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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
"FoLLoW ME FOR LIBERTY
Where a Local Optionist Landed, Who
Aimed for Personal Liberty.

Hon. John Holmes was an influential
member Of the Maine Temperance
Union when organized in 1884. III
Thomaston, the people We're consider
ing in the spring town-meeting wheth-
CT licenses to sell liquor should be
granted. This was n common occur
renee in the towns of Maine under the
local option" provision prevailing at
one stage OF the temperance move
ncnt
After a long discussion the house
was polled. TO do this 1t was neces-
sary that all should 90 out of the
building. The opponents of license
were to range themselves on one side
Of the road and its friends to cross
over to the other. Among those pres
ent was Il Drawing fellow. who had
strongly favored license. and who was
at the time considerably under the in
fiuence of liquor. AS the voters went
out OF the town-house TO divide, this
man shouted: Follow me for liberty.
Crossing over to the license side Of
the street, he fell IN the slush AMI mud
of the gutter. Senator Holmes said
that the illustration of the liberty"
+ to which that leader would persuade
was more effective for the 'anti-lieense
party that day than all the speeches
| that had been made.-Reminisce
Of Neal Dow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09

Net aaif has yet been told of tile
misery, sorrow, poverty. degradation
ana crime, which have been caused
by the iegaiized liquor traffic.
The Non Partisan Local Self Gov
eminent League is sending out liter
AZURE and cartoons very derogators
to prohibition speakers. We woula
suggest if something good might be
said for license or regulation 1t would
be more profitable for them to speak
of its advantages than saying al man
ner of evil OF the Prohibtionists. In
their latest distribution of literature.
.dhey have given great deal OF atten-
ton to the large number of highly
paid, out-of-State speakers employed
TO come into Maine to tell the people
that prohibition has been a success.
| The fact is, they come and tell us of
| the great failure of the license law In
| their own states.
They claim it is conservative est
mate to say these high salaried speak
ers arc costing one thousand dollars
n day.
his were true, how does it con-
Germ the N. P. L. S. G. League since
| whenever any Of these speakers are
paul ltfI tiltl IAltESy LEY utc Ps-t1
bv the contributions of private nds-
viduals or temperance organizations
The truth Is only a few OF these.
| speakers receive pay, but Il would not
| be expected that some people would
| believe. that there are a great many
no le rrinded men and women In our
! Christian land who have a soul above
| dollars and cents. Even If some ~
these great men receive high salary.
they leave their BUSINESS interests per-
haps, at sacrifice for the good they
hope to do. Is not the laborer worthy
| of his hire?
Mrs Beole, who addressed such Q
splendid audience at Market square,
though unaccustomed to speaking In
the open air. is giving her service In
addition to this the N. Y. State w. c,
T.. u. has contributed three hundred
dollars to this campaign for prohibit
ton in Maine. Is Mrs. Boole working
for political office or personal fnterests
No.
The n. P. L. S. G. League say Moth
ing about the hundreds of true men
and women in our own State. who are
giving of their time, money brain and
the very best there Is in them for the
, cause of Prohibition, without hope OF
pay except a magnificent majority
for the Nos on Sept. II.
Prohibition voters, every one of you
make special effort to go to the
polls and vote No on Sept. II. Let
nothing keep you from this sacred
privilege and duty. If you are too
lame or sick to walk let some of the
prohibition workers know and they
will carry you in their autos or teams.
The Yes vote win all be there.
i A WHITE RIBBONER. $
Augusta. Me. Sept. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
A Few Things to Think About
Before You Vote For License.

