The Somerset reporter., 1907-01-10


overlooked or belittled, their sin
certy Of purpose and honesty of mo
tive openly and often maliciously
questioned, and the belief assiduously
cultivated and encouraged that they
are the known disturbers Of the peace
the real enemies of order But those
arguments, criticisms and accusations
are neither undnsworable nor unas
sailablc. Many Of them arc palpabli
superficial and unfair. and the Sturgis
Law will stand or fall BY fair prescn-
tation of the facts and their rigorous
anaylsis. not by the demands Of a self
interested prejudice or the exigenci'
and hopes Of any political party
There will be placed before you al
an early date By the Enforce mont
Commission a full and complete r.
port of the operation of this law and
a statement of all the expense attend
ing il. Upon its publication it is TO be
expected that This whole question vii
be opened for debate by he members
of this assembly and this debate VIII
be welcomed by all Al the present
time the Deputy Enforcement Com
/ missioners are withdrawn from all Tie
/ Counties This course was simply
an act OF justice to the incoming shcr
/ ifs. and the insinuation that Il was
/ prompted by any other motive might
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4 Inc essehllal features OF lhe ouui
4 Sls law are Clear ana It's purposes Oh
Vious. nave yer 10 near any SCUM
argument III pehai Oh IaiilHcdtion VI
/ law, ana bat i'" men nave hda 'hS
! temerlty TO openly ADVOCATE II. Al
/ VIII agree 10 'Ie proposition tiiae 'he
] local oilclais slloulu ENFORCE 1he pr
4 hlhltory la" IN the hrSt HIS lance p''
theN IAN 10 40 1lls anu II Is hnoM !, II
thal iheA nave iaieu' me Ia SUI,
/ STANDS thal 'he Id" Is hVIlliea anu
( needS Ffndic"'i9n ny SUM o'lei
/ means. Nheil TINS question "aa oe
! lore the ias' I1eslsiaSuIe th ',le were
tnfee WAYS ny which 'He nuill1eaI 'oh
/ OF the pfohlpltoFN Id" eoaId nave peen
] preFeh'ea' flrS'' by oaiiiul aclioi Vi
/ the local ofhclals second by the re-
/ ,,oi,.ino rosuhui.,ion and tbe. adontion
/ of come method of license to regulate
/ tho 1iouor frame and third nv the an
thorization and exercise of powers
! similar to those granted the Enforce
ment Commissioners under the Sur
/ gis law. The local officials could not
/ or would not act. prohibition continued
4 10 ne me poIlcA oi me 9'd'e anu d
! trial of the Sturgis law was impera.
! tive am attempting To discuss The
measure purely as a means to prevent
nullification and believe that large
majority of the law-abiding citizens
of the State irrespective of party. sub
stantially agree that the law WAS nee
essarv and that it has justified its
existence The day of open and easy
notification of the prohihitory law
has passed in Maine Public senti-
ment and all the moral forces OF the
State have been aroused and ar"ayed
against it, and 1t will nev,r return
/ With all the clamor against the eX-
pense of the Sturgis law, with all the
/ outcrv alleging political trickery, in
sincerity and CoWardico on the part of
. lis sponsors and its officials. | still
held to the opinion that the people OF
Maine believe that notification Is in
fintely worse than any law which
seeks to prevent il and respectfully
submit that it is incumbent upon
every man who believes in the princi-
t,Io of low on forpap,Gut nc ipdiGnapc,.