Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-17
Always on Wrong Side.

always on the wrong side. and to have
no argument for support of ones
position but the garbled sayings oil
those intending to be well meaning.
We notice that. as a last resort. the
supporters of license and other meth
DDS of making it easy to secure in
toxicants always become alarmed for
the morals of the dear people who
want to be friendly with the liquor in
terests.
OF course it is serious matter for
man who is determined to get drunl;
to be obliged to practice deceit to Sc
cure the joy-water
II is also SCATTERING to the sense of
self respect of the rum seller to have
TO oppose and violate the law ana to
lie and steal in order to turn an hon
est dollar
The solieitude with which the
Democracy and the rum press is look
ing after "immoralities developed and
made conspicuous by Maine constitu-
tional law, is touching.
This law encouragement of hypoc-
risy is really alarming TO the editors
who are subsidized by the liquor inter-
ests.
The Argus raves at us. but ii is do
inc ire hest tva praSuma IN earn IFS
money. II SHOULD remember, how
ever, that i'm spite of its long continued
opposition to and abuse of the law, the
great mass of the people of Maine have
no need of advice on the value of the
prohibition law. But the people do
wish to see the blame for the opposi-
ton 10 and violation OF the law put
where il belongs. If "the public has
seen law defled. whole generation of
habituai lawbreakers schooled in eva
sion and shamelessness, courts inef-
fective through fluctuations of policy.
delays. perjuries, negligeneies and
other misearriages of justice, officers
of the law double faced and mer-
Icenary, legislators timid and insincere.
candidates for office hypocritical and
trucking. and office holders unfaith-
full to pledges and reasonable public
expectation" the people are beginning
to understand who is to blame for it.
When newspapers which are supposed
TO be public educators, openly encour-
age the violation of the law then we
may expect generation schooled in
law breaking
The paper that declares prohibition
failure. wilfully "misrepresents," be-
cause it's statement is calculated to
convey that the law has carried out no
part of its intent. The prohibtory
law Is a failure so far as the rum
seller is concerned. The liquor trust
does not like the prohibitory law a
bit. in spite of the bluff of the Boston
wholesaler who says he is entirely
satisfied. If he was not lying about
it and if we are not right in our as
sertion. why are the organs of the
liquor interests reiterating in type that
the opportunity is now offered in
Maine to deal death blow to pro-
hibition, and ii is one that must not
be lost?
OF course the party that is getting a
share of the liquor trust loot per-
suades itself that the Boston whole
saler is right That Is why they de-
nounce the law and its improper in
fiuence on morals" because they OPP
pose the liquor wholesaler who is sat-
isfied with the law 90.
The Kennebec Journal does not have
to become Unframed and Infatuated. "
dear Argus. in order to catch you
eternally opposed to the moral and
intellectual side of great questions be-
fore the people. notably at the present
time, the so-called reciprocity" farce
and prohibition.