Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-09-15
Mr.. Mccarthy Only Speaker.
CHARGES CONNIvANCE OF OFFICIALS
IN PRoHIBIToRY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

CHARGES CONNIvANCE OF OFFICIALS
South Paris people are not one-sided
in their attendance at political meetings.
They have furnished good audiences for
the Republican meetings of the cam
paign, and they did the same thing for
the Democratic meeting Wednesday
evening. The audience included large
share of the local Democrats, and per-
haps an equal number of voters of stead
fast Republicanism, besides ladies and
children.
The meeting was to have been address
ed by Hon. D. j. McGillicuddy of Lew
iston, the Democratic candidate for con-
gress in this district, and Matthew Nc
Carthy of Rumford Falls, the Democratic
candidate for county attorney. By an
unfortunate accident Mr.. McGillicuddy
was absent. In company with bis law
partner, Mayor Morey of Lewiston, and
Sheriff Hastings of Auburn, he had
started here in an automobile. Only
few miles out the machine was over
turned, throwing them all out. MIR.
Morey was quite badly hurt. The 9TH
ers were shaken up but not seriously
injured, though the accident prevented
Mr.. McGillicuddy from coming here.
The meeting was called to order by
William o. rockingham of the Demo
cratic Town Committee, who after stat
ing the circumstances regarding Mr..
McGillicuddy, as learned short time
previously by telephone, introduced Mr..
Mccarthy.
Mr.. Mccarthy stated that he had come
expecting to devote short time to the
discussion of single state issue, but
that under the circumstances he would
speak briefly regarding national issues.
He expressed the greatest admiration for
President Roosevelt, and said that the
reason of the presidents great and ad-
mitted popularity was that he had
shown symptoms of the disease called
Democracy-thatt the reforms advocated
by Roosevelt are not in the Republican
platform, but have been in the Demo-
cratic platform for years.
After brief statement of this matter,
he turned to state issues, and discussed
only one-resubmission. He declared
that the prohibitory law, as enforced by
the dominant party, is the greatest
humbug in the history of the world"
After some general remarks, he took
up the matter of conditions at Rumford
Falls, which he said he disclosed with
reluctance. He then made the charge
that in Rumford Falls, since Jan. LIST,
1907, in at least thirty places, ales, strong
beers and other liquors have been sold
with the knowledge, consent, and at the
connivance Of the two Republican dep
uty sheriffs in that town. The deal
ers have been tipped off, he said, and
told to get rid of their hard beer and
substitute Uno, when raids were to be
made. As particular instance, he
stated that on Saturday, Sept I, 1907, be
was informed by dealer that he had
got to get rid of his ale and substitute
Uno, because the shops were going to be
raided, and on Monday deputy sheriff
swore out sixteen warrants and seized
some beer, which upon analysis proved
to be Uno. The raids cost the county
sl0s, of which about $50 went to the
officer.
"Where did these men get their in.
formation?" asked Mr.. Mccarthy, 8
question which he did not attempt to
answer, though he later alleged that
Waldo Pettengill, chairman of the Sturgii
com mission, had full knowledge Of the
conditions at Rumford Falls.
Mr., Mccarthy closed with brief plea
for resubmission and the repeal of the
Sturgis law, speaking in all less than an
hour.