Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-15


the Yeas and nays upon he question
Mr.. O'BRIEN of lewiston: Mr..
Speaker. as Il member of the temper
ance committee | signed the report in
favor Of the cider bill Today our stat
ute admits that cider is an Intoxicating
liquor and still at the same time Il al
lows the sale Of it. all of which l be-
lieve to be a beautiful example of con
sistency. Now, if the people who ARE
III power in this state today and whom
We have heard arguing against result
mission and asking for and lobbying in
favor of the Sturgis pill, are sincere
in the position which hey have taken
then | say that in accordance with the
arguments which they have advanced
ii is now up to this House, if it wishes
to be consistent in the action which
it has taken already upon all ques-
lions relative to Intoxicating liquors.
| say ii is the duty of this House to
sustain the minority report and place
cider i'll the category N:nrr. il belongs
and prohibit the sale of it.. Al the
hearing before the Temperance commit
tee there appeared the Rev. {. &. Cum
mings who until last JalluaTy vas the
temperance sheriff Of -An'iroScog2in
county, and asked him What accord
ing to his judgment based Oh his OBJ
SerVauOn as sheriff III that county. his
opinion was as to tn" elect of oVer-in-
dulSencc in cider as comIitl &C. with tie
effect OF oTer-indu -,.ncc in WhiSkey on
beer, and his reply WAS that the effect
was much Wors" i'll the case Of cider
than in either Of the other two.
There is another question which
should be considered in this connection,
If you people who have voted against
H"submission and those who We're
tirald To meet the people Oh that ques-
ton. If those Of you who now favor the
Stureis bill if the Sturgis bill will
accomplish if it is passed all that you
claim for it. then / say you must not
leave q loophola for any particular
class of drinkers nor any loophole for
any particular class Of sellers. We
know that it is an easy matter to Sc
cure conviction in the case of selling
person. The person who is running a
saloon gets Il United States license,
and inc fact Of his having that license
IS prima facia evidence that he is en-
gagged in selling liquor. and on that fact
alone YOU can have him indicted and
p"iilSiIcu. III the case OF cider, on the
"tler hahd' under our statute Il Ger
'tiil amount Is dlloWtd 10 De sold \ ou
90 to Lewiston or any of the cities in
the state and 80 into the fish markets
ana YOU VIII lht a cider ba!fel or two
IN Il rear corner and You Will find those
persons selling not only by the glass,
but also by The quart and pint. You
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ne Is reiedSed.
Now. as ! say. II you are consistent
and sincerely desire to enforce the
prohiDitniY law. il you wish 10 silUt
of from man the God given right
that he has tG eat and drink what he
wants; You viii >" consistent in this
ana you VIII support the report Of the
minority, anu III favor OF ITS slhstitu-
'ioii Tor that al the majority. and
thereby placing cider IN the category
Where II hoioliGS ana pliclilS the man
VINO gers drunk upon clGer i'll the same
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| 'il" H'ti'n'f 90 ihal committee l would
~ I''"t Nit' 'u'iliilillSS testimony dii
ii"' h'iN" I'm "tSlrei WrlGht With tEe
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| IN" crinMltter have passed judgment
| Oh tn1t Hill i'm sincerity and honesty,
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| i'aN" Reported H@ail'S ST the bill. and I
| ask tho IIou~.. +" sustain the. ma iurity
| 1nr.urr of NAT c,,nn,itte.
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| S'Ht IN" iliSl iuHii'h mat thiS hllI dld
| not com. FROM Il sincere motive re-
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| the biIl myself. ANA ! originated il with
tho utmost sincerity. and I resent The