Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-14

please bv the election of Abraham Lin
coin as President. by a thorough aWak-
cning Of the public conscience. and that
tho cause of prohibition in Maine needs
tn" same kind of going over and the
threshin1 out by the voice and will and
vDt" Of the people. At present this
question is mostly discussed by the
temperance organizations and from the
pulpit and the pulpit is divided in opin-
ion, as it was on the slavery question.
Why not get the merchant, the trader,
the tailor "thc butcher. the baker. the
can1le-Stick maker" into this discus
sion, AMI find out whether or not he
wants Il licensed saloon on the corner
opposite his shop or store Find out
whether the average citizen thinks 1t
wise to vote every year as to whether
someone shall be given the legal au-
thority to run such saloon. Find out
what he thinks is to become of the
schools. highways. sewers and side
walks, economics and taxes. if the an
nual municipal political question is to
be whether or not some fellow IS to be
granted Il license to sell rum.
Before am done | wish to correct
enc error in Uncle Solon's letter Of
February md. While Uncle Scion
means we!l ana is sound on prohibition,
yet like tho rest Of us, he is not in
ialliblc. ~ We know from past expert
cncc: and ht is mistaken when he says
th&t Governor Cohb has a license boot
on or" foot ard !; prohibition boot on
the other. The trouble * that he. like
others. does not carefully read and try
to understand the message. NJ Ian
Of being undcr:too!. Neither h.;
Governor COBB o.. thc Republican party
got TIE ram bear by lhC tail, "fral
to lei 60 The Republican party is
facing lIiS ram bear. Squarcly, rrauy,
at any and all times. for a Wrcstlc.
Let the license mon III the Republican
PARTY go within the Democrats. If they
please: ] am sure that there are more
Democrats who will he found in the
Republican ranks on election day: but
| you can rcvcr set them there until the
issue is $ iuarely drawn in this stat"
between license and prohibition. II
Inlay he that We talk too mach about
methods. While l, personally, ttin'.
that the Sturcis Law Was mistake
and that it is q Gc;riment to prohiii
ton. vet I recognize that il is of small
Importance compared to tho main is
sue. 1t was. At best, an SX,>edicnt, as
claimed NY us advocates f,nd as AL
n1itted 10y Governor Cobb. the same.
with the abuses ANA imr"rf""tND4s i'll
the agency system. Once show hT
actual test. through the ballots Of the
people, that Maine stands squarely be-
hind tn" irn, iale If prohibition as o.
posed TO Iic"nS". ana Ill in'sr mems
I
| Pubic sentiment is the great Hrhit,r
/ :nd the public Official has on" eve
Omen To it all of the time. No int, Iii
! gent mar out constantly attends its
! holdings and no honest man bat lis
tens to the voice of the people who's"
! servant he is. NJ prudent man diSr"
| -aldS the will Of u rcspcctahlc minor
! ity and refuses 10 give that rlUori; Y
! i full and fair he's ring. It seems Il
\ pity to give tn such Il party til" dis
/ ruEsion Of So great a question, but tn"
| Democrats have made it a party issue.
i Personally ! believe in rarity. hut Il
rarty' must sand for right principles;
I ana, in III" narty. as we'll as in tha
state. llaforiticS must rule. 1t is the
! basis of free government everywhere.
4 I expect to stand by the majority rule
Of my party. t. abide by its ina i"rity
votc.-but 7 expect to have q full, free.
ana fair chance to advocate the prin
ciplcs i'll which | believe. In doing 50,
| trust That ! may not become such Z.
bignt rs 10 think that I alone can D."
right. WHOM | find majority against
ne. I shall think it my duty to yield
as | have lone many times IN the past.
Let US ascertain what principle the ma :
/ jorjtv Of our voters stand for. With
I that once established. succeeding leg
| IslaturcS viii have no difficulty in car
/ rying it into effect through proper
legislation. Nothing is gained by fore
ing q law against the will Of the pco-
pie. Lava are supposed to cypress the
peoples will Trusting i'll the intelli
gcncc anG honesty. the sobriety and
right mindcdness and morality Of the
people Of Maine 7 have no fears Of the
results of resubmiSSiOn.