeting will
be Il success and that good healthy growth
of public sentiment in the interests of good
citizenship will follow. When such senti
mentS are found in "a community the en-
forcement of law is made easy.
With kind regards, am,
Yours truly,
AMOS F. CARLETON.
The first address was by Rev. A. A, Smith
of the Universalist church, whose subject,
"What is Good Citizenship" was handled
in his usual able manner. Rev. j. W. Hatch
of the Methodist church followed with a
carefully prepared address. which we pre-
sent in full. Rev. E. S. Philbrook of the
Baptist church gave an excellent address
on ''The Citizen and the Otticial,' and Rev.
Harry Lutz of the Unitarian church gave
the closing address. His subject was "Mor-
al Obligation to Law" Mr.. Lutz said he
had written out his address but owing to
the lateness of the hour would not give it in
full. His remarks were earnest, patriotic
and very much to the point. Following is
the address by Rev. J. W. Hatch:
THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE LIQUOR
PROBLEM IN WALDO COUNTY.
For convenience | shall treat this sub
ject by reference to conditions in the State
which prevail in full force in this particu-
lar part of the State, Waldo county. There
is rising tide of ethical righteousness in
the land, strong, steady, positive, plainly
felt in the great municipal reforms at the
chief centerS of our population, and in
many thousand smaller cities and towns.
CivicS, the science that treats of citizen-
ship and of the relations between citizens
and the government, now forms part of
the curriculum in nearly all our best
schools and colleges and is much studied
by people in everyday life. Sociology, the
science that treats of human society and
the progress of civilization, is being studied
by ever increasing millions and the queS-
tion which now thrusts itself home to most
mems conscience with tremendous vehe-
mence is. ''How fares your brother man;
what are your obligations to him what are
your civic duties; what are you going to do
about these wrongs?
The people of Maine (including Waldo
county, have made answer as. to what they
will do with the greatest wrong and I'M US
tlce to our race, the sum OF all vlliianleS, the
liquor traffic You, the people, have said
the liquor traffic snail be outlaWed 1t shall
not be permitted Wlthin our borders IL
shall be CRIMINAL offense tor any person
to sell intoxicating liquors, except Tor me-
dlclnal and mechanical purposes, punish
able by hne and imprisonment Inc Will
of the people of Maine, of Waldo county,
has been registered at the polls, written
into the constitution OF the State and em-
bodied in the statutory law. Have these laws
registering the will OF the people regarding
the sale of Intoxicating liquors been as
faithfully. completely and impartially en-
forced as have the other CRIMINAL laws OF
our State9 But one answer can be given,
"They have not BEEN
In the nullihcation OF the liquor laws OF
our State, the moral sense OF as true and
noble people as live on Gods footstool has
been outraged, year upon year, year upon
year, and Waldo county has suffered its
full share. until please God, hand writing
is coming and on the wall Thy days are
numbering and nearing the flnlSh; and
voice, as the voice OF mighty people is
heard saying: so far shalt thou go and no
4arther; and then shall the proud waves
be stayed
Let us analyze this mighty chorus of
voices that we may clearly distinguish the
various elements which compose it. 1st,
that very small element which believes our
liquor laws to be unwlse and unjust, and
that the best and shortest way to convince
the people Of that fact and get rid OF them
is to enforce. End, A larger element is COM
posed of people who in past years have
been measurably Indifferent to the various
phases of the LIQUOR problem, but who in