Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-03
STATE WIDE PROHIBITION.
Should the Principle Of CURLING the Saloon
In Maine Be Rejected or Retained.

land. June %, 1911.
l believe in Statewide prohibition.
do not believe in an industry that
destroys everything for its patrons
and builds up nothing.-Hiram w.
Kicker, Poland Spring House, $. Po-
land. June 10. 1911.
have lived in Portland 81 years and
have seen the open saloon driven out
and only dives and kitchen bar rooms
take their place and the rum seller
become an outlaw.-Zenas Thompson,
Carriage Mgr, Portland, June II,
1911,
believe ths4 1t should be retained
because it is the best way we ever
had to regulate the liquor traffic. Pro-
hibition outlaws the business. l..
Niles, DeputX Sheriff, Rumford. June
2s, 1911.
| would a6NSnon think of legalzing
brothels and anibling places as liquor
saloons. These all go hand in hand
in their demonalizing and eorrupting
infiuences.--C. r. Whitman, Clerk of
: Courts, Norway June "a, 1911.
believe that the good judgment of
the people of our State will be aroused
To the danger from licensed saloons
: and vote to retain State VIDE prohibi-
tion.-Frank s. Wingate, Coal Dealer,
J Hallowell, June 20, 1911.
Let every man of us who loves his
native State rally around the flag of
prohibition, regardless off, party or
! politics.-John p. Swasey. Ex-u. S.
: Representative, Canton, Me- ~
State wide prohibition of the saloon
in Maine should be retained because
believe rum selling is a crime and the
, saloon a curse and that they should be
5 treated as sueh.-George NJ Atwood,
: County Treasurer, S. Paris, June %.
1911.
1t should be retained. The business
t of the saloon disqualiies and democrat
! lizes men as workmen or for business,
and brings sorrow and disgrace to the
home.-J. D. Thurston, Coffin, Mgr,
S. Union, June "a, 1911.
Statewide prohibition of the saloon
= by all means should be retained, be-
cause it is the best means of suppress
, ing the liquor evil if 1T is enforced
, IT, G. Ham, Druggist. Liyermore Falls,
June %, 1911.
q The principle of State wide prohi-
bition of the saloon in Maine should
be retained / believe that our pres
ent law even as now enforced is far
better than any local option or Ii
. cense law. A. Manter, Druggist
Madison, June &c, 1911.
l am one of a great many Democrats
in the State that think the principle
of prohibition should be retained in
= the constitutions. r. Cook. Drug
> g1st, Yarmouthville, June %, 1911
l believe it should not only be re-
b tanned, but that it should be main
= tanned. There should be better en-
!, forcement-G. H. Bass. Shoe Mgr
Wilton. June q, 1911.
n believe that prohibition at its
: worst is better than license at its
p best. In travelling in other states
:, find license laws are not always
obeyed-H o. Staples, Travelling
# Salesman. Portland, June &C. 1911.
n / believe in retaining the statute:
7. for the prohibition of the saloon ans
e l wish that they might be enforced
impartially, continuously and thor
d oughly throughout the Stated. 5
7 | Waite Pres. Bates Street Shirt Co.
# Lewiston. June 10. 1911
: der license system than under pho
hibition. | make this assertion afte
>. carefully observing the condition II
license and prohibition states through
:. out the country.-E. c. Bowler, Edi
- tor oxford County Citizen, Bethe
June %. 1911.
l believe that the principle of state
~ wide prohibition of the saloon i
l atniY,
'e is right; because our duty to the boy
u and girls of our State demands 1t
because our duty to ourselves, gu
r State and our God, demands it's
", r.. Crabtree, Druggist. Island FALL
l. June "a. 1911.
ii, Retain il. My reason Is slmpi
this: I have travelled some been VIII
tie the boys, seen the effects of the ope
l. saloon and shudder to think of haVin
he the slike in our good old State.-Ho"
"a ard McFarlane, Supt. of Mlli, river
ne kside. June Is, 1911.
State wide, prohibition should be r.
at tanned on the statutes of our sta'
y to save our people from the expen'
T. and struggle, like the present, WING
q would result every election, If 1t wei
reiected.-H H Plumer, Physical
Union, June "a, 1911.
Prohibition works well in this tow
= we have 220O population with abo'
~ fone-half residing in this village whe
~ 7 have not seen more than f1ve II
.oxicated persons in the last fifte'
!, years.-E. M. Sawyer. General stof
| Jonesport June q, 1911.
81, our small towns are nearly all IT
%, ! from the LIQUOR traffic and we
raising up a new generation that
not care for intoxicating liquor. II
lw trouble we have in enforcing the Ia
We only discloses the devilishness OF u
" LIQUOR business.-Samuei Nose' NE
- chant. Madison, June IL, 1911.
believe that prohibition at
worst. as we are getting it here
I'D Portland Just now, is long WI
he ahead of license at its best, as sa
'ty II the past winter in dozen citi
ry with open saloons on the best co
ners.-F. NJ Strout Pres. Fost
Ia Ir,or,,,an,r port land June ~, 1911.