The Somerset reporter., 1906-05-03
The Temperance Meeting.

The Temperance meeting that was
held Monday evening 10 q. A. X. Hall,
/ was well attended and accomplished the
! objects for which IL WAS called. The
first to be called upon to speak was Mrs.
1 Levi w. Weston, the president of the
Skowhegan w. C. I. U. Mrs. Weston
told In her usual energetic way what the
women stand ready TO do In the cause of
| temperance and Prohibition. Others to
make addresses we're Mr.. Lewis Ander-
SOD, Rev. F. A Leitch, Mr.. sewell Smith
l.. L. Walton, E-q and Rev. 81 F. Huse.
The address of Rev. F. A. Leitch WAS as
/ follows:
/ | believe that we are gathered this even
ing as intelligent conscientious high-minded
citizens interested in good government and
Constitution law that maintains the integrity
of prohibition. 1t is not necessary to say
that we believe in statutory law, in the judi
ciary and executive Of our state when these
institutions are used for the administration OF
justice and righteousness, In a democracy
every citizen is part of the government. die
tatng the policy and directing the affairs OF
state AS a subject of his own government it
is his prerogative to be good citizen and an
embodiment OF civic righteousness. This de-
mands intelligence morality patriotism. love
of home church state and nation.
For the preservation OF the home, for the
interests of humanity for the welfare of the
state. conscientious, intelligent patriotic citi-
zens have had enacted law which has be-
come constitutional and is called the Pro
hibitory Law Of the State Of Maine.
" are here tonight in the interest Of that
law. c believe in Ilt as it is based upon rea
SON. morality. Justice and righteousness. 1t
aims to destroy a demoralizing institution
the saloon it catalogues liquor selling as a
crime; it destroys the license system which
is based upon greed, graft destruction and
the devil
In this fight for the preservation OF this
great moral law, we have a representative
Governor a statesman man that has re-
Gently come out fair squared and given us a
! document that will stand in the history Of
our state as a state paper-immortallzed by
its straightforward manly utterance upon a
| question of supreme and vital importance to
the people OF cur state. In this great speech
| Governor Cobb takes his stand along side OF
| the conscientious patriotic. heroic citizens Of
| the type of Roosevelt Folk, Patterson
| laFollett men who are making history as
| Jackson and Lincoln and Mckinley made
history.
| Our Governor stands by the integrity Of
constitution law based upon reason and right
eousness, he condemns in strenuous terms all
notification Of law that breeds dsrespect for
statutory enactments.
Me are here tonight to take our sides with
this statesman to represent our convictions
concerning this important question to openly
| fight resubmission and to stand for all the
interests conceived by this constitutional en-
actment which is today being enforced with
vigor and earnestness and enthusiasm un-
paralled demonstrating to all unprejudiced,
conscientious citizens that the prohibitory
| law, when enforced, does prohibit.
| II was voted that a committee of ten
be electtd to arrange for future meetings
/ and work. l. was announced that SOME
time during the last of August or tn.
first OF september Mr.. Clinton n. How
ard will speak in Skowhrgan. Mr.. How
ard is, by those who have heard him,
| considered thr equal, il not the superior,
of the great temperance orator, John b.
Golf.