Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-05
ENFORCEMENT
Of the Prohibitory Law
as on Our Books.
Endorsement by Hon. W. T.
Cobb, in Speech at Alfred.
Not Believed That the People Want to
Back the Democratic Demand and
Cutlery for Resubmission of the
Question.

Alfred, NJ, Aug. A Republican
mass meeting this afternoon, immedi-
atcly following the county convention.
was addressed by Hon. William 7.
Cobb, Republican nominee for Cover
nor. This was Mr.. Cobb's second
speech in the campaign, which opened
at Camden. Monday night He stated
his position on the temperance question
as follows:
THE Republican party of Maine be-
lirveS in the enforcement of the liquor
law as it stands on our statute books,
today. However much men may diff
fer as to the wisdom of the law itself,
there can he no difference of opinion
as to the need and propriety of enforce
ing it SO long as it is a part of our stat
IutcS the law is there; the people placed
lit there and | believe they are entitled
to and should receive q practical DEM
onstratiun that it can be enforced hon
estly and fairly in every county in the
state Of Maine.
Nothing short Of such practical DEM
lonstratinn will satisfy them, and unless
misrak" their temper, they will not
tolerate the Democratic movement for
Ir-suhnssion until they are better con-
WINGED than today that practical en-
fnrctmrnt is IN impossibility.
..Thc sale of liquor under the present
law may not be stopped absolutely any
more than laws directed against other
crimes prevent their occasional COM
mission, hut if this particular law IS
enforced as well and rs successfully as
are the laws pertaining to other GRIMES
land misIrm"anorS. such enforcement IS
surc ia satisfy the reasonable ana lar
minded people Of the state who favor
prohibition now.
II IL. not intend at this time to dis
russ the prohibition question i'm de-
taiI. TN, plank concerning 1t IN the
platform adopted at Bangor speaks
f,.r uean. and as 4 nominee of the
r;nty | AM staining on that PLATFORM
II uIltrnru. means nothing, NOW is as
GOOD a time rs any IT, find it out. II
seems Ia me. too. that every man WI"
Gusts his vote in September for tn"
EeInlhlir.tn state ticket. must mean
HAT h.. wants to see the prohlDlt"fE
law cent reed. If we are 10 he honest
with ru, selves ana with tho peopl" or
this state. We must. if continued in
power. -.nfnrc" that law.
IF our drC!nration conc crnIn% it vas
r.ut in the plltform simply to catch
votes s:lch action was an outrageous
arront to the Republican party anc
t. &orl citizenship. ! believe it was
nut There because the party meant
" hat il said. and ] assure You that if
elected Governor Of this state. every
!"4dl right ami every proper mhu"nc"
thIt belongs to the office will be useI
hy Ia" II enforce that law. ! stand for
its enforcement bccauS" il is the law,
ana | believe it should be upheld by
every citizen. whatever his political
l"lof; may bc, so long rs it remains
H., law.
NO one i'm this audience should
lAakc amy mistake as to my position in
this NATTER and I ask for no mans
vote unless he believes that / will do
as have said. The law means more
than politics. good citizenship means
more than partisanship. and the first
requisite nf good citizenship in an Off
cal is To enforce the law, and in 4
citizen to obey it,
The Republican county convention
made the following nominations:
Scnators-Fred J. Allen, Sanford;
Joseph W. simpson. John Il. +. Tatre,
Bidceforl.
Clerk Of courts-Willis +. Emmons.
SacC.
County attorney-George l.. Emery.
BiGdcford.
county OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a.
II obsOn, BuXtOn.
Judge Of Nathaniel Hobbs
North Berwick.