The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-17
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

unnecessarily 1OllON Ill lTdlu.
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM.
To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL:
The Bulletin of August 1st, and all the
other rum papers, are very much exer-
cised over the large amount of money
used by the friends Of prohibition in this
campaign. They have a great deal to
say about the salaried officers at work
and the large sums paid to speakers and
workers. Nearly the whole first page of
the Bulletin is devoted to this one shock
ing thing of spending money by the No
License party. Of course they exag-
gerate. 1t is too much to expect them
to tell the truth. While most of the
speakers and workers ask and receive
nothing for their services, the expenses
of travel, entertainment, printing, post
age, etc, amount to a large sum.
Where does the money come. from?
The Bulletin suggests that the W. C. T.
u, the Civic League. The Anti-Saloon
League, the Good Templars, Methodist
churches, etc, furnish large part of
this money. Where do all these societies
get their money? Every one of these
rum papers knows perfectly we'll that
every dollar of the expense that goes in
to this campaign on our side is the con-
tribution, mostly in small sums, by poor
people for the good of the cause; for the
promotion of righteousness and temper
ance. There is not one selfish dollar,
not one tainted dollar, not one dollar ex-
cept what is sanctifed by the prayers
and sacrifices of the most devoted and
conscientious people in the country.
How is it with the unlimited money at
their command? Most people believe
that nearly every dollar of it is tainted;
every dollar of it smells of the saloon. 1t
will curse every man who receives it.
While there are some parties in the State
who will receive the vile stuff for their
services, there cannot be many disinter-
ested men in the State so lost to all sense
of honor and righteousness as to contrib
ute a dollar to open the door to 1000
legalized and gilded saloons in the State,
where we have not one now for the de-
struction of thousands of our young peo-
pie.
There is vast difference between the
consecrated, sanctified dollar. blessed by
the prayers of honest givers, and the
tainted dollar of the saloon, cursed by
the tears, anguish and suffering of men,
women and children B. C. JORDAN.
Alfred, Me-, August 9, 1911
Rev. W. F. Berry, superintendent of
the Christian Civic League of Maine,
has given to the public list of the names
of the AntiSaloon speakers and the
amounts they are paid.
The first named is the national super
intendent of the anti-saloon league, and
the others are State or district superin-
tendents, Rev. p. A. Baker, D. D., Rev.
George W. Morrow, Rev. John S. Rut-
ledge, Rev. T. H. Hare, P. J. Young
dahl, A. H. Clarke, Rev. e. J. Moore,
John G. Woolley, Rev. U. G. Humphrey.
These speakers are spending two weeks
each, except Mr.. Woolley, in Maine, and
speak twice daily and receive no paw
whatever for their services Each man
gives his entire services
The Civic league of Maine pays the ex-
pense of travel and entertainment of
each speaker from and back to the home
of each during his stay in Maine.
Judge Charles A. Pollock came from
Fargo, N. D., and spent ten days cam
paigning in Maine, his expense of travel
and entertainment being paid by the
league. He gave his entire service.
The National Temperance society is to
loan two of its workers, DR.. C. H. Mead
and Hon. Oliver W. Stewart, to the civic
league for work in Maine without any
expense to the league. The Temperance
society of the Methodist church also
loans its field secretary, DR.. Alfred
Smith, to the work in Maine for month
without expense to the league. The Do
minion alliance also loans it's secretary.
Benjamin H. Spence, for two weeks of
work in Maine without expense to the
league except for travel and entertain
ment while in Maine.
All these men, regularly engaged in
reform work, gladly give their entire
services to the Maine campaign.
The following speakers brought to
Maine by the Civic league are paid: Gin
ton N. Howard, Hon. A. 2. Blair, Ex-
governor Glenn and John B. Lennon,