Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-15
WONDERFUL GAINS FOR
CAUSE OF PROHIBITION
Reported to Grand Lodge, Maine Good
Temp|ars-- -Chiet Temp|ar on Gov,
Ferna|d's Hastings Bill Veto.


the international Order of Good Temp
lars today opened the 51st annual ses
sion OF the Grand Lodge of Maine in
this city, Grand Chief Templar E. H
Emery of Sanford presiding The
meeting will continue through tomor-
row afternoon, the election of officers
being held tomorrow noon
Seventy-five We're present, including
representatives of Is subordinate lodges
and six district lodges. The Grand
Lodge degree was conferred on o3 cam
didates.
The annual report of Grand Chief
Templar Emery follows:
Fellow Workers. beg to submit the
following report: The Grand Lodge
year that closes today has been one OF
great importance to the cause of tenn
perance. Constant agitation and edl-
cation along the lines laid down in the
declaration of principles. adopted by
our order so many years ago, is bring
ing forth fruit The Emperor William
Of Germany, our own William, Presi-
dent Taft and Charles W. Eliot, LII.
d.. former president of Harvard Uni
versity. are among the notable con-
vertS of the year to our Standard
Total abstinence from all Intoxicating
liquors as q beverage"
There have also been nearly 100000
square miles of territory, and fully
100000 of our people that have ac-
cepted our second declaration-"N o
license in any form. or under any cir
cumstance for the sale OF intoxicating
liquor to be used as a beverage"
State after state has adopted our
declaration for "Absolute prohibition, -
while every public school in our land
is teaching the effects of alcohol upon
the system in way bound to create
a healthy public opinion upon the
subject and never in the history of
our Nation was the election of good.
honest men to administer the law" 20
popular as in this year of grace and
good citizenship Every civilized ma
ton in the world is facing the liquor
question and world congresses are be-
ing held to consider its different
phases.
# remains for us to be persistent
in efforts to save Individuals and COM
munities from so direful Il scourge
against all forms of opposition and diff
ficulty until our success is complete
and universal" During the past year
county, state and national elections
have taken place and he is careless
reader of current events who has not
found some cause for rejoicing on the
part of Good Tcmplars in the general
results although we were disappolnt-
ed at the Outcome of some of the con-
tests.
The amending of the penal code of
the United states by inserting the
Humphrey iller- Knox amendment,
requiring the branding of air interstate
shipments of liquors with the name OF
the owner and the kind of liquor which
it contains. and forbidding c. O. D..
shipments or delivery to fictitious con-
sigaees. was passed by both Houses OF
Congress March g. and goes INTO eject
Jan. Is. 1910. This is the first step to-
ward federal control Of the interstate
commerce in intoxicating liquors.
In our own state elections, the INES
were clearly drawn by the PLATFORM
INT somewhat confused by local cam
dida.rs In some cases temperance
man were nominated on the resubmls-
sion platform; while, in other IN
stances. enemies of the prohibltory law
were p,,t upon the anti-resupmissi"i'
ticket The election of Bert Nj. Fer
naid AS Governor however, was re-
oarded as a distinct victory for tenn
nerance. and his address on taking DIS
oath g.. Office was clear-cut anu
STRAIGHTFORWARD and Doubtless u1u
mach to keep his party in line during
,h, term of the Legislature. when Ioi-
1owed II is to be regretted. however
.h,t he did not see his way clear 10
annrove the Hastings bill. which maze
- mandatory for Judges to send rum
sa,,,re to iail. Bv his failure to approve
H., ,,,o,Snrc he has furnished his en-
omit.s with a club which they VIII not
he slow to use. Already they are P"''''
"a this as evidence of the truth Oh
that story. so brazenly puplisheo a',o
ren,iblishcd. that he had mace '''"
with the Bangor rum sellers "
avav with Jail sentences IN rum '",19
| IL elected Governor. In justice 10 .n'
| C,,,arpor however. it must be stat
| -, that some excellent people agree
with him that the bill was unwise'
We feel like praisng the Legislature
FOR some things that it voted not 10 u 40
as Ven as some things that 1t voice
70 oc It voted not to resubmit the pro,
bibitorv amendment; not to exchans,
tho enforcement commission for pome'
FOR The Governor to remove u,iaisr
ful sheriffs. and not to abollsh ''ie .. sn,
forccment commission. on 'he o. ,;s
hand. they amended the nauor n ~
ance act, (Sec. of Chap. ., any ro,,;,,e
A. of Chap. 2s) which foro'u ,s.a a.t" ~
so,I them bv making the penalty to'
s su offense. fine and Imprisonment
Tna judges. however, still have discre.
tinnarv nower ard may make 1t eHhe'
ena or imprisonment or both. me.
lns s.a,,,isbed n standard relating II