Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
RUMOCRACY CLAIMS ANALYzED.
B. C. Jordan Of Alfred Calls Attention to the
Absurdity Of Their Strongest Arguments.
Editor Kennebec Journal:

The Decaogue of Rumseers and Their Friends Examined
First That prohibition doesn't prohibit
Does prohibition gambling theft murder prohibit? We
know that prohbiory law suppress any entirely
prohibits the crime Does any say that because Our
prolbtory law against lying. stealing gambling ETC. not
always enforced that should license them Would license
law entirely suppress any crime What earthly can be
given for licensing the saloon because prohibition doesn't pro-
hbt that will apply with equal force for licensing the gam
bling house and bothe because the prohbory law against
them doesn't prohibit?
Second: The prohibitory law against the saloon
hypocrisy, lying, deception.
Don't criminals of all kinds deceive lie practice all kinds of
hypocrisy their crimes Don't the police large
cities wink gambling houses and brohels and who
heard OF anybody proposing that because of such hypocrisy and
such nfaithunes of officers that these laws prohibiting these
should be repealed and license enacted The only
why hear repeating, parroike License, License
License of the liquor traffic and hear regard to all
these other because we have heard and many
times fail to the absurdity of it. Vice monster
of frghful men that to be hated needs but be
But too oft, etc
Third We deplore the evil of drunkenness we are all for
temperance Now when have tried prohibition and found
it doesn't prohibit isn't duty try something ee2 Isn't
it bounden duty license which can't possibly prohibit
Surprising have school teacher who doesn't keep order
in his school The disorder becomes nsuerabe 1t can't be
borne any longer. What would we do? Would say that
the teachers prohibition doesn't prohibit We tried pro-
hbiton and it has failed Isn't duty something
else? What would do? Would we say that if the pupils
would pay dollars for license that they might whisper and
laugh and play much they pleased would the
teacher and get who would enforce prohibition If
had boy and had family proibtory law that he should
neither steal lie, and spite of the law he
tnualy did all these might whip him. but prohibition doesn't
prohibit What would do? Would we repeal our
prohbory law and icense Would you say boy
Prohibition doesn't to prohibit you pay SIoo per
year and you may e steal and swear much you please
The boy would be delighted He would say Il easily
than 500 per year stealing and the hundred dollars will
help father about his taxes and there will be
deception and hypocrisy"
Fourth Make the saloon legal and respectable 1t will make
the peasanes place the village Good liquors will
be sold and stylish way. The high license man will
help the officers Danish the pocket pedder and kitchen dive
Which is the dangerous? Which will lead decent well
disposed young of the village the drink habit this
elegant well lighted gded saloon the pocket pedder or
the kitchen dve All must agree that the elegant
enticng vice is the dangerous Again gded
high license saloon doesn't by any Danish the pocket
pedder and the low dive The disreputabe characters that
can't raise the money pay for license going
business. They going keep right The experience
in every license shows that they plenty pro-
hibiton states The gded saloon doesn't the customers
they have reduced from gentlemen down dirty drunken
They perfectly willing them to the low dive
and pocket pedde These last not having pay any license
prosper better under prohibition
Fifth The money paid into the treasury for licenses
will lower the taxes.
This is taking argument, many persons the burden of