Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-07-26

you informed about the uo-ltcouoo move
ment. Its only purposs y to make organ
ixed EFFORT to maintain proAibiticu in
our constitution. The MONUMENT b in NO
sense pArtixan, and those who are taking
active part in it, work, are mot trying to
make political capital for any party or
candidates.
But this does not mean that those who
are prominent and active in its work are
men OF no political prominence; for many
Of them are and have been active in their
parties. But in making up the COM
mittees the one purpose has been to get
men who could and would do effective
work, and there has always been an effort
to have men of both political parties on
the committees.
The organization of the movement con-
sists of State committee OF sixteen mem
bers, one from each county. A State adj
visory committee OF from five to ten mem
bers from each county, and county and
town committees. The makeup OF the
State committee is as follows:
Androscoggin, Henry w. Cakes, Auburn;
Aroostook, Carl 4. Miiliken, Island Falls !;
Cumberland, George W. Norton, Portland;
Franklin, Frank w. Butler, Pennington;
Hancock, DIR. r. l.. Grindie, Mt. Desert;
Kennebec, Thomas c. Ingraham, Augusta;
Knox, Rufus @. Condor, Friendship; Lin
coin, Kendall NJ. Dunbar, Damariscotta;
Oxford, George d. Bisbee, Rumford; Pc
nobscot, ARENAS Weatherbee, Lincoln,
Piscataquis, Calvin W. Brown, Dover;
Sagadahoc, James II. Ames, Bowdoinham;
Somerset, Fredi r. Lawrence, Skow hegan;
Waldo, NJ. J. Dow, Brooks; Washington,
Ashley st. Clair, Calais; York, B. c. Jor-
dan, Alfred.
OF the executive committee A. p. Leigh
ton il chairman, and George w. Norton 10
secretary.
In the minds OF some there seems 10 be
an impression that it Is only temperance
men and church people who think very
highly OF prohibition, but that thought
full, clear headed business men do not
think it at all important in its relations
with their material interests. But II such
will examine the list Of names which make
| up the State advisory committee, they will
see that very many Of them are prominent
business men. And will say that in my
canvass OF the county, nearly every BUSH
ness man with whom have talked has
| said, in substance, that he thinks that q
| legalized liquor traffic would be disastrous
| to our business interests.
The makeup of the State advisory
committee consists Of prominent men
from every county; those from Hancock
county are: Byron II. Mayo, Southwest
Harbor, State senator; Albert F. Richard
son, Castine, principal Castine normal
school; Elmer p. Spofford, Deer Isle, rail-
road commissioner Parker SpofYord,
Bucksport, former railroad commissioner;
Henry w. Sargent, Sedgwick, former
State senator; Forrest B. Snow, Bluehill,
Judge Western Hancock municipal court.
The advocates OF prohibition believe
that it greatly reduces the use OF intoxi-
eating drinks and hence is conducive to
temperance and sobriety and helpful to
the moral and spiritual welfare OF our peo-
pie.
But careful observers see that in addi-
ton to its good moral effect, prohibition
| R1onobrs AatSktaa PtoskSAnys anu bt-
lieve that very prevalent opinion is ex-
pressed by the following address issued by
the no-license State committee:
To the Citizens Of Manner
The adoption OF prohibition sixty years ago
challenged the attention OF legislators
throughout the Enslish-speaking world. 1t
made the name of Maine familiar where
otherwise II might never have been known.
1t gave new Significance to the motto of our
State, putting her in the van OF great move
ment, now more than ever claiming the at
tention of thoughtful men everywhere, hav-
ing for Its object the relief OF society from one
of its heaviest burdens. From that day to this.
legislation looking TO that relief has been in
auenced to a greater or less extent by the pro-
hibitory policy OF Maine.
Before resorting to prohibition. Maine had
tried ali forms OF license. And it was only
the failure OF allsof these systems OF alleged
regulation to maintain measured bic control Of
the liquor traffic that led TO the adoption Of
prohibition. Yet once again Maine tried
license. But two years OF II worked such in
jury that prohibition Was restored by large
popular majority. Nov the organized liquor
interests Of the country seeks 70 reverse that
position. As the result Of experience and OBJ
5erFAtlOu IN our own 6tobe euo ELSEWHERE we
are convinced:
l. That prohibition 10 the most logical and
effective Legislative method Of curtailing the
evils Of the liquor trafnc-
2. That, contracted with the injurious ef-
fects Of the legaiized liquor trade elsewhere,
the evils Of the ouslaved trafac In Maine are
greatly mitigated.
.. That much OF the snsrGiss and earnings
Of our people that would otherwise have been
wasted In licensed saloons have been con-
served and devoted 10 useful purposes, and
that Maine has been greatly bensnted other
wise by prohibition.
4 That return TO license In any form
woald prove . serious injury TO the State, to
its business, ~ surely ~ to it, moral welfare.
We are convinced that what ID known a.
the prohibitory amendment 70 our constitu-
tion 70 . great safeguard to statutory pro-
hibition. It also has . moral influence ~ q
declaration that the people Of Maine are set
tied in their convictions that the LIQUOR traffic