Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-19
The Ninth Collection Of Statcme,.. h.
Prominent Professional and
Business Men.

believe that in our part of tho
State the vote will be very strong for
the retention of prohibition.-E, g
Plummer, Lawyer, Bath, Aug. TO- 1911.
l believe that the prohibitory law is
the best law for the State of Maine
Joel =. Huston, Cashier First National
Bank. Damariscotta, Aug. l6, 1871.
Better than any license law that was
ever invented. BY all means. keep il
in the bed rock Of our foundation.-F
f. Dillingham;, Undertaken, Auburn,
Aug. 16. 1911.
Retained. by ali means. Let us at
least keep faced in the right direction,
even though we fail to reach the goal.
kendall M. Dunbar, Lawyer, Dunn
ariseotta. Aug. 16. 1911
The great bulk of opposition to the
prohibitory law Genes not from men
who want less liquor sold but from
men VINO want more sold.-Chas f.
Littlefield Roekland. July. 1911.
| believe that the prohibtory law
should be retained, and l hope there
are good citizens enough in this State
to hold on TO it.-George a. Briggs,
Grocer, South Paris. July. 1911.
Maine Prohibitionists are putting UP
q good fight for the retention of the
amendment, and it looks very much
as if their efforts would be greeted
with success.-The Bath Independent.
June II. 1911.
| think the cause of Temperance
would receive serious blow If the
prohibitory law was repealed | DO not
see how anyone in favor of temper
anee could vote against the law and
the proper enforcement of it.-Chas.
Edwards, Farmer, South Paris july.
1911.
Names grand motto: "Dirigo. l Di-
rect" must never be hauled down. She
has led in this greatest reform of the
age and her people are proud of her
position wherever they may journey
Old York Transcript, York Village.
Aug. II 1911.
Retain IL. and | shall SO vote in Sen
tember. | hope / shall never see free
rum. the open saloon and drunken
men in our village and State as before
the prohibitory law-Edwin l. Spof-
ford. Blacksmith. South Paris. July.
1911
1t is Names opinion and Maine. S
stamped on the peoples law Of the
State; and so long as it stands there.
we have something to live up TO and
something TO hope for something to
inspire our efforts in the line of tenn
perance.-J. NJ, Hutehins, Farmer, Ex-
Representative. North Penobscot, Aug.
II. 1911.
| ain glad tn protest against the pur-
pose to repeal the prohibitory clause
from the constitution. which as II now
stands is thousand times preferable
10 a license law.-Lewis Anderson
Coal Dealer. Skowhegan, Aug. Il, 1911
believe in the prohibitory law as
the only safe and sane way OF hand
ling the liquor traffic. Never yet have
l known or heard OF any good coming
to city or state through the saloon
H. w. Dennison. Bookkeeper, South
Paris, July. 1911
In two and half years of an hon
est and clean enforcement of law. pro-
hloitory and otherwise, as probably
any community ever enjoyed, the de-
posts OF our bank have increased II
per cent.-C. P. Merrill. Treasurer
Skowhegan Savings Bank. Aug. Is.
1911
am firmly of the opinion that the
prohibitory law as it now stands al
though II may be enforced in a lax
manner in some localities. is better
Tran any local option law that can be