Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-18
>Editorial Comment.
How Il Got There.
Cortland Daily Press

| Tho agitation over taking prohibI-
| ton out of the constitution recaiS
some facts, of interest at this time az
lite how it got into the constitution. IL
was away back and just AFTER the
Iconsulshp Of the elder Plaisted III
llSS2 Frederick Robe was elected
IGovernor The Republican party
that year pronounced in favor of sub
Uniting to the people a constitutional
amendment making the prohibitory
statute part OF the organic la"
Governor ROBBIE in his inaugural en-
dorsed this and expressed the OPINION
that constitutional prohibition Wouio
have the effect of keeping the ques-
ton, to a considerable extent, II not
entirely. out of politics. 1t cannon
be said that this expectation has peei
lrealiZed, but, however. the Legislature
OF 1889 passed the resolve by the nee
essary two thirds majority. ana IN
September, 1883. the people ratlhen
| the amendment by the vote of 'o,'S"
in favor to 23,Sll against, or more
than three to one. The total vote on
the question was rising $4,000, or 90
ner cent. of the total vote of l42,ooo
! for Governor.
Speakins of the matter in his sec
lond inaugural address To the Legisla-
turn. Governor Robbie said that Pro-
lhibition is on longer Il question for a
political campaign; it is forever set
tied and cannot he changed untii the
|ueople give their consent" Yet it
seems that even then there vas COM
plaint about the lax enforcement or
1 81 Inv, A..
IGovernor said. its weakness seems |"
| be in its non enforcement by those
officers whose duty it is to execute the
| laws of the State. The state con-
stabulary law was then in force the
purpose Of which was TO remedy inns
negligence on the part of the county
land municipal of1icerS-the negll-
eence that is. of IA very few locall-
ties" where its general enforcement
lis disregarded" The law permitted
the Governor in such cases to appoint
| special enforcement officers, but ne
did not seem to have a high opinion OF
lit. While | would not recommend the
Irepeal of that portion of the law. he
I-aid Il have failed to see its good Ell
fects even when an opportunity mas
been given to test it. He continued:
| An appointment of this kind brings
with it an implied unpleasant censure
and reprimand, not only to the officers
| but to the citizens of the locality thus
temporarily placed under the guard
ianship of the state. This is consid-
| cred so offensive that county and mu-
Inicipal officers. and citizens. are too
| apt to fall back into inactivity and
1 ~, Ill Gin hl1 II
ed, to execute the law. Every endeavor
| should be made to secure the enforce
ment of the prohbitory law by the
Regularly chosen officers. Public Sentl-
ment has much to do with this ques-
ton: the enforcement or non-enforce-
ment Of prohibition depends on the
general disposition of the people.
These words have "a familiar sound.
They might have been spoken with
equal peritnence of the Sturgis law in
the present year of grace. 1t all goes
to show that experience has been re-
peated and that in respect to taking
the question out Of politics eXpecta-
ton has been disappointed. 1t has
been in politics more than ever. But
that was the way prohibition got into
the constitution. The vote was large
and the ma iority overwhelming. Now
will the people vote to take it out?
| In the light of that earlier vote it does
| not look as if they would, but the only
| way to quiet the agitation is to re-
| submit. Anyway we are in for two
| years of Democratic enforcement-Or
| otherwise.
Sing a Song Of Cider!
| GDatrOit NeWS)
| Fall is the season when man is
moved to praise Of things humble in
| origin, but rich in fulfillment. The
| young turkey struts about. preparing
| himself for Novembers ides: the
| woods crackle with the dropping of
hickory and butternut as the boys send
| clubs into branches, and the pumpkin
swells and yelloWS on the vine. ES-
pecially is it the time when the muse
| inclines to sing of cider. And the
| muse might be in far worse business.
| The Romans knew the drink, and be-
| fore them the Greeks In the days Of
Isaac and Jacob the pastoral tribes
| were familiar with its bead and Zest.
To such drink does the palate yearn
| in these October days. Exalted be the
natural, undistilled juice of the first
pressing. A good custom is the old
one of grating up a little hOrseradish
and dropping it into the secured casks
that are to hold the liquor. 1t i'm
proves and lend" the tang which is he
yond the powers Of description.
With a cool place for its storage the
resultant product can be kept i'm any
receptacle. If no cool. cObwebby eel
lar he at hand. then a stone jug will
do admirable service. From either a
generous mouthed pitched. topped
with the highest, ARREST bubbles that
ever rode an underlying depth of rich.
clear brown. can be brought out to
make an autumn or winter evening
with book and hickory meats and pop
corn and swapping fire an evening
of life indeed.
Bigger Feet for Women.
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