Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-09

force all laws, and among them the
ordinance requiring the saloon to close
at midnight. But the saloonists
petltloned to be allowed to keep open
until 4 o'clock in the morning. AS a
compromise measure the city granted
an extension of one hour from u
O'Clock requiring that all saloons must
close promptly at one o'clock but they
did not. only few days ago man
was murdered in a Clark street saloon
IN chicago at half past two in the
morning. and the Chief OF Police said
II we mad voted to let the saloon keep
open until o'clock they still would
have detied the law and kept on He
was rignt, for the saloon element is al
ways aVaracious, heartless, diabolical
rms Is n current event, only one Of
thousands which could be produced to
prove mat restrictive features OF
license laws are NOT enforced, and are
not observed by the liquor sellers.
or all the laws that have to do with
the liquor traffic, the prohibitory law is
most deFpiaed by the liquor fraternity,
and especially is this true of the Maine
Law.
need not in this presence review its
history. 1t is embodied i'm the Consti-
tuition of the State. and there it is like
~ 10 remain Notwithstanding the
| uhhoiy Efforts for rcSubmiss:on. The
! majority Of the people Of Maine be-
lieve that the law is Z benefit to the
state This idea is supported by the
! clergy, the educators and reformers
ana leading statesman. In Maine,
| liquor selling is recognized as an evil.
ana tn" sentiment of Maine people is
that If evil exists it shall be in spite Of
la"'. and not by permission of law.
me supreme Court of the United States
| StstalnS this position ha wing declared
| that IF tn" public safety or the publie.
| morals require the discontinuanco Of any
mannfacture or traffic. tho hand Of the
| legislature cannot he STAYED from nro-
vidinG for its disturbance by any Incl
| dental Inconvenience which individuals or
corporations may suffer" am speaking
to Maine people and to those who under
stand the value of prohibition, | c,npIor,
you to use your influence not to change
| the law. but to change the officials when
ever they fail to execute the law The
! careless and Indifferent are ALWAYS on the
side OF wrong. TO do nothing is one form
of doing wrong. and especially is this
| true in reference to any righteous re-
| form. To those who may feel, MS some
! did in Vermont: that since the prGhibi-
| tory law is violated it would better he re-
pealcd. We ask what would you put in is;
place? Local ortion-high license. the
same as Vermont voted for one year
| ago? Vermont has already repeated. 4
few weeks ago after a years trial % Il
onnse in her state there vas great
/ could be counted as they Were a ycar ago
| prohibition would he roinsjatcd by q lars"
majority. Even, the home city Of Nj
| Clements, the license leader. Went for
| prohibition by 40 votes as against 1.tf)
last year in favor OF license. and Mr..
Jones. who was Mr.. Clements manager,
! in the lic"nSr campaign has publicly CON
fesscd his disappointment ana has been
ton. all have increased in Vermont dur
ing the last year and the state is likely
hihtion Would you try government con-
troll. or the dispensary plans. This is but
another form of license. 1t has been on
trial in South Carolina for about ten
years with the result that the consump
ton of liquor has greatly increased and
generally violated 1t is demon aiizinE for
the individual TO engage in the Icuor
business.
1t is likewise demoralizins for colcc
ton of individuals called the government
OF the state to engage in the trade &C
cordnG to the government control plan
The temperance people of South CI.olina /
now realize this, although many Of t.iG IN
sary law. and they arc now trying to find !
their way out of the tangled web OF the /
government control fallacy cEnEinsly |
woven b. the liquor interest. | have
studied the liquor laws of every state ana F.,
have seen their pactical application. and |
reaf'irrn what ] have been saying for !
many years, that prohibition at its worst |
is better than any form of license at its ,
best Prohibition is right in principal. !
and is better enforced than are the pro-
hibition features of the license laws.
\ mother pleading with her. son in !
license state to always avoid the saloon :,
taken, mother. about the saloon being Il !,
bad place. If ii was so dangerous as Tou
not give permission for it TO exist by
law No mother in Maine can he thus
answered. Not long ago | saw young
man who was condemned to be hanged |
for n crime committed while he was in
teXicated. HIS home vas in Il license
state, the whskey he drank was sold I"
that licenses the sale Of that which makes
murdereTs OF men, even though under
the law OF the same state the murderer IS
hanged.
our prohibtory law. The whole temper
ancc world is looking to Maine. y great
responsibility is upon MS; let us be ai"ft
Let all the people who love righteuu:n5 s.
work against resubmssion work for the !
election of honest faithful men to I'll
position of trust and honor for the re-
tirement of those now in office who are
defying the law, and the Gospel.
Ate NJ. a meeting Of the lay Flee
tnral Conference was held at the Main
Street Free Baptist church.
c. Z. Wood WAS elected president and
z. a. Ireland secretary fer tie ensuing
year.
The lay electoral delegates eiectal to
tic General Conference at Los Angeles.
Cal. were r. i. Stover ana -. s.
LEVIN. Tho reserve delegates u this
convention are l. G. Cl.cnc., Corinth.
AMI II. j. Wood. Crnno.
At P. NJ. in Union lall was held the
anniversary of the Fraedman's Aid So
ciety with Rev. S. L. Hanscom of Bar