Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-26
MAINE w. G. T. U.
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Alice A. Clough, Winthrop Center;
Lumbermen. Mrs. Harriet r. Perry,
Hallowell; Medical Temperance, Mrs.
Minnie J. Moore, Hallowell: Medal
Contests, Mrs. Ida c. Jones, south Chi
Barton, Augusta.
A memorial service was held in non
or or Mrs. Casey. Mrs Cony. Mrs. Tib-
belts ana Mrs. Allen of Augusta; Mrs.
Marcia Springer of Gardiner. Mrs. Al
media OF Monmouth, Rev. r. T. Adams.
honorary Of Winthrop. Hattie l.. Hoxie
and Lydia a. Frye Of South China.
And special mention was made Of Miss
COrnelia Dow, Mrs Matty II. Hunt of
Boston end Mrs. Mcdowell of Portland
Mrs. J.. H. Clarke sang Face to Face"
with beautiful effect, very efficiently
accompanied by Miss Daisy Hartman.
After the memorial service the fol-
lowing papers We're read
Hrs. l.. NJ. y. Stevens then made
brief remarks on different phases Of w.
G. ]. l.. work and answered numerous
questions asked by the delegates.
At the close Of the session, Mrs.
Friend. the president read a message
Piscataquis County w. c. T. L. con-
ventiOn now in session at FoXcroft. 1t
was voted TO telegraph response. In
regard to his message Mrs. Stevens
said that it had a particularly tender
significance to her since FOXcrOft is her
native town, and her daughter. Cert
rude, was the principal speaker at the
convention there.
An organ voluntary, beautifully rem
dered by Miss Hartman, opened the
evening service. There were many
present to hear Mrs. Stevens speak.
and nol one in the large audience was
disappointed. The chancel was decor
ated in honor of the distinguish ed
speaker. whose picture, drapped with
an american flag, held prominent po-
Sition.
Mrs. Stevens spoke somewhat of the
different divisions of the w. G. r. L.
work as carried on in every section of
the country, and in 50 nations of the
world. She said in part: The w. c. T.
T.. is doing more preventative. educa-
tiOnal and reformatOry work than ever
before. but tonight l shall not speak of
this as l have been requested to dis
cuss the legal phase of the question.
The two oars of the temperance re-
form are total abstinence and prohibit
ton. There is more total abstinence
sentiment and practice than before.
We near more about the people drink
ing because drinking attracts more at
tenticn than it used to do when nearly
everyone took liquor in some form or
| other, or form some purpose or other
I I.1,N
of the temperance reform as we never
dreamed 25 or more years ago
that it would. There are men living
today who can remember when grUg
was regularly furnished for the work
| men III the ship yards every morning
at eleven o'clock and every afternoon
at four, furnished by the employers.
Today employers are requiring total
abstinence of their employees. This
| is notably true of railroad corporations,
| aIid they enforce their requirements.
| The young man who is tippler is far
| below Tar in the business world at the
present time. No respectable man
| boasts Of how much liquor he can
drink but on the other hand many
| boast that they are total abStainerS-
| even the lord mayor of London re-
| Gently made such a boast at great
public function. and said that the mem
bcrs of his family and the leading at
| taches of the lord mayors mansion are
| alison total abStainers. | might indefi-
nitelv multiply Illustrations to prove
| that the total abstinence sentiment is
| constantly advancing. There is more
Prohibition sentiment and territory than
ever before. one half of the territory
| of the United States is under prohi-
bitlon. either by local. country or state
| legislation. Maine has maintained a
| State prohibitory law longer than any
other state This law was not enacted
| as an arbitrary measure to interfere
with the rights Of anyone doing a nee
essay business. 1t came through the
plcadings of suffering wifehood and
mot h.'rhood. and on behalf of little
children robbed of comforts in the home
because that which should have provid-
ed these was spent in the license sa-
! looms Of the city of Portland.
Every we'll Informed person knows
that the prohibitOry law Of Maine has
| been blessing to the State. After
| thirty years trial it was placed in the
| Constitution in 1884 by n majority vote
! of three to one. 1t was then said by
| some that the question was settled. but
| it was not 4 similar vote in 1908 would
| not settle it. 1t will never be settled
! lust So long as there are men in Maine
/ who wish to sell liquor for profit, and
/ these who wish to get it easily and in
a respectable way for beverage pur-
! poses.
\ At the present time there is great
II clamor on the part of some for resub-
Il mission. 1t would be a powerful OBJ
Il iect lesson if there could be lined up on
one side of the principal street of Gar
Il diner all the men who are in favor of
Il resubmission and on the other side
Il those who are opposed to it. Resub-
H mission and license under the existing
II circumstances mean about the same
II thing.
i Tie claim is made that there are men
h who have never had a chance to vote
on this part of the Constitution Oknowr
as the fifth amendment,) neither did
they have a chance on the preceding
| fniIr amendments tho cf