vorces have been Increasing in popu-
larity and frequency ever since, pro-
crossing with the increase OF liquor
drinking.
Great Britains record through
drink is: 100000 paupcrs, 100000
criminals, 10000 insane. $4,000 drunk
ards and $4,000 deaths yearly from
strong drink.
A member of the British Parliament
said, in 1909. that the people of Great
Britain each year drink up the value
OF every inch OF land in England,
ireland. and Scotland.
In 1907. saloons in the District of
Columbia paid 100000 in revenue, but
the same year more than S500o,oW was
expended upon the institutions in the
District of Columbia that look after
the saloons finished product
out of $3.50 murders and suicides in
the United States in 1906, Maine fur
nishcd but three Does prohibition
prohibit?
Cine million two hundred thousand
men and $500, 600, 900 are engaged i'll
the struggle against temperance.
During IrelaEd's fearful famine,
some decades ago. while hundreds of
her people died from hunger Ireland
distilled 100000 bushels of grain INTO
whiskey. DO you recall the song,
Give me three grains Of corn, moth
err, only three grains of corn, to keep
the little life | have till the coming
of the morn?
Should federal prohibition be Sc
cured. the United States government
| would receive but one-iIalf its pres
ent revenue, but America would save
about ten times the entire national
revenue. Figure out what your taxes
would be on this basis.
+ New York with ten times Maine's
population receives yearly $40. ,oot
in revenue from her saloons, Maine
nothing. Yet for every pauper II
| Maine New York has A..
~ In 1908 the liquor traffic received
froh. America $4,000 100000. Americ;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09

The United States annually spends
s25o, 100000 for educational purposes.
and each year spends 81, 900. 900 o9 for
strong drink which destroys the in
tcllee,. For every dollar expended to
add to the intelligence. eight dollars
are spent toward obliterating the in
tellisence forever
Great Britain yearly, manufactures
into beer. grain which II put into
bread would make $4,000 900 pounds.
The liquor traffic in the United
States. each year, sends 100, coo men
into drunkards' graves. quite II draft
of men for positive Death in 50 dis
graceful cause.
New York City as whole has 10
saloons to every place of business.
In one district Of that metropolis are
4065 saloons and hut Ill places of
worship; and the saloons are open
every day. from early morning until
late at night, while the churches are
open a few hours on Sunday and one
or two evenings a. week.
The population of the United States
is $4,000. 900 One third of these pee
pie spend more for drink yearly than
is expended for food and clothing OF
the entire population.
The amount spent for drink in the
United States is each year, more than
twice the amount that is spent for
Tread.
II all the money in the United
States were equally divided among the
9i,e0t.Oo0 inllabitants, each would have
about $e5. Of5sthis sum- as now ex-
pended, sl7.59 would be spent for
drink. sga
What oss3liquor do for Germany
the beer drinking country? 1t pro-
duces 2annualiy 500 delirium tremens
patients iof in 3 Eerliiia alone, 12J6t
Throughout aiisGerniarv; $4,000 drunk.
ards confined tooprison. 5000 confined
in insane asylsimsai Do we want beer
MoreI THANH $4,000 6, tliSorces Isweft
caused in the Unteti States by strong
drink in theafo'taR N1aN5 And di
snSss3sGsas ssv&. k,lS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09

lowed to drop-arrests were to be made
yesterday, but a slight hitch occurred
which will prevent the names of the
men coming out for a few days.
.Fhat was printed August 3D. and as
yet we have heard of no arrests, nor
IN TACT have we seen any reference TO
the brutality We know nothing as
TO who these men We're. we have made
10 inquiry and do not care to know;
they were not the guilty parties but
ia murderous outrage as bad as any
timing that might occur in the Island of
Sicily has been committed on our pub
lie highway. The authorities seeming
~ are not following up the matter, be-
cause probably it ought not TO be fol-
lowed against the men in the auto
mobile. The real culprit the liquor
traffic is d Iaw-protected outlaw.
A drunken policeman in Philadelphia
the other night kicked, cuffed and shot
little boy who lost on the streets
after midnight. Another drunken DO
liceman in New York, appealed TO by
citizen to break up a drunken ca
rousai IN an apartment adjoining his,
was told to get out: people have a
right to get drunk in their own house."
and on remonstrance by the citizen he
was dubbed out of all semblance to
humanity. Governor Wilson of New
Jersey is great man, but he gives no
evidence of the fact by saying that
the liquor traffic lis a local matter. /"
1t is not local! 1t is a general and
continuous vaudeville of crime. To
license 1t is a crime. To accept reve-
nue. from it is to become guilty par
ticipant in its crimes.-W illiamsport
Index
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
The Curse Continues.

