The Republican journal., 1911-05-04
7AW IS RIGHT.

oliver G. Hall of Augusta, who
E, w retired from the Kennebec
81 .o',rt after q years of service,
t s;rh time more than 1000 liquor
H,ls been before him, Thursday
la, rave out an interesting inter
g,7.sssing the result of his long
! pnlIhseryation of the workings Of
! s;G,tory law. He declares that
. ~ prohibition of the sale of
'e .;ng liduor is right and that rum
's'a7 curse to society. He declares
= troubIe is not with the law but
, arriving out of the laws man.
{ sxpresses the opinion that much
,r result from the campaign now
y h the temperance forces of the
- retain the amendment. He
~ that as the result of enforce
1 rbe law in kennebec county but
p, native Americans are now in
w business. Says Judge Hall:
nsuence in observing the efforts
ns Prohibition in this country has
some well settled conclusions
h. .ajcacy of law alone. | am
..r, convinced than ever that
usohibition of the sale of in
~ liquors excepting for purposes
ry the people as necessary, is
Ts4re Fan be no other logical
That rumselling is a curse
~ IS a truism. That it is the
+ s.ma, pauperism and insanity
puat No greater menace to
..' vel being exists. 1t is the
.r..er Of homes. Cruelty, nom
ah.a sonment, drunkenness and
-rr- prolific causes of divorce
, nrecklng, degeneracy and
.r4geable to the liquor seller.
s.rt Of the absolute prohibi-
IN So monstrous a public evil
D. H-o7sistent with the purpose
{ 5iHzed society-its moral
lat of degradation as de-
~ divorce hearings and directly
rink, is appalling. The law
n LIQUID make no compromise
saza d wrong. The trouble is
av That comes in the carry
& lie laws mandate. There is
fence against law and order
prevent, requires so much
-. .vAaight honesty of purpose
,.stst courage. combined with
r nd practical experience in
If ire dark, on the part Of the
As -l most other laW-breakers
lg-l Of the culprit alone is the
a Jfence, the party wronged
a4e4ser.
ne alme of the rumseller is the
i-uavity PLUS the appetite
. which he serves, PLUS the
If one-third of the community
ference of most of the rest.
ruese encouragers of the traffic
Hormous production of liquors,
aw, and seeking an outlet,
A the wealth of manufacturers
r. 1t is therefore absurd to
lat the sale of liquors under
luons can be wholly or to any
lat stopped. 1t would require
D. officers endowed with ex-
w detective sagacity, to cir
the devious devices of the Maine
P, and, even then, the local sales
W. he reached, while the bottle
.rsnsmission through the ex-
g.es would be corresponding
SELL Our SO years of search
81. Gaye made the saloon keep
customers wary experts in
The rumseller is the one
s-octed by his victims too
ljury. Resort is, therefore,
tie testimony of 'spotters,
violence not favored by the
little by juries. They are
t- or to convict on the oath
mer only.
y then, under present con-
Jk for a millennium through
traffic by law alone. The
said to have delayed true
progress in one sense. in so
t~ led Well meaning people to
: the sovereign cure for the
aaa Some have sought to use
u to reform the State and pre-
sal of liquors to the neglect of
. ..Ucational means to reform
r narty to every sale-the
Us well rely upon law to eradi-
or the law of sin in the mem
a-' up every saloon in Maine
Is ysive peddler will haunt the
by lay and night and the ex-
apanies will thrive through
,tr7 from abroad, and these the
Mo-. reach.
My; the custom and habit of
ages; the constant influx of
ii 1raving thirst and no sense Of
rs indulgence, are some of the
involved. The bottle supply is
40 the supply by the glass over
LecOgniZing this fact the Leg
i Massachusetts, has prohibited
es over the bars of the licensed
But the wholesaler is abroad
n5 and his pernicious vigilance
he thirsty in Maine if every
s.oSed. 1t is very evident that
habit is an evil requiring more
Sheriff and police officer to ex-
lhe agency of law must be
.lrse, but is worse than futile if
Elective moral agencies are
,mnent temperance advocate
leciared in an address, that the
.loa of Intoxicating liquors in
fry has increased in genera
live gallons to 20 gallons per
This is rather discouraging if
ough the estimate is not limited
1t seems clear that the law is
armed protector of the people
the great destroyer" Evil
% much reliance has been placed
o the hurt of temperance prog
The almost total neglect of
Nd educational agencies of re-
orty years ago there was strong
jlul temperance sentiment per-
he State. There were at least
tive and State wide total alb
societies. They included an i'm
rmy of pledged men and scores
ocleties. This kind of work has
asei. There is an active wom-