Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-16
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Eighth

town agencies, nothing more than the
State agvn cy. That is the way l under
stood it. II this is to do away with tn"
whole thing. then 1 think we had better
adjourn until another time for further
consideration. naughteD.
EIr. MILLIkEN-May 1 ask the gen
tleman whether he was in favor of the
majority report or the minority report:
Mr. BROWN-The majority.
Mr. DOW-I wish to say that the threa
men who signed Nthe minority report of
the committee live in counties wnerc
there are no agencies. Neither of those
men have used liquors as a beverage
Neither of them keeps liquors in his
HON. u is simply ITO assist the poor man
or any man who might need those things
for medicinal or mechanical purposes
that they have signed this minority re
port. | wish TO say that l, too, desire
that this Irattcr may be deferred to some
further date.
Mr.. ID NTON of Belfast-I would like
II ask The gentleman from Brooks II
question. He has stated that there is no
agency i'll the county of Waldo, which
is q fact l will state that there has
years, when the liquor agency in Bel
fast was closed and when 1t vas tho
worst rum shop in the county OF Waldo.
The X .ntlrman stated the other day that
eur sheriff has enforced the liquor law
III Waldo county for the last two years
AMI that practically no LIQUORS are sold
there. would like to ask the gentleman
ii he knows OF single person in his
county and mine wfo wants a liquor
agency in that county"
Mr. L"JW-No. sir. l dc rot. The long
or YOU get along without liquor the less
you need it.
Mr.. FLAHERTY-I would like to ask
the gentleman from Hrooks why he
warts - give Cumberland county a IL
qror asen~..
Mr.. DON-Wc want to give the people
of Cumberland county, If they desire. 4
chance To get licHors for medicinal and
me- ..c:::::::.al purposes. We don't van it.
But if they want it W. think they should
have il.
Mr.. NEWBERT-I nave stated the fact
| that I am 4 temperance man. There are
temperance men ana temperance ram
| rods, and the latter will strain ut a Enat
| and swallow a camel though he be dead
| and sinking; end because q man takes
a rational and 4 cosmopolitan attitude to-
| wards this rum question. good men like
my friend from Amity tMr. Libby will
| think at once that he is Il rummie. Had
| tn. power I would wipe out all the
rum on earth. / simply stand against the
illegal sale of liquor in Maine whether
| by an individual or by the Safe, or
whether by a town or city, and l take
| the ground that all these agencies make
Illegal sales every hour in the day while
they are open.
Your next Governor Of Maine-it is a
question whether he Will get there-I I'M
derstc:.d there are Two candidates, one
| is to run On rum and the other on cold
| water--but gentleman vino is willing to
| be Governor of the STATE has said this:
| I'VE have 4 system in the town agency
| in which is more dishonesty, graft and
| rGttcflncSS. as admitted by all, than in
| any oti:cr department in the government.
| The only way 10 handle the agency prop
| erly seems TO abolish it. Certainly moth
| ing can be worse than the agency sys-
| TEN. 1t 3 absolutely Il mockery in the
NAM and causa Of temperance" And I
add :: Is Il fraud on temperance and a
| financial fraud rs we'll. (Appluse)
| Mr.. pEEKIES-We had. I think, as
| full an investigation of this matter in
/ the committee IS WIS obtainablc under
| the C,rcumstances. L personally had ar
ranged with the State liquor agent to
come in and BE- subjected to questions
| The Almighty stepped i'll and put the
nan in a hospital and he was operated
on for appendicitis. He is there now.
The next best thing tlat occurred to us
was to examine the two men VINO mad
, audited accounts OF this liquor agency
! These two men volunteered to come and
be examined and they told us that the
| papers We're on file III the council cham
Der and could be seen by any of US: and
! that IS III" way the ina tier stood So
there vas no disposition to choke oft any
investigation as far as Ne know.
MIR. THOMAS of Uowlard-Mr. Speak
er. I find that there are Il great many
member; here who arc laborin5 mon. 1t
would seem from tho remarks Of The gen
tlcnan from Auburn (AIr. Brcwm that
all the laboriug men elected here by
the people have gone astray: and l am
very sorry for it. As regards the high
price Of liquor which the gentleman
speaks of, [ wish to say that if the price
Of liquor will prevent any man from
drinking it I wish we had to pay So a
gallon for it.
Mr.. Waldron of Dexter moved that the
bill be tabled and its further ccnsidera-
ton be assigned for Tuesday of ncXl
week.
The motion was agreed TO.
on motion Of Mr. Hall of Dover. bill.
relating TO the organization and manage
ntnt of trust companies was taken from
the table.
On further motion by the same gentle
man the rules were suspended, the bill
| received its three readings ana WAS pass
cd to be cnGrGsscd.
On motion Of AIr. Charles Of Mechanic
Falls, bi;l. to Incorporate the Peoples
Trust and Banking Company of Ilouton
was taken from the table, and on fur