The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-05-25
Message for Maine from Across
Seas.

United Kingdom Alliance Wishes Us God
Speed in Resisting Another Assault of
Liquor Traffic.
The United Kingdom Alliance, an
English organization which devotes its
energies to the promotion Of the cause
of temperance, has issued the following
address:
To THE PEOPLE OF MAINE:
For more than half a century temper
ance reformers throughout the world
have rejoiced at the effective stand
which your State has made against the
assaults of the liquor traffic. Again you
are called upon to defend your hardwon
rights against yet another assault of an
enemy as insidious and INSCRIPTIONS in
method as he is cruel and selfish in his
objects Many years ago your State
learned the lesson which the civilized
nations are learning with increasing
rapidity. that it is the removal OF the
cause of intemperance which can alone
secure a nation against the disastrous
result of intemperance. Filled with an
earnest desire to safeguard your family
life, and to secure for your children an
environment cleansed from the democrat
izing influences of the drinking saloon,
your State marched straight for that ulti-
mate goal Of prohibition to which all the
civilized nations of the world are looking
as the only real safeguard against the
drink evil. The principles which you
were among the first to adopt have now
become widely accepted among social re-
formers throughout the world, who owe
you a debt which can never be repaid.
Today you have yet another opportunity
of proving to the world the truth Of the
principles for which your forefathers
fought. You have yet another oppor-
tunity of showing to the world that the
manhood of New England is as strong to
resist the aggression of selfish and home
desolating greed as ever it was. AS
your comrades in temperance effort, we
from across the seas-your brethren and
sisters in that common bond of com
mon origin-wish you God speed.
Left Jones, ESQ.,, M. A., President.
L. Porter Smith, Esq, j. P, Chair
man of Executive.
Sir W. j, Crossley, Bart, M. P,
Treasurer.
Robert B. Batty, Esq, Hon., Secre-
tary,
George B. Wilson, B. A., Secretary.
Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of Lin
coin
Ven. Archdeacon Wherefore, D. D.
Right Hon. Thomas Burt, M. P.
Very Rev. The Dean of Carlisle.
Hon. and Very Rev. The Dean of Here
ford.
Sir William j. Crossley, Bart, M. P.
Alderman G. &. Hunter, D. Sc, J. P.
Alexander Guthrie, Esq.
Sir William P. Hartley.
Sir George White, M. P.
Rev. John Clifford, d. D.
Hon. Mrs. Eliot Yorke.
The Countess of Carlisle.
Right Hon. Sir Thomas P. Whitaker,
M. P.
Lady Battersea.
Very Rev. The Dean of Durham.
H. !. Wilson, Esq, M. P.
Thomas r. Ferens, ESQ.,, M. T.
Joseph Rank, Esq.
Capt. Richard Rigg, D. L., J. P.
Mrs. W. S. Game.
Alderman Harrison Mudd, j. P.
Charles H. Roberts, ESQ.,, M. P.
Sir Algernon Coote, Bart, H. M. L.
Sir John Herbert Roberts, Bart, M. P.
A. Cameron Corbett, Esq, M. P.
Sir John Herbert Roberts, Bart, M. P.
Right Hon. Lord Shuttleworth.
LAZY Biddulph of Leadbury.
Right Hon. l.. v Harcourt, M. P.
Hon. Lady Emmott Barlow.
Rev. [. Sylvester Horne, M. P.
Rev. J. H. Jowett, D. D., M. A.
Thomas Robinson. Esq, J. P.
Miss Agnes Weston, LII. D.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bart.
Sir Victor Horsley, F. R. S.
Prog. G. Sims Woodhead, M A, M D.
Right Hon. John Burns, M. P.
John M. McCallum, Esq, ME-.
w. H. K. Redmond, ESQ.,, NJ. P.
Fred H. Smith, ESQ, J. P.