Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-17

Not at all. What is to hinder any
Legislature after YOU have taken il
out Of the Constitution. from repeal !
ing all the prohibitory law of Maine? |
And then my brother says, invoke the |
referendum; and in two years decide |
whether they shall retain the Maine |
law or whether they shall not. | say
the way to keep it out of politics is to
put it in the Constitution and keep il
in the Constitution.
Now. Mir. Speaker. | want to say
right here that ! shall vote against
| resubmission Tor the reason that l Go
not believe the people Of Maine are de-
manding resubmission. From any evil
dcncc | have the people Of Maine are
satisfied with til" matter as it Is.
There may be dissatisfied politicians.
there may be dissatisfied liquor sell
lers. there may DO dissatisfied outlaws.
whe want q change. but the people,
| the honest. sober. laW-abiding people
are satisfied With the Maine law III
| tho Constitution. But in taking tbs
position, Mr.. Speaker. | rccogIi&" the
| fact that there are men IN tie r.
| publican party men like my friend
| Judge Peters from EllSWO rth. aust rs
| honest rs ] am, just as good Temper
| an,r men as ] am. WHO want the pro-
| hibiturN law as much as I do. who -
-! love in the Maine law ana say tlas
| that want thu question submitted ("
| the people that the lIw of Maine l."
| sustained. TIL POSITION OF the Republic
| can party upon this matter has been
| we'll Known n the past. 1t il Well
| known today. There are men III this
| House. like those in the Senate. who
| wiz vote for r"submissiCn t"day. WHO
say that they ii sire that II may be
submitted to til" people of Maine I"
sustain the law. not because the ar
| against the law but they are tired.
| they say. of hearing on every street
| corner some politician they iueet say
| 10 them: Are You afraid to trust tlie
people of Mainc%' Aud SO | do not
ind fault with the member of my par
t. today in this Legislature who votes
| FIR rcsubmissicn. ! believe he does -
! honestly. squarelr and fairly. belle
| ing that the Maine law will BE- sas-
tanned at III" ballot box The minority
part. Mr.. Speaker. in this Lcgi8ia.
turc. does not stand in the same Stu
alton as the Democratic party in the
| Legislature of Maine today. We hat,
|
| Republican has Il right to express his
i, own opinion untrammelcd by tho ac
| ton of any caucus \ leading iJapor
il. Portland said that the Democrat
| WHO did not vote for resubmission was
q traitor to his party and would be 50
| dealt with. II tho Democratic part
| can hold its members by the part
| lash. that is all right I want You to
| understand that the Republican party
| Of Maine today are not being whipped
into line today On this question.
I want to say further. Mr.. Speaker.
| that believe that resubmission is to
pass this Hous": and tins is a solemn
moment for me. II is a solemn moment
| to The people Of the State of Maine.
In few short moments the flag OF
| truce is TO be carried back to the en-
| emias' lines. The messenger that raves
| the steps Of this Capitol to bear to me
| licuor sellers Of this nation the dccla-
ration of war, j. also to carry back the
flag of truce back to the lines that
represent the homes of the people of
Maine. No longer is there To be any
| discussion az this matter. No longer
viii there h" Republicans and Demo-
| Gratis upon this question in this state.
| i here Mill go to the people Of this
| state Il message like that carried by
| Paul Revere of old. calling the people
| from their homes to defend their lib
| critics, and their homes. There will go
out from this Legislature another
| Lincoln proclamation 10 the people
| regardless Of whether they are DEM
| ocrats or Republicans. 10 stand by
| their homes. This contest. Mr.. Speaker
between the home and the saloon, is
| coming. ana | recognize some things az
| You do that the enemies of the bones
| Of the people of Maine are strongly en-
| trcnchcd. | recognize as these women
| do who sit here today who have dread
| ed this declaration of war. ! recognize
| as tn" people Of Maine who cam" to
| this Legislature Il few weeks ago rec
| ognize, THAI it means q solemn and an
| awful tliiuE to the people Of Mailc.
this conflict which has been preciIitat-
| ed. II lnedn- that the world is looking
upon Main. today and will III the con-
| tiict to come to learn whether law and
| order Slal prevail or whether our
| bousted civilization shall become =
| thing u q" past. If Tho Maine lat,
! triunphs i that conflict. civ liza ion
| will triumph, ii thc Mainc law goes
down We II go down. Yes. tn" eneIny
| is STRONGLY cntrenchcd. In Il few days
| their lines will be drawn up, the
| breast works will b. thrown up, thcrn
| viii bc planty of money sent to this
| old stat {" take tie Maine law out of
| tAc Constitution. Mr.. Speaker. ] have
| here a copy If a letter from tie New
| Hampshire Wholesale and Retail Lia-
| uov Dealers Association to those OF
| Boston and other cities calling for
| funds for the New Hampshire cam
paign and will read it to You.
Manchester, oct. g. 1910
Boston, Mass
Gentlemen:
on November Sth. At thu general clcc-
ton in New Hampshire. there will be a
| vote in EVERY city and town OH the
| license question. In addition to this vote
the election of the Legislature takes
place whose members will.IF the Anti
Saloon candidates are successful, vote to
REPEAL the local-option law and sub
stitute therefore Stattory Prohibition.
Our enemies, the Anti-SaloOn League.
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