Ia Lycomlng County the people are
asleep to the awful carnage of the
licensed liquor traffic. In English Cen
Ter few days ago. in the bar room OF
mis- fathers hotel. young fellow was
hit in the stomach by one of his faith
cr's patrons ana died from the effects
u the blow. The poor fellow was muir
d"red, not by the man who delivered
the blow. but By the traffic for the
conduct of which his father holds a
license issued BY the court of this
county in accordance with the law en-
acted by the Legislature of this state.
On Thursday of last week on the
public highway. just outside of VIII
Transports city limits, highly re-
spectacle farm woman while driving
home from our city met an automo-
bile containing three men; she drove
to the side of the road in order to give
plenty of room She observed by the
actions of the men that they We're
drunk With the exception of the driver.
In passing, one of the men yelled and
threw o beer bottle at her. The bottle
struck her on the head and she fell
in the box of the wagon unconscious.
The horse wandered some distance be-
fore several farmers found her bleed
ing and suffering; the blood was flow
ing In a stream from her head, and
only the timely discovery saved her
from bleeding to death, and even with
timely assistance and medical atten-
ton. she remained unconscious for -four
hours. M
f5 Now note this: one of our city pa
pers said 'the farmers along the road
are greatly aroused over the cowardls
attack and the matter win not be al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
LINCOLN AT A SALOON.
s9is Expressed Desire Regarding His
Soldiers on the temperance Question.

The following is given by the Rev.
John Talmage Bergen as having been
told him by an old soldier from
Michigan
L was a private in ono of the
Western regiments that arrived first
in Washington after the call for rs,
00o We were marching through the
city amid great crowds of CHEERING
people, and then after going into
camp were given leave to see tbs
town.
Like many others of our boys, the
SALOON or tavern was the first thing
We hit. With my comrade | was jusi
about to go into the door of one OF
these places when a hand was laid
upon my arm. and looking up there
was President Lincoln from his grea,
height above me, a mere lad, regard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09

ing me with those kindly eyes and a
pleasant smile.
I was almost dropped with sur
prise and bashfulncss, but he held
out his hand, and as took it he
shook hands in strong Western fash
ion and said: I don't like to see our
uniform going into these places.
That was all he said. He turned inn
mediately and walked away and We
passed on, We would not have gone
into that tavern for all the wealth of
Washington City"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
Untrue Statements Have Been Made

Editor Kennebec journal:
It would seem that everything had
been said. that could be said in favor
of Prohibition. and against any form
Of License or Local option but not
half has yet been told of the good
that has been wrought, not only to the
State OF Maine, but to our nation and
the world. by Names Constitutional
Prohibition. Much as it has been
abused and nul'ified. no one can fully
realize the. good effects of this right
eouS law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09

received with the drink: $500 smother
ed babies, 5000 suicides. 10,09a muir
ders, $4,000 fallen girls, 5000 murdered
wives, 10000 widowed mothers. 1o0,-
GEO paupers. 100000 orphaned children,
100000 criminals. 100000 drunkards'
graves. 100000 fallen boys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
Six Reasons for oaposino License.

/. The saloon never einpties aims
houses and prisons, but fills them.
3 1t never makes happy families,
but miserable ones.
g. 1t never diminishes taxes with
all its saloon revenue), but increases
them.
4. 1t never protects our property.
nor personal safety. but endangers
them.
5. 1t never builds up the church. but
peoples the prisons and jails.
6. 1t never protects man. but robs
him of his money. his family, his hap
piness. his good name. his hopes, and
all endearments of life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09

H. To average up to non-prohbition states
Maine drink eighteen times as
much per capita and spend a state
$Ioooo,ooQ more for drink
f. With the passing Of the Lac (aoao before Con-
grcsSl against Interstate Commerce shipment
into the prohibition states even this minimum
Of drink aVW be reduced.
s. The illegal selling now cannot possibly compare
in amount with the legazed (plus the Illegal
selling that would come with saloons
h. One large legazcd saloon would have the
premises for open sale as much liquor have
all the illegal places in augusta, Ilallowell,
Gardiner combined.
i. No system of Regulation" devised has ever pro-
hbitcd, secured the minimum of drink and
drinking as docs the prohibition law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
MODERATE DRINKING lMPOS
,azn SlBEE.
MPOS-
Practically All Crimes and All Disas-
~ ters Are the Result of Drink. A

