Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-02

ure." Mr.. Henemann further declares
that "the legislatures of number OF
the colonies. Massachusetts,, New York,
New Hampshire, distinctly and out
spokenly, encouraged beer as tenn
perance measure" He also quotes
Thomas Jefferson as saying that mo
nation is drunken where wine is cheap
and naively adds that lager beer was
at that time practically unknown III
this country We do not apprehend.
however, that Mr.. Heinemann, who has
wandered somewhat far back in his
tory in his search for authorities, would
seriously advocate the filling of a
young man up with wine in order TO
start him out upon a temperate life!
Mr.. Heinemann announces that his
argument twill be for the use of fer
mented beverages" He starts in by
showing that the use of such beverages
is ''as old as the human race. He goes
on to assert that "the use of alcoholic
drink is not an evil, necessary or other
wise. The temperate use of alcoholic
relshes is good, wholesome, useful,
beneficial. 1t is right"
1t seems to us that Mr.. Hcinemann
bass the question by the use of the
word temperate" when the history Of
the race shows that the use of such
beverages leads to the development of
an abnormal appetite and craving that
is distinctly incorporate and degrad-
ing. The assertions of Mr.. Heinemann
however much he may seek to empha-
size them by the use of italics, are
weak, and puny and wholly ineffective.
when read in the light of the expert
ence of the community. The plain fact
is that the use of alcoholic beverages
never benefited any man. 1t is not
asserts that it is will never make it so.
A considerable portion of Mr.. Heine-
to prove that gluttony is worse than
drunkenness. Gluttony is undoubtedly
an evil, but it's results do not extend
to the community. We do not see,
moreover, any argument in the fact
that a man may injure himself by
Overeating, in favor of the fact that
he could not also injure himself and
to a vastly greater degree, by indul-
gence in a habit that steals away his
senses, deprives him of his power of
self-control and renders him, to a
greater or less degree, an irresponsible
being.
Mr.. Heinemanns whole argument is
a brief for the brewers interest, and
as such falls far short of it's object
for like most so-called arguments"
of it's class it is weak and inconclusive,
being made up in about equal parts
CT bare assertion and attempts to be-
fog the main question.
The argument of Mayor Rose of Mil
waukee, in which he is credited with
showing up 1.-THE complete failure of
prOhibitory laws" is even weaker
The spectacle of a Mayor of Milwau-
kee, famous chiefly for it's larger beer,
if we may credit the statement of a
familiar advertisement, denouncing
prohibition, is certainly spectacle
well calculated to make the angels
weep! 1t is evident that he recognizes
the influnces to which he owes his Of
fee, and is disposed to stand by his
friends to the best of his ability.
AS both of these pamphlets came to
us in the same envelope we presume
that we are indebted to the Society Of
Brewing Technology for them, and that
they represent part of general move
this State in favor of the liquor in
terests.
Frankly We do not think it can sue
coed. The people of Maine are too in
telligent to be misled by such means
They will recognize the source of such
arguments" the mercenary motives
that inspired them, and the interests
that stand behind them.