Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-08
Logical and Convincing Argument
for Temperance, Not
Prohibition

TO the prohibition state Of Maine
What are the conditions there? Not
long ago, having business in Boston.
only three hours distant from Port
land. to satisfy myself In regard to
the present conditions, visited the
city OF Portland. inquired for their
constitution, that for myself might
ascertain what the constitution pre-
sented In regard to prohibition; and
] must say that they have not proht-
bition. even IN name. in the state of
Maine. It Is true they have prohi-
bition against the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating beverages, with
the exception of intoxicants sold for
mechanical, medicinal and art pur-
poses. What particular art 1t had
reference to ! was not able to ascer-
tain. unless II referred to the art OF
carrying the largest Jag" without
spilling Il. Many OF the farmers OF
the state Of Maine are apple growers.
and a majority OF thehpples growers
make their apples into cider. hope
you know what hard cider Is. You
can give II to a jack rabbit and he
would sit mp and laugh a bulldog
In the face. The constitution con
tains further provision comforting
upon the state OF Maine authority to
regulate the sale OF intoxicants for
medicinal. mechanical and art pur-
poses, and the state OF Maine has en-
acted law by which has been ere
ated state liquor agency, by which
the cities of the state OF Maine, BY
vote of the people, may establish
their city liquor agencies: and every
city that ! am acquainted with and
every city that have ever heard of
IN the state OF Maine has its city llq-
uor agency. SO you see. my prohibit
tlon friends. that instead OF prohibit
tion In the state OF Maine you have
In that state, In Its Official capacity.
the most monumental saloon agency
in the United states--and every city
in the state OF Maine Is In the saloon
business. and the state and the cities
are making profit every year from
selling rum.
onicial saloons.
! visited the city liquor agency In
the city OF Portland. II resembles
the typical barrel saloon, with bar
rels piled up In tiers and packages
in piles on the floor. TO be sure.
there is sign tackled up on the wall.
saying that sales win only be made
for mechanical. medicinal and art
purposes. stood by long enough to
observe the operation Of this munic-
ipal saloon. and I discovered that
one had only 10 register name, his
name or any old name. TO get his
not less than one pint.
Now am going to show scome sta
tisties here this evening. I am not
going to bore you with them, nor
N'%N &N@f NAt VISA " say tilAL THESE
statistics | shall use are taken from
the United States census department.
You know our government, in its wis.
dom. established few years ago a
department known as the census de-
partmeut. and that department sends
its agents out into every branch Of
life. social. Industrial commercial.
out to the farms. to the mines, to the /
factories. to the work shops. to the
home. and they gather statistics. and /
these statistics are published by the
census department and which are /
known as tho reports Of thar depart /
msnt' Wish to preface what I NAV 1
nay with the statement that there Is |
more drunkenness IN the so-called /
prohibition cities Of Maine In proper
lion TO the population tnan IN IN tie