Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15


Resolve in favor of Il. G. Harrington.
Resolve IN favor of James F. Ashford
Resolve in favor Of Leon S. Lippincott
Resolve in favor of Albert w Buck.
Resolve in favor of Clyde B. Seribner
Resolve in favor of Patrick Hayes.
Resolve In favor of NJ. Kierney.
Resolve in favor Of Wilmot c. Lippln-
cott.
Resolve In favor of Chaplin Lydston.
Resolve TO the members Of Congrpss to
promote the efficiency Of the life saving
service.
Resolve In favor of l.. Ernest Thornton.
Resolve in favor of James A. Chase.
Resolve in favor of Joseph II. Dickson
Resolve In favor Of a monument at An.
napolis In memory of the late Commodore
'o'' au' Jones ..s.aa /
Orders Of the Day.
on motion by Mr.. Boynton Of Lin
coin, the majority and minority re-
ports o. The courlpittee ON temper
ance, on Resolve providing for an
amendmtnt t. the constitution. re-
ia.inE 10 the Manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating liquors. was taken
from the cable.
MIR IRVING or Areostock
Mr.. President ana senator's:
IN my opinion NJ argument, no mat
Ter now forcible, nor oration, how
ever eloquent could change one vote
on tho matter we are about 10 con-
sider: namely, the resabnissior o.
she fifth Amendment to the Consti-
tuition.
But as member of the temperance
committee who signed the minority re.
port Ought net &c pass" / want to
give lew reasons for so DOING
t1rst. / frrAlv believe that the use
OF Intoxicating liquors as beverage
Is distinctive ara pronounced evil,
that it stands at the head OF all evils.
that men and women becoming abnor-
nal and infiamed by it's use rush
headlong into every kind of crime.
II is sure to assume that Intoxicating
liquors are at the bottom OF. and in
stig9tes severty-flve per cent. of all
the crimes committed. therefore I am
emptaticaliy against it's use
Secondly, l think the best way 10
handle this evil Is by State prohibi-
ttoa, that the prohibitory law (even
though poorly cnforced) is better for
the people and the State than license
i'll its very best for1R, and / am .ed
TO believe this by living for the past
few years. for part of the tine in
licensed states ard | sasS the evils
under license multiplied and magniiied
to an extent | never Witnessed in pro-
hibition territory. l visited prohibit
zion Kansas and interviewed busi-
ness men there and it was the concen-
sus of opinion that the prollibitory
law had done much to advance bus
mess interests Llong all lines in that
state. The prohibltory law has been
enforced in Kansas, believe it can
be iii Maine. In taking with men as
l meet them in regard to the best
way of handling liquors, Massachu
setts. or particularly Boston, is held
up. with its stringent regulations and
high license as the ideal
way to handle The question.
] will give you "a few statistics
the difference between Ii
rense iL Boston and prohibition in
Nainc.
Boston arrests A96 persons out u
very, 1890; Portland. Me. arrests 81
persons out of every 10000; Boston
pays $500 per capita for police: Port
land, Me. pays sl.oo per capita for po-
iCe: Boston pays .29 per capita for
jail expenses: Portland. Me. pays -
Der capita for Jail expenses; Boston
has 81 criminals per 10000; Portland,
Nc. has IL criminals per 10000.
Old prohibition Maine has only one
third OF the criininality OF Massachu-
sctts, according 20 population. l am
sure that whenever compar;sons are
made between license and prohibition.
statistics will prove conclusively that
all ferns OF e.'il and crimes are great
" Ininhaize6 under prohibition, there
fore I an: decidedly opposed to IL
the> sale of. Intoxicating H.
quors. and pronouncedly in favor OF
prohibitions.
I-astly 1 ain free to confess am
raid # resrbmission. 1 am not
afraid OF the rank and Gle Of the Re
publican nor Democratic party. l be-
lieve the large majority of the best
men of both parties will. Gf the ques-
ton be resubrnitted) vote to retain
the law, but l am afraid Of the man,
who stands on our street corner and
whose vote is purchase ole quantity
and l believe YOU win agree with me.
that there IS ;s--scarcely a.
'amlet Il, Maine that does not con.
tain stch votes. and I can assure
you that the money to buy them Will
5e Forthcoming. Every Brewers AS
sociation In the United States will. 4
am sure, contribute the necessary
Iunds t. defeat the old prohibitory
aw II. Maine. All ever the Union they
ar, iool,ing with a great deal of in
terest to see what we are going to do
with this question. Here in Maine to.
lay, We are doing the same thing that
and New Hampshire did a
few years age. III those states a
great cry went up for resubn1ission
aud the cry became so insistent that
good men. rs good men are doing here.
came to the conclusion that the best
way to settle the matter was to re-
submit the question. believing that
The prohibitory lay would be. reafirm-
ID.
Gentlemen you I'LL know the result.
The question vas resubmitted. the pro-
hibitcry law was lost. and I believe.
lnl l think the best thinking people
believe. and statistics go to prove that
when the DeOple If New Hampshire