The Republican journal., 1911-03-09
Help Maine Keep the Prohibi-
tory Law.
LILLIAN M. N. STEVENS.


For more than half hundred years
Maine, has sustained its beneficent Pro-
hlbitory Law in spite of the attacks of
all liquofdom. As is we'll known the in
surgency, "high cost of living" ideas
which were SO prevalentlast fall through
out the country resulted in the defeat in
Maine of the party which has been in
power in the State for thirty years and
more, and a Governor and Legislature
favorable to resubmission of the prohibi-
tory amendment were elected. 1t should
be stated in this connection that resub-
mission was not during the campaign
brought forward and discussed as cam
paign issue.
Last week the Maine Legislature voted
for resubmission and now follows the
greatest prohibition battle the world has
!! ever known. The question of the reten-
! ton of Names constitutional prohibitory
amendment will 60 to the Maine people to
vote upon next September, a majority
vote only being necessary for the decis-
ion.
The Maine w. c. T. U. is we'll equip
ped for the conflict, confident that all the
heavenly forces will help those who work
for the retention of the law which has so
long blessed the homes of Maine Who
! will be arrayed against US is plainly
shown by the following statement which
! has just come into my possession:
A prominent Maine man who believed
in resubmission was travelling in the
South few weeks after the State cleo
ton. On the train he fell into copversa-
ton with a Well-appearing man who sat
with him. Upon learning he was Maine
man, the stranger Immediately asked if
he believed in resubmission. The Maine
man said he did, and the stranger much
pleased at this, proceeded to disclose to
him that he was the president of State
Brewers Association and said:
at is the plan Of the liquor men to do
thorough work in Maine if the Legisla-
ture grants resubmission, because Maine
is the key State and if we can overthrow
prohibition there. we shall have no
: trouble with other States. The liquor
dealers associations will put a man in
every place with abundant money to buy
every vote that can be bought for IL
cense law, and on election day they will
hire the most reputable man in the town
to carry voters to the polls, putting in
from $3.50 to $500 in every place for this
purpose. My association is ready to put
$1,000, 600 into this work and | know
other liquor associations will do the
same
Listening to these plans to corrupt his
State, the Maine man lost his ardor for
resubmission and came home strong,
observation-disclosures and will do all he
can to keep Names prohibitory law.
"The rulers of the darkness of this
world will certainly do all within their
power to overthrow the Maine Law, but
our hopes are triumphant over all our
fears. From all sides we are receiving
letters of cheer and encouragement. The
Neal Dow memorial meetings will this
year be more significant and more i'm
pressive than at any previous time in
our history Neal Dow is leading today
as in the days Of old. We rejoice that
such man has lived and that his spirit
is growing stronger and more powerful
every day. AS dictate these words, |
am thinking of some lines written by
Miss Gordon which Neal BOWS daughter
Cornelia, our beloved and promoted COM
rade, loved to hear us singing out under
the pine trees at our great summer meet
ings.
Oh, the old State of Maine how we love it,
llS mountains, lIS sea anu us Snore.
The brightest of stars shine above it
But one shines out evermore;
IT'S the bright star of State prohibition
In its light read the of Neal Dow.
The star of prohibition shall not lose
its brightness and the name Of Neal Dow,
the father of prohibition, will be honored
more and more as humanity is lifted
nearer to the heart of the Eternal
Union Signal.