TEL the young men through the
columns Of your paper that Gen. Grant
does not drink a drop of 1iquor-has
not for Is years because he is afraid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
I'olNf ON1e
prohibition docs not prohibit. ]

prohibition does not prohibit
Tie prosecution has failed utterly prove that prohibition
does prohibit in reasonable OF securing the
mniH,ra Of drink drinking and Drunkenness and other
49, consequent evils
II has utterly failed shake the defense in these facts
claimed aud demonstrated. 10 wit
a. Prohibition the only law free from compromise
and bargain OF piece with the Divine Statutes
and perfect morals
b. No defect has been found in the present law but
fddt seith its enforcement.
c. In OF its two provisions the present law is ab
Soirtelp and perfectly enfoyced-NO LIQUOR
IS 1f4NUF1CTURED IN MIME
d. Throughout the larger portion of the prohi-
btion does efectuay prohibit liquor selling,
and in the entire better enforced than
laws against other kindred and undcfendcd
evils
C. Impartial figures CO. s Bureau Express records)
ss.Z do prove that prohibition prohibits in
- able sense Of securing The minimum Of drink
sra.r and drinking G. G.
@#qefs 80 l. With 10 of the population prohibition
:-9>g~y states only IIo6 Of the liquor
consumed in the United States
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
The Business Mems Temper.

The Business Mems Temper.
ance Society Incorporated 500
600, Waterloo. Iowa) declares
through one of it's members
I'VE have been able to prove
that there is more drug store
traffic in saloon towns by a very
large per cent. than in towns
where there are no saloons. In
;. fact. we have been able to alb.
J solutely demonstrate BY the
records, county by county. here
in iowa local option) that tn.
Ahiskey drug store Is partn.,
IF the saloon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
t}oINT Two.

CIhc proposed laws prohibit better where operaon)
The prosecution has failed utterly prove that laws such
those proposed work well where in operation equal
The prohibition law in securing the minimum of drunk
cnness. vice and crime
bias failed to show that under the liquor Interests ideal
law in Massachusetts regulation compares in results
with prohibition. c. g
Boston High LieclseLocal 0pon)-ncrease Of
drunkenness in years 1000.
Name Massachusetts cities changing from, dry to
wet increase drunkenness from 1909 to 5000.
g. 1t has failed to show that the Local Option law the ideal
law OF the prosecution decreases drunkenness neigh
boring states. c. 6.
Itrtuont changes from prohibition to Local Option
increases repeated DRINKS" 1910, intoxications
2ol%.
Ncge Hampshire changes from prohibition Local
Option increases drunkenness 25ofo.
j. has failed 70 show that Local Option allows community
voting dry immunity from the effect of the
ii voting wet {. G
Boston vet" Cambridge dry
Aside from drunkenness in Cambridge Cam
bridge people arrested drunk IN Boston
10000 from other communities outside arrested
drank Boston IN ONE YEAR
Hadetk (N. ~ had saloon. The com
mtmity next ii goes wet" Drunkenness in Hard
1,ick increases 5000.
5 It has utterly failed show from the saloon
commensurate with its to the community. e. G.
observation-disclosures fees 100000. Cost to the
state $Ioo0oooo.
Baltimore (Hd.)--License fees, 100000 Cost to
city, s., 100000
Haterloo Ia)-Saoon contributions i'll any way,
Se5oooo. Cost to city $4,000
8. II has utterly failed show any general advan-
tagc of the saloon, in relief from taxes increase in pros
pery, moral or material g.
Cambridge, Mass
years wet, acreage ANIMAL spinkoge in prop
erty values, $4,000
IS years dry, acreage annual increase property
suiRcs, Sef5I,I3.
10 years wet saloon licenses $8I 600 (annually)
IS years dry, taxes reeeived increased prop
cry sdiucs $558,ooo (annuay).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
The LIQUOR Interests VS. State Of Maine

Cambridge dry doubles her population doubles
number Of new homes built, doubles her bank de-
posiors, trebles her bank deposits.
T. 1t has failed show the utterly selfish ungenerous
sharing of profits the part OF the liquor business
Figures show that out of each dollar of business
Byes2er retailer, disWer get TO- cents,
Salaried employees, l.
United States Government 81
Local Government, ST.
Railroads-Express,
Other industries rs
Labor,
Farmer, g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09
Spirit Of Prosecution.

