Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-09


now. DO YOU sunpGsr tl."y would nave
this libby here from day to day aad
week to week. DO you suppose the
County Attorney Of ktnnebec county
would feel that he wn- liable to haN''
his character reflected uIoi If THIS bill
PASSED if II. WAS pro, ,crll enforcing
the lew Three places are running
openly in HailoWen and il the city Of
Augusta | called his nttrTti"n t" some
os the HnllnwrIl places myself. in this
chamber. ana ted him il he was as
industriouSly prosecuting the Niolat"fH
of the law as he was working against
the Sturgis bill. there WOili not be any
r.ed Of assistance over his county from
he men appointed Dy he Governor OF
this State. 1t is a TACT t,.at the largest
lobby has bee at work hCre that has
Leer at work for wears on Il bill of this
Kind: and if iris was not "I SOME
good. and if there VAS Hot probapili-
- that il would stop open saloons. am
to /, certain extent stop the illegal SAFE
cf liquor i'm the state OF Maine, thcN
would not put out their money he"e
nnd endeavor to lobby an attempt To
defeat this bill. There is no question
q boat il. They are not the men TO
throw away money: ana they do not
NV fifteen or twenty thousand dolIalS
il ,'umherlanl county with the intrn-
ton of eltctiu. a particular man FOE:
sheriff. unless they think they ar" go
ing ia ct privilege, later. They do not
send thousand dollar CHECKS to Lewis
ION to eject sheriff unless they en-
rect to Get som, berriii. They do not
I,.lr 50, : J,
Dewitt House unless they expect to
use them and they ara now putting 4
three thousand dollar bar into the De-
Witt House.
The senator from Knox says il III" law
passes the law won't be as we'll enforced
Is tcfore. In my opinion, if this bill fails
10 pass. Maine will he wider omen than
eyer before; and til" people Interested in
the selling of liuu"r-thc rum votc-know
matter has been before the Legislature.
and the Republican party in its platform
pledges itself for the enforccm, of this
law 1t WIS found ;hat the Governor lid
not hay" sufficient power to enforce tn ,
lAw-that h" cnulsi demand of thu. SHERIFF
the enforce ment of the law. ana THAT WIS
rs far rs his power went. which WIS
nuI ana void and We all know If. \
measure Of this kind being introduced.
and being turned down by the Tr.iSlr-
turo. wnuld give tine local officials an on-
poriunltN tO say that the Republican, pr
~ did not believe in enforcement of the
law. ana the people who came lcrr rs
II nr"S"ntatives and senators believe in To-
cal IpD--i11toD1 local I,,t Ia.
believe in leaving it to the people in cor
tain sectors to say when public scuti-
u.rni in certain sections demands enforce
mont Of the law. ana then III" local off
cialS would enforce it. They would rul,
that public sentiment in their actions
VAS not in favor Of enforcing the Inv.
a"d they would make arrtn.cmcnfS wit h
Jones brewery and various ether peo-
~" for regulating the matter. The soma
| tor from Knox b. lieves in regulating this
| ntsinnSs. Of course. The P"rnrll plan in
Cumberland county is his system Of ro~-
ulltion. They would pvt III q 81 stem ~
| regulation Of the traffic. ana instead Of
h3VinG a chance. rs tho ScE:,tnr said the
| nth"r day. to prosecute one liquor agency
fnr selling 2 minor liquor. thcv would
4
pieces fer selling minors liquor T.octl
sentiment being against enforcement.
thcy won,d not take it M ana tho state
OF Maine would not be in favor of prose-
cnting. Local sentiment believes in 10
cal OPTION. no matter what the Stat" law
might be. Tho son"tor from Knox says
TINT this bill is going to cost at least in
his opinion. s50ON0. Tho commissioners;
receive a salary Of $1,000 n year ard
| actual EXPENSES. That would hc $500
for the commissioners. and their actual
expenses. If they do not have much to
ID their actual expenses would not b."
n.nch: and as thcV won't be able to 81 t
moro than their actual Expenses. they
will not occ;lpy time i'm trips unless thnr"
is :. necessity for it. We provide further
that if there is nothing for them to do
"Whcnovcr in tho Judgment of tho Coy
ernor the commission is no longer nocoS-
sarv he is hereby authorized to remove
from office all morbcrs of said commits
sion. and the commission shall 10 thereby
suspended. until such time as he deems
its services are again required. Under
that provision. if the commissions is not
necessary. tho Governor need not E"ep it,
if it is created. 1t is not necessary. H.
can remove tho members and stop the
expense. II will he none making law
Cor tho State. for if they prosecute they
viii got oro-half Of tho fines: anu if the
| county attorneys fail to do their duty in
connection with tho shcriffe. al nncs
| would 20 70 tho state. TIC state can
enforce tI- law inst rs ch"aplv aS the
counties can cnforc" il 50 that. 50 FAR as
"~r"rso is concerned. it will never exceed
$1,000 Year. even if tho commission were
Kept in office and did not have any work
to do. So far as deputy commissioners
ar" concerned. tho senator goes on to eSti-
mate how many will he appointed. ami
how much their salaries will bc and he
| makes up 4 very large amount. Tho law
SAYS mat for their services they shall he
paid s. day and actual expenses occa-
stoned hY III" performance Of such duty
| 1t SAYS also. that it shall II" tie duty of
said deputies to exercise all tho powers
herein conferred. WHOM. whorc and rs di-
rccte1 by tho commission. They are NOT
going to rum around unless there is some
thing for them to do in the opinion Of the
commissions. So far as Cumberland CCun-