The Republican journal., 1911-08-17
importance of One Vote.

-,r EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL. The
interest has apparently won in
bv about 5000 votes. This is very
,r,rinc to the friends Of prohibition,
- said that on the last previous
,o The question the license majority
al oo0. 1t is said that the saloon
If expended 81, 900, 900 to get big
,;rc for license, and the result is this
.,s.l majority. Another lesson for US
,-r in Maine is the Importance of
-,t4 As Texas has about five times
-.aulation of Maine, it will be equiva-
"a a majority of about 1000 in this
The towns of Lyman and New
OF. each about 1-1000 of the State.
shows that if in a Texas town of
.,,- af Lyman and Newfield one pre-
.r,r-r stayed at home because he
..--.. we'll, or because he was busy
NJ heedless, the State went IL
,rrls # the size of North Berwick,
-. Ei1t, and WATERFORD, if two
-. s,y reason failed to be at the polls
he State was lost. In towns
...-.- II Berwick, Kennebunkport
,.-. if three stay-at-homes had
.-.ld have saved the State. In
size Of kennebunk, South Ber-
York, four men could have
state.
-a NJ Understand that in our fight
--e-. 18th our enemy has plenty
q. e and saloon money from out
-s Stake, small percentage of the
H.. h7 business, and they will get
--~r asst voter, while we have no
-- Except contributions from the
ali ngs of honest and respectable
ME- uut danger lies not SO much in
r,e s-atiment among the people as in
--- f-zHce and indifference of some
4-, aaa if they vote at all, will vote
-g- l. the vote in Maine should be
,0-4 d. n Texas; if one man in such
~, rs North Berwick, Buxton, Eliot,
.As.-ro9ro could be induced to vote
rs-eai of yes, it would save
f.. If two men in such towns as
,--agak. South Berwick and York
7- persuaded to change over and
T. sgtr IS the result would be the
here aIe several thousands of our
els yen and women all over the
rs Gus to help, who are earnestly
What they can do to help. Is
Ct INF -ere a suggestion of way
W 53y can help? There is not
"a oman in the State who can
.-.- some one man more than
..- p-rson can. This one person
,9r or father or brother or init
- ~--4 a husband or lover, or
t4=rl. Can not we depend on all
5, not in public life, to try to
- influence for good in the
g.. acquaintance?
-. - Vi. remember that to neglect to
o.. aalf as bad as to do wrong.
10 Try to influence others to
.- The same as neglecting to do
p -Fes. viii not all women in
s1.. 1no are liable to suffer more
~ -u from the curse of license,
-,- that, although they cannot
-. -.. IAN each have more influence
Il one or more men than any
ar? Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens
-t IT. but she will influence the
r. t-f- State September llfh more
~ nan in the State. You cannot
..e- ~tevenses. God did not make
Hrs Stevens in this State; but
..e TO or say something, and if
---~s- 70 10 what you can. God will
-.- r.suonsible.
b" nj ut any man or woman forget
'a.. -t'Hce of one vote. Now the
~ r- -losed. Our constitution pro-
s=nse of the saloon. Septem-
II the voters are to decide
s-.r Goors are to be kept closed,
a'.- lie constitution is to remain as
a ne saloon be shut out, or
----. Ire ioor shall be opened and the
gr emitted to set up business in
e.. .T0 N the State. Let every man
'aJma1 remember that one vote may
''',' urn the scale. If the license
p ITS one majority, our door is
1or Dne or more saloons in every
W. rn. State. In Texas one vote in
~ r-,ium sized town turned the
ale jar vote may be closer, and one
l- ID tr= whole State may settle the
Tstl9n. Is not this question of fear
Importance for each voter, that posi-
MS oae vote may settle the whole
.s-I20 Tor the whole State of Maine?
-a' II be possible that my one vote
81 open the door to one thousand legal
MOONS I'd our State, where there is not
it BY. Whether your one vote settles
'l7stlon or not, if you vote yes
VI 10 What you can to bring in the l,00(
'"o2s and the responsibility is on you
a. ,Hv same. Possibly some may say,
--7 Know what to do. | think | will
VI .-t- at all" This will not help you.
- ''tng for prohibition is half a vote
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