The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-08
PROHIBITION IN MAINE.
Some Of Those Respects in Which 1t
Has Not Failed-Does Not
Please Liquor Ele-
nenr.
To the Editor Of the State:

The conditions OF affairs in South
Carolina relative to the liquor prob
lem, together with the often heard
remark, "Prohibition does not pro-
hibit in Maine," led me 70 write the
president OF the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, whose
home is in Portland. for facts con-
ce-ning the success OF the Maine law
in suppressing the sale Of liquor in
hat state. The article which fol-
lows is her reply:
Brewers and Wholesale Liquor
Dealers President Of the South Caro-
lima W. c. T. Z.
II have seen articles in papers say
ing that prohibition in Maine is a
failure. Men have come to our state
who talk this way, and if this state
ment is untrue I want some word Of
refutation straight from the battle
ground" I quote these words from
a letter received lately from South
Carolina friend. The question is SIM
liar to hundreds that come to me in
the course of a few months. Un-
Goubtedly there are papers in every
state that make statements like the
one referred to. The 'Wine and
Spirit News" the "Criter;on," Bon
forts Circular" and every Other Il
quor paper that is published make
such statements. THE LIBERAL a
comparatively new paper, which is
the official organ of the Brewers and
Wholesale Liquor Dealers associa-
ton Of Oregon, in common with all
the other liquor papers, fills its ad-
vertising columns with liquor adver-
tisements, and its reading columns it
devotes largely to the condemnation
of prohibition. Usually the value
placed upon statement. depends up
on the reliability OF it's source. They
are, to be sure, papers that publish ar
ticles tending to shod that prohibi-
ton does not prohibit; that it tends
to increase drunkards, to make hypo-
critics of men, etc. We are told that
in some instances the publiscation
OF these articles is taid fo7 by the Ii
quor fraternity. TIE liquor drinkers.
the liquor symp4thizers all depise
prohibition and declare it is failure.
Maine prohibition has not failed TO
stop the manufacture OF alcoholic IL
ouors within the state.
1t has not failed to reduce the sale
Of liquor to such an extent that it IS
regarded by the liquor trade as the
most pernicious law ever enacted.
1t has not failed to receive large
majority (three to one) in its favor OF
whenever submitted to the voters Of
Maine.
It has not failed to receive the sup
port and appreciation Of the best ele-
ent in Maine
It has not failed to receive the con-
den1nation and hatred of the criminal
classes and their sympathizers.
1t has not failed to receive the en-
dorsement of the largest daily papers
Of the state.
It has not failed to receive the en-
dorsement OF the leading statesmen Of
Maine.
It did not fail to elect the present
governor OF the state by majority
OF 26,8oo, a larger number than one
halle Of the entire votes cast for the
candidates who stood on the license
platform.
It does not fail to be enforced
throughout the state at the present
time, and this enforcement is likely to
continue ever n these localities
where the 81 IF attempts to be wiser
and more powerful than the constitu-
tional law, for the enforcement COM
missioners appointed by the COVER
nor have power over the above un-
faithful officials.
We admit that it has failed to ex-
terminate the liquor traffic in Maine
No law exterminates the evil against