Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
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the form OF. resolutions, and should be
read by everyone who has read the
resolutions put out by the organiza-
ton recently formed in Maine with the
avowed purpose of doing all in it's
power to repeal the prohibitory amend
ment.
The Lewiston Sun has the following:
Read the Grange letter. They say
that the proposed taking the Prohibition
Amendment out of the Constitution is "a
movement toward the open saloon, which
exists solely that it may fatten on the
lifeblood of our boys You might thlnk
saloons in state Master Stetson's home
town of Greene. Or in Turner. Or In
Leeds, or Liyermore, or in Durham, or
Minot or Poland. to feed on boys life
blood against the will of the farmer ma
jorty in those towns.
But do you say the boys might come
boys might come TO Lewiston now
What are you Patrons doing now to pre-
vent the Likelihood of your boys being fed
on in Lewiston now what nave you
done in the past Is years to save your
boys from Lewiston? Have you voted
the Prohibition ticket? Have you ever
once in the 25 years come INTO Lewiston
and demanded the closing OF the rum
shons against your boys? Have you
once nut mn even respectable threat
to the Republican sheriff OF Androscog-
gin county that If he didn't stop me pusi,
ness in Lewiston you would unite ana
turn him and his party out? talk about
vour boys' Ufeblood! What have you
done since those boys were porn 10 pro-
tect their Iifeblood from the saloon?
This childish outburst on the part OF
the editor of the Lewiston Sun typi-
fies the strength of the argument
which is put forth by the advocates
of tho liquor interests. The editor OF
the Sun can see no Improvement In
q system which holds the saloons down
TO a number of hidden dives in OPP
position to law, and always in fear
of, the officers call. over system that
would make every such place legal
and without fear of the law. and in
stead of forcing those who are de-
termined to have intoxicants to travel
from Greene to Lewiston and hunt
for it, have open saloons in their own
town
Because the editor of the Sun knows
of violations of the law in his own
city. he would throw the law to the
winds open up the country to the IL
ouor traffic and violate the convictions
OF the people at large. He demands
to know what the patrons are doing
now to prevent the life blood of their
boys being fed on by Lewiston dive
keepers
The patrons will undoubtedly answer
that they are keeping 1t out of the
smaller towns. and that they are do
ing everything within their power to
overcome the evil influences which
congregate in the city places and
where such influences are numerous
enough to make the business of rum
selling in violation of the law proht-
able. The patrons of Maine are TAX
ing no steps backward. They are
protecting their sons in every man
ner in which they are capable from
such influences as the Sun points out
as being prevalent in its city.
The editor of the Sun becomes de-
mandatory and accusatory in shout
ing its doctrines at an Imaginary
grange audience. He cries: You talk
about moral tandpoint-you!-you
who all these years have submissive
" handed over your vote to the party
that traded with the rum sellers!
From evidence at hand from all Sec
tions OF the State, from the outspoken
stand of all the leaders of the party
in power, the support this party has
received and is receiving from the Ii
qaor dealers and the wholesale brew
ers, and the support which they are
almost unanimously. so far as the
leaders of the party are concerned,
giving to the campaign of the liquor
interests to increase intemperance in
the State. it certainly indicates poor
taste upon the part of one of the chief
organs of that party to denounce any
other as trading with the rum
sellers
The grangers of Maine have, as a
majority, voted with the party that
was the author and the supporter of
the law making the rum seller an out
law. They have gone on handling over
their votes to that party because
they believe the prohibitory law,
irperfectly as it has been en-
forced. was productive of less rum
shops. less crime. less poverty, less
insane: and increased bank accounts,
better dressed children. better schools.
happier homes and better moral con-
ditions than any system that has been
devised by the liquor interests for in
crease Of the rum traffic.
The editor of the Sun goes ON with
a TRADE against the patrons OF Maine,
that is as nonsensical as it is ridicu-
lous. when we consider the aspects OF
a man "A Editors Woods education
and personal morals quarreiing with