The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-31
North Waldo Pomona
Has Successful Field Day at Swan LAX

Has Successful Field Day at Swan Lake.
Wednesday, August 23rd, members of North
Waldo Pomona grange assembled in the grove
near w. J. Matthews on the east shore of
Swan lake for their first field meeting. The
weather was all that could be desired and by
noon nearly 800 patrons and their friends had
gathered there. The forenoon was spent in
social intercourse and pleasure, some availing
themselves of the opportunity for sail on the
beautiful little lake. There were two motor
boats and other boats in plenty. The members
of Granite grange had made every arrange
ment for the comfort and entertainment of the
visitors and thanks are especially due to the
families of W. ]. Matthews and A. Stinson also
to Miss Harriet Nickerson and Ira Veazie,
Master of Granite grange, for their efficient
service during the day.
Shortly after one o'clock the first speaker
of the afternoon, Reverend NJ j. Twomey, pas
tor of the First Baptist church of Portland.
was introduced. Mr.. Twomey is an eloquent
speaker, with pleasing manner, and his SUBJ
ject was the retention of the prohibitory
amendment. He is not native of Maine, but
has lived in the State for several years. His
early life and young manhood days were spent
in State ruled by license, so that he speaks
from no uncertain standpoint on this great
question. He is able from direct observation
to explain and illustrate the conditions arising
from both prohibition and license, and by his
remarks thereon proved himself deep student
on all sociological problems as we'll as human
life
brief summary of his remarks is as fol-
lows: 81 think Portland the best and cleanest
city ever knew, notwithstanding the claims
made against it by the anti prohibitionsts on
account of the nom enforcement of the liquor
law. can cite you conditions in license cities
that prove that legalized saloons do not do
away with dives and kitchen bar-rooms. For
example, in certain city where license pre-
walls l actually counted, while standing in a
nearby building, $50 persons pass out of the
back door of drinking house in thirty min
utes, and that on Sunday when all such places
are supposed to be closed.
81 will bring you another illustration along
the same line In the city of Cleveland, Ohio,
where there are about 1900 licensed saloons,
there are also nearly 1000 places where liquor
is illegally sold. l was once asked if hated
the rumseller and my reply was that GER
tainly do not. l even love some of them as
men My attitude towards them is precisely
the same as that of the man in a story towards
certain household pest. He remarked that
it was all right as bug, but he objected to the
way it got its living.
81 also take issue with those who claim that
the revenue derived from license is source
of help to the government. In the end it is
more than offset by the results arising from
the sale of liquor. In certain town with
eleven licensed saloons, each paying $400 more
than the 81, 400 was expended within the year
for the care of the intoxicated and the pau
perism arising from such cause and this was
proved by actual records"
The speaker touched upon other phases of
the question and declared that he should never
cease to use his efforts for the suppression of
the iquortraffic, and in conclusion he said: LAS
well license other forms of vice as this Law
does not prevent murder, why not annul the
law against it, In reply to voice from the
audience that we have too many murders as it
is, he said: THAT is just the point; there is al
ways too much evasion of the law, but how
much worse it would be with no law or a
license to do wrong We know where the
knife strikes, but not the bottle. The evil
effects of that are far-reaching and can not be
estimated"
E. T. Clifford, Master of kennebec Pomona,
was then introduced and held the close atten-
tion of his hearers with talk on grange
topics, especially cooperation. He reviewed
the work accomplished by the order and dwelt
to some extent upon the possibilities of the
future. He also touched upon good roads.
parcels post and our schools. He spoke of
those citizens who wish to share in the bene-
| fits and privileges of wise expenditure OF
money but do not care to share in the main
tenance of these privileges, and illustrated the
point with the case of man who lived in a
town many years, educating three children,
until ready for college and paying as taxes
only $l.50 besides poll-tax. One year taxes
were higher and he made the remark, in a
complaining manner, that his taxes were rails
ed to S1.69l
Mr.. Clifford closed his remarks with words
OF nonor ana praise 1oI tne veterans OF the
Civil War, of whom quite number was pres
| ent.
Both speakers received the hearty applause
of the audience and three cheers for the noble
and uplifting sentiments expressed in their
discourses
Mr.. Clifford will lecture before the Pomona
meeting at Burnham September 7th.
CLARA D. YORK.
Winterport, August &C. 1911.