The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
Exact Facts About Maine.

Editor OF The Times ] ispatch:
sir,-The Times Dispatch in Its Issue.
Of July 18Th, HI al, editorial sarticlo, ], On
the liquor trniilc discusses the coha,uoh
aar the sa,s n,e Is that
enect, the editorial prod ccs the impress
sion that the liquor aw Is viola ted more
than other laws Of the State without
Cobb, the editorial states that s. he y
quoted as having said. I" etc This is5
an uncertain method OF get Ing at facts.
Let us have the direct qnotation arU on
given their exact meaning IN the con ,,I
ncctIon In which they were used. 81, Thei
exact facts, as we can gather them
seem to be as 7 follows: lac
out the country desire a vote on the
repeal Of the prohibitory, law Icy OF Maine u1t
The Democratic party. which Is q hope,
less minority II, the State. has declared !,
| itself In favor OF resubmissl on. The Re-
cussed the question. and tho result OF
the debate was that ! ,250 voted against
Governor Cobb was renomhnated by &C.
law enforcement. The convention y then
pased The fo9wl o ana demand
the faithful enforcement Of the Prohi-
hitory Law. because the business inter.
osts OF the state4 and the material and
moral weeare tat s ate
mission 70 law Is the highest duty OF the
Citizen and that good cItlzen ship seeks
the nio.eernen t, Of all law Ct al times
No one l1ns# ever claimed that a Pro-
hibItory Law enforccs rself: and no one
has over claimed that such laws will not
Violated one has s noer S SInled
t dh ts: 4 But tho Persistent attempt d,
| tho part OF the liquor sellers and liquor
drinkers to ridieule the Maine la% ere
General OF d the State of Maine. and now.
ono Of the leading representatives Of the
ilvered In the. Second Baptist Church II
| the city 81 Richmond less than th tIS'
years ago, declared with emphasls th l
law aEsnsss tata - Was obeyed
Stasr a. saf
Attorney General OF tho State ,h p ~, nag
ter tt,rus carefully. and he was willing to !,
Sass Bse}s ma
milne ths sa sa tR e t peops snes
Maine We're in fnr better financial con-
Alton Alton tran Mar were the people Of Pennayl,
oh'9b Or dlnt1s taes q se
asi ta2o tn na ,aacated ted ~ the criminal s,a-
|tistics, was Tor ahead Of ne sta tSs
q. o,s. ' e the.s op States
get full report Ct Me- y I'. vr NM
sho t aely AaRs seefs 8 n's HIT
epIed tho Maine law md is r .at =
sG|h ea saiora @ aas %fisten sspessns
,IhoS grcnt dcllgh; Of tho editor, that l :! 20
dstihguished sn sYthSortty,h az ,, Mp hy
t asainst ms tHe sale 81 liaaor Wi
Std 5o1 Saoks as 81 sn Tia State Whether
tsaeIa gSs ssf{Es't e sSa cat ssss
n nents Il T those as,rbed to Governor cabn
nr rA Worthy OF comment. But this writer
/, unwilling t. comment on doyoTnor,
Gobbs opinion until hss le u Woru rs, as9
h$ss tg 81 sa sS n IKE sr'Sss
writer has soen Governor Cobb has
stated that he did not helieye n ! lie i ths
but has tntea that he believed sai, - sh' ~
a e.e ted to aeelra the .enforcement OF Ct
tho iaw even In the largest cities q
he State where law enforcement H o.
every Kind sis most d'!icu &, aves that
es9nay sAi the Y pass sssyss
# Is the best method every EIto %
dItlons must always be carelui!y W. ths
and the method when ~, WILL ,,,l pfoIh ~ al.
Owed 1--we The people Of Maine who l,Y Y
ar, Tie ground, and are ncq ualD3etl VIE w
/ the facts. have tried their law for MY Iass
aR " ssa Sy seutsiders ,hs
c au1v nt az the donatnRnt part 0nly