Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
Holds Largely Attended
Mass Meeting, Sunday.
Stirring Address by Rev. H. N
PringIe at First Baptist Church.
A Gratifying Improvement Aiono Ger.
tain Lines Reported.


church. under the auspices of the
Christian civic League of Maine. The
pastors of the various churches occu-
pled seats on the platform, they hav-
ing siVen up their regular evening ser
vices in order To unite with the leagu
IN its meeting.
Horace Partition presided, After the
audience had Joined in IA hymn prayer
vas offered and Mr.. Purinton then in
troduced Rev. Fl. \. Pringle. associate
secretary of the league. as the speaker
of the evening. Mr. Prirgle spoke in
part as follows:
The Christian Civic League Of
Maine is not exclusively a temperance
organization. but has Il wider scope
We are Interested i'll the gambling
problem as it pertains to gamblers re-
sorts. lotteries Of vtrous kinds. and
the SLOT machine gambling nuisance.
Another problem which interests us
is briber. at elections. Il common prdc-
ticC in our cities and in some of our
villages.
sunday dissertation. involving sun
day trains. sunday manufacturing.
shOp-keering and farm operations.
tend to deprive the nottingham of one
| of the most benevolent institutions.
Ohsce'lity in the form of bandit lIt-la-
ture ana obscene picture machines
pres IL serious problem for parents
III the larger towns of oar Statr.
! 'Divorte is one of the great issues
and the EpiscOpolians and the tatho-
| lie, have done a valuable service by
| their creditable position regarding this
evil. over 500 divorces We're granted.
| last year. in the State of Maine. The
| tobacco problem, involving the Use OF
cigarettes by our boys, to the injury o!
| health and morals, is another matter
| for serious attention.
| Fan above these problems and caus-
ing and asgravating some of these
| evils is the liquor traffic. SHOW me
bar room and will show YOU slot
gambling machine. Il tobacco stand.
bribery at election time. the spirit of
obscenitv and sabbath drsecration, and
the forming Of habits which disturb the
home and bring wives to the divorce
| court.
There has been most gratifying
| announcement in the enforcement pf our
luuor law during the past -four years
ard Republicans. Democrats and Pro
hibitionists have all had a part in j. In
| 100 Auburn was the only city in
! Maine without open bar rooms and OK
| ford was the only county which pre-
| tended uniform enforcement OF the
| prohibitory law. Now Is Of our 20 81
ties are without open bar rooms and Ii
of our l6 counties. The public sentl-
| ment and the attitude Of the majority
Of nolitiral leaders and officials give
| tlo.lt movement
enforcement will soon extend to the en-
tire state. Let us support honest Off
Gals of all parties so loyalty, mtel'l-
gently and consistently that they will
he encouraged to continue and VIII
look TO tne best people of our state for
political support.
I'm orr time and place we. as temper
ance people. have many reasons for
encouragcment The work of the vari-
Gus temperance societies and OF the
church Fhe greatest of them all. has
not heeu m vain Less than hundred
,.oars ago drunkenness was not regard
ed as di-eraceful and the selling OF Ii
ouors was entirely reputable. But in
euite of the present improved cohdl-
,io,, drink kills at least 200 persons
annually in Maine. Every parent
| a
= drunkard. or IA daughter VINO may
INV ono should be interested in this
nrotlnm Of dbating intemperance. f1N-
~. ,oiuister and church member, ev-
Ill nrorert> owner and heavy tax
n..y.r every patriot who lives his
country and wishes to see the laws OF
Maine obeypl and our officials respt't-
cd should be interested in y.
10
!, o,,r work for temperance let US adop'
4 platform 50 broad that every COCO
citizen may stand on it, The wisdom Of
. those who drafted the Prohlbitoiy r."
y half century ago. is proved pF 'ii'
| fact that they left some matters =
moral suasion. Our law does not 1orpio
q man from buying, TRANSPORTING Stoi
mo ,pd drinking liquors. The Ia"
does not prohibit the sale of intoN-
i,onts within our state for medicinal
4 n,opuf,cturing or mechanical purpose:
where the people desire it to be SOLD
;, The law is against one thlhg. "hi.'
every good citizen. understanding 'i'
! issue. is against. namely. the salo"i'
:. which is designed to supply intoxlcant'
for beverage.
|. The prohibitory law of Maine is i'm
everywhere. especially liquor laws
Since January, I have made investlsa
t tion in six New Hampshire cities in re
!, !, gard to the enforcement of their IL
II {cense law. In all of them l fouh'
Il ibotb the spirit and the letter of tn
II law violated. A bartender at Ports
mouth told ne that he thought a GOO
- many sold liquor without paying TN
y citv license fee. He did not eXpial
u that licensed sellers permit this becaus
y they sell the liquor to the dive Keeper
y and do not care for the patronage Q
p their ragged. blacklsted customers.
T "Three thousand years ago nearl
= every nation in the world practice
: slavery. Long ago. polygamy was rrac
III ticed over nearly the whole civiliZe
world. including the Jewish natIoi
Ages ago. the gladiatorial contest
the amphitheater was the most popuia