The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-05-11
FOR CONSTITUTIONAL PROHIBITION.
A No-License Movement Including Men OF
all Parties and Non-sectarian.

On another page We give the announcement
of an organization of leading business men of
the State who have volunteered to interest
themselves in the retention of the prohibitory
clause in the State constitution The names
of the State officers and State committee are
given, and in addition there is to be an advis-
ory State committee, not yet completed. dis
tributed evenly as might be convenient
among the various counties of the State.
Among the members who have already been se-
lected and have accepted are the following:
Clarence E. Frost president; Hunter & Nc
Master Co, Pittsfeld; W. o. Fuller. editor
Courier Gazette, Rockland; EX-Gov John F.
Hill, Augusta; Hon. Iucius c. Morse, Liberty;
Hon. A. E. Nickerson, Swanville; Fred L. Pal
mer, Monroe; A. F. Richardson, principal
Castine Normal SCHOOL; W. I. C. Runnels,
Esq, Searsport; Hen. Parker Spofford, Bucks
port; J. R. Tabor, Unity; Rev. j. w. Vaughan,
Belfast.
This advisory committee is considered as
part of the State committee, and from its.
ranks several of the executive officers have
been chosen. Marcellus j. Dow of Brooks is
/ the Waldo county member of the State COM
mittee, and has taken up the work in earnest.
| In a note received from him last week he said
that "Waldo county is nearly solidly organic
ed"
The Portland Evening Express in publishing
the names of those participating in this move
ment said edtorially:
1t is notable list 1t represents distinc-
lively citizens movement. 1t includes the
names OF men OF all political parties and of all
religious creeds. 1t IS unique committee, al
together outside OF temperance societies,
form associations and religious bodies that are
committed to the same object that has called
this committee into being.
One of the most suggestive features of this
citizens movement is the evidence it affords
of the opposition among business men to any
thing that may aid in the readmssion of the
licensed liquor traffic to the State. Included in
the list are the names Of men of more than
National fame in the world of business. Cap
tains Of industry in Maine, whose foresight,
capital and energy have contributed immense
, ly to the development of the resources of the
State, have interested themselves in this move
ment because they convinced that Prohibi-
ton has been of great value to the State ir
the matter OF business. They not fanatics
They are not sentimentalists. They are not
idealists. They are hard headed men of affairs.
They are widely known, within and without
our State. as men whose names are Synony-
nous with all that is essential for success in
any enterprise. They men who are accus-
toned to interest themselves in the business
prosperity of communities.
They are men whose wide experience and
extensive observation have enabled them to
compare conditions in Maine under Prohibition
with conditions elsewhere under license, and
VINO nave thus been convinced that the over
throw OF Prohibition in Maine would result in
widespread injury to the State.
Opposition to the restoration of license in
any form to Maine will be greatly strengthened
by the example and the influence of such men.
There are thousands of our citizens who have
been accustomed to look up to these men as
successful leaders in the business and the in
dustrial interests of the State, who will be
glad to cooperate with them in the crisis that
has led such busy men of affairs to give their
attention for the nonce to matter which, in
ness welfare of our people.