Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-21
A Few Questions and Resolves.

one after another we are recording
the resolutions of organizations and
societies AGAINST the repeal of the
prohibitory law. We hear of none of
these organizations for purposes OF
good favoring the abrogation of Con-
stitu;ional prohibition. We can think
of no church. educational, charitable
or other worthy institution but that
/ would be ashamed to announce itself
in favor Of liquor license.
Treating this great question candid
llv as we would any other, can any man
or party who favors license, local OPP
ticn or any other handling of the Ii
i ouor evil than prohibition. tell why
it is that all GOOD organizations and
| law?
| The Church, the w. C. T. L., the
| Grange. etc, etc, all are in favor of
prohibition; why?
The great mass of Christian people
upon whom the moral worth of the ma p
| ton depends, who are for the sancti-
| ty of the home, the education of the
| young, and the upbuilding of the ma
tional character, is opposed to repeal
of Names prohbitory law; why?
If you are practical. honest
minded person young or old will you,
in the next few months, take notice
of the character and moral worth of
those who favor prohibition and those
who oppose it in your own community?
If you think you favor license are
you sure you know WHY'S it because
you think it will BE \ BENEFIT TO
YOU in the future, or because someone
whom YOU have admired has been on
that side?
If you are young man, ask your
future a single good result to expect
from having convenience in securing
intoxicating liquors
If you are young man would you
not be ashamed for some of your
friends to know that you were in any
way connected with the rum bust
ness or with promoting its sale?
Does it not cause your American
spirit to rise in rebellion when you re-
member that few constituencies per-
sons in control of the liquor interests
of the country, caring naught for the
misery and crime they are promoting,
deliberately attempt to remodel the
laws of this State for the sake of the
dollars they can make here?
Did you ever know of any good COM
ing out of a saloon or other place
where liquor was the dominating in
fuence?
The Maine Baptist Institute, in its
second annual convocation, at Water
vile, Me, under the auspices of Colby
College and the Maine Baptist Mis-
sionary Convention. and representing
Baptist and Free Baptist churches,
adopted the following resolutions:
Awakened, at last, by the distinctly
aVowed purpose of the organized Ii
quor traffic of the country, so boldly
expressed in all the liquor trade jour
nails, to cooperate with the lovers of
license in Maine, in a supreme effort
to destroy the constitutional barrier
against the legalized saloon; 4
We. now, pledge to each ether. in
dividually: 1st, That on the eleventh
day of next September we will vote,
and vote against the abrogation and
annulment of Constitutional Prohibit
ton; 2nd, We will actively cooperate
with the regularly organized moral
and civic forces of the State in organ
ized effort to defeat this expressed de-
sire and purpose of the liquor forces.
and thus preserve the safety of our
homes and the honor of our State.
the point; do you need a stronger rca-
sor for opposition to the liquor forces?
Church people thus pledge themselves,
ind vidually. to work and vote tn re-
tain Constitutional prohibition. They
agree to and invite cooperation to de
feat the liquor forces. Are you with
them, or will you allow yourself to be
led by those who are ashamed to aCk-
nowledge their sympathies openly and
will work and vote secretly to place
their state in the grasp of the worst
trust God has suffered existence?
Thc IntercolIegiAte Socialist Society