Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-07

four to six three-horse teams. The de-
partment stores, confectionery manufac-
turers and some other lines of business
are also finding similar profitable expedi-
ton of delivery by means of motor We
hicIes adapted to their respective needs.
These together with the automobile for
rapid moving of humanity seem to indi-
cate that the horses field of labor will be
restricted to the rougher farming lands,
the small farmer and the admirers of fne
horse flesh for pleasure and sporting pur-
poses Sinews of steel will more ana
more relieve Dobbin Of his treadmill ex-
istence.
State Wide Prohibition VS., Local OPP
ton.
Since coming to reside in Ohio IA months
ago the writer has been an interested
observer of the working of the local OPP
ton law which has now been in force in
this state for about three years. This
CITY about the size of Portland, Me- IS
dry territory, as is Clark county in which
situated In fact, much the larger por-
ton of Ohio has voted out the liquor
traffic Nevertheless, there Is just as
much aggressive, persistent activity
among the wet element to reinstate the
licensed sale of liquor as was evident
during a residence In Maine from 1908 TO
1909
At the present time, most strenuous
campaign is getting under way, which ID
sure to reach white heat condition be-
fore election next spring, when the ques-
ton of liquor VS.. no liquor in this city
will be fought all over again. According
to the tenets of the local option law OF
/ hair nnta
for the licensed sale of liquor once in
three years. Therefore. across the length
and breadth of this great state this strife,
melted by the liquor interests and those
hoping for gain from it is uninterruptedly
going on; when the battle is concluded IN
one city or county the fray is just Begin
ming in another.
An interesting comparison was afforded
| when leaving Maine in 1909 for a years
residence In New York City. There IL
censed saloons were found crowded with
drinkers and each week end was little
less than drunken orgy in a number OF
the most popular saloons of the city.
| Notwithstanding the legalized saloons
there were speak easy joints and liquor
| furnishing clubs where the more retir-
ling class of drinkers were accommodates
| Here in Ohio the joints. clubs ana
| pocket peddlers are undeniaoly more
numerous than in Maine. Why then
/ should Maine citizens desire to change
from a Statewide. uniform, reasonable
system of temperance law to an unstable,
| haphazard transient form of liquor con-
| troll? Any fair minded. competent Judge,
/ after living a year in Maine, New York
| and Ohio, IL honest. must admit thae
statewide prohibition is infinitely to ne
| preferred il effective checking of the
sale of liquor and attendant evils Is the
end desired Unbiased, constant study OF
license. local option and constitutional
prohibition for nearly a score of years
In more than dozen states has COM
| PEELED a complete conviction to the
writer's mind that Maine and her sister
| prohibition states have worked out tEs
best solution of the rum traffic problem
of any in existence.
| The comment everywhere among men
standing for good government is. Maine
surely will not vote down her Pioneer
Prohibition law. When it comes to the
test they will never take the backward
step"
1 The best citizenship of the nation Is
looking for Maine to stand by Prohibition
in September The worst element OF the
nation is hoping and working for the
| overthrow of the Maine Law. Voterss
which shall it be?
B.F. w. THORPE.
Springfield. Ohio, July 81, IL.