Spirit 81 Prosecutions
wiul and knowing campaign OF Interpretations distortions,
dcccptons, fasifcations
No high devotion either humanity but effort fair
and foul to secure selfish ends
taking confidence and trying educate IN the
real facts.
Public debate with opportunity for open cross-exaiinaon,
Stunned and declined
Methods and presentations time frank, OPEN courteous
and Christian. but subtle unlerhanded, III the dark.
No resource highest vcrdcs of the courts science soci
- oo5y medicine philanthropy religion
Thu Eaidenec..szs
Almost entirely anonymous, documentary unreliable.
Mostly opinions vague prophecies promises wholly unwar
49, rantcd by facts and figures.
honest and expert testimony from points where proposed
laws in operation
Possessing every mark OF manufactured evidence, from
common source for ends disregard Of the lappi-
ness, safety aud morality OF the home and state
OF sort that would stand for a in law
trial, before judge or jury
The Bajdc Of Poof-Rcsts with the prosecution who
Prove
l. Prohibition docs not prohibit
= The proposed laws do SO better where in operation
g. These laws easier, and will be better enforced than
is the present Law"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09


Rairoads-EXpress, IL
Other industries IS
Labor, ?.
Farmer, 3.
1t has failed present tine additional public expense which
with the saoon the cost Of larger police force
and expense. the OF for drunken diseased
criminal and impoverished products of the saloon raid
for by the people in increased taxation.
PolNT THREE
The law will be easier better enforced than the
presently
No evidence has been produced reasonable
pectancy only vague opinions, assurances prophecies
unwananted by experience elsewhere.
The prosecution has failed to prove that regulation sue
ceeds easier better than prohibition that such laws
better (if welD enforced is Names present
law.
has failed utterly prove that the saloon
law enforcement easier better dispove evidence
to the exact contrary
has failed to show that the saloon shuts out illegal selling
instead OF becoming partner to it. or disprove the fact
that admitting them Maine will have the saloon plus
present illegal selling (Boston-2 illegal for every
legalzed seller. Cticago3 illegal for every egalized
seler) Two evils cannot and will be controlled
easier or better than one.
has failed dispove the fact that the saloon
dangerous business IN the hands of the most unscrupu-
ous (since OF character will it, that it
IS in general only law breaSing institution whose pat
ronage amounts to organized ngteosness in the
uny 1t promise easier better law enforce
has failed to dsprove the fast that the saloon
drunkenness, disease, and crime of all proper
ton, that its introduction to enlarge and ntrench the
very influence the law minimize and shut out.
T. has failed dispovc the fact that public sentiment final
and all important aw.eforcement) made less active
and courageous with the presence of the saloon; that
liquor interests seek control governments, dominate
politics, inmldate righteousness, and resist
and enforcement. of good laws
The champions of the proposed law in their feay
official oahs and redemption of promises in the matter
OF the present law with minimum of resstance) have
not inspired trust confidence in themselves their will
lngness ability to enforce and complex law in
the presence OF the inenched resistance of the liquor
interests.
MALCOLM DANA.
flallowel, Me, Sept 7, 1911.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09

EIallowell, Me-, Sept. 7, 1911
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-09

1t has failed present additional public expense which
with the ,aloon the cost of larger police force
and expense the OF for drunken diseased
criminal and impoverished products of the saloon raid
for by the people in increased taxation.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-05

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-05
Order of Publication of Notice.
Mineral Application No. 04091.

United States Land Office,
Lewiston, Idaho, Sept 49, 1911.
1t is hereby ordered that notice of
application for patent for the Ontario
lode mining claim hereinbefore set forth
designated as Mineral Application No.
O4O91, be published for nine consecutive
weeks in the Elk City Mining News, a
weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed in the town of Elk City, in the
County of Idaho, in the State of Idaho.
I. H. BARTLETT,
= = Register.
First publication Sept. 81, 1911.