Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-07

in behalf of controlling the sale of in
toXicating liquors, by the artillery
roar of the Solicitor General Fred
erick w. Lehman tof Missouri
What rs the ammunition he uses.
and to what object does he point his
cannon? prohibition cannot be
justified except on the broad ground
that the State rightfully may and
should prohibit absolutely the use by
its people of any alcoholic beverages
hewever mild. and, in any measure
however moderate"
Nothing is easier in any argument
than placing your opponent in false
position, and then knock down such
position and proclaim you have killed
the opponent. So this Missourlan
stuffed a discarded suit of clothing
with straw and by his artillery shot
knocks the stuffing out of the garment
and shouts victory. That is. having
thus proved that prohibition dams
every spring that dares to play. and
bubbles as il runs away he then
thrashes this invented cuss by this
logical deduction.
He may be constrained then not
In his drink. but in the whole of his
diet. in his dress, in his speech, in the
comfort and luxury of his home. In
his labors and in his recreations"
Wide over the United States and
wide over the surface of the whole
civilized world. each and all of the
above postulates are by law constrain-
ed
The japanese saved their army in
the war with Russia by oblging
their soldiers To drink boiled water.
The United States saved its army
from disorder by prohibiting the car
rying of intoxicating liquors across
Long Bridge in Virginia. No man is
allowed to dress publicly in female
costume or woman to appear dress
ed as man. They are liable TO
arrest, and thus punished by law. 1t
is against the law for man to use
profanity; the labor of children and
women, and even men is constrained
by law and il is against the law for
COW boys of the west To shoot up
town for recreation
He proclaims that these statutes are
alien To the genius of our people.
Jehosophat. 1t is against the law
for any person in this State 10 spit
on the sidewalk or in street cars
Yet Mr. Missourian closes the first
page of his boomerang by these words.
1t matters not whether the tyranny
is exercised by a despot or a majority.
Just think moment. and realize
fully what an awful bad govern
ment We live under. by giving it pow
er to regulate evil things.
An. No You do not catch the ad
NJ I oh "a &c
me- such fellow His Teutonie blood
inspires him to fortify his position by
historic facts. That the use of intox
icating liquors does not injnre ma
ton because such a nation there Is
and twelve hundred years ago it con
tended for the mastery of the whole
world" And he adroitly places this
element of drink as the reason that
the Teuton rather than the Turks
dominate in Europe today"
Now behold how viciously he in
trcduces this historic artillery. Tao
titus has given us such vivid picture
of those Germanic people" Why did
he opinionate or imply that these
words, They INDUCED themselves and
often TO a great excess were the VIVID
picture Tacitus penned in words. Ifle
picture by Taeitus is indeed VIVA
picture. but il is temperance ana
home picture. and its beauty is an
attractive water color and not beer
color
Let Mr.. Tacitus, his own witness.
By which he endeavord to show that
the Teutonic men turned back the
Saraecns," speak:
This is the testimony of Tacituss "
is indeed vivid and convincing
THE cold bath was used as
strength remover by both sexes
through life"
They despised effeminacy ana
placed the highest value upon honof
and strength"
"They were wide and strong OF
chest
THE civil organization led from the
famiv-every freeman was heiipei
of the National Assembly.
THE sanctity of marriage WAS
maintained among them strictly.
THE marriage was one OF constance
and affection"
Mr.. Missourian left out all oil ,he
above, and would have you ihier ',i
the drinking words of Tacitus "eie nc
vivid. convincing picture. VIZ ileii
urincipal vice was at times an ii'"iou
crate use of liquor, which nauoi was
fermeuted from barley or wheat.
So much for pettifogging use OF
witness whose name he gives ana WHOSE
testimony he induces you 10
was in the line of his argument
Now he introduces the name VI
other person. a leader. Charles Maf'e =.
Who was this person? He was me
If tho Franks. Who composed MS
armv9 Frenchmen and aliens rom
7 ,ombardy in Italy. There were SOM
fellows in his army, but they
were fewer in number and from 'nose
German tribes who had settieo III
burgundy in France
The army that Charles Mar.ei 'e
faa,aa ~ one of the decisive battles OF
the world. were not Saracehs' ous
were from the north of Africa, ana Oh
thai race which Hannibal leo across
the Alps to Rome. They were ho'
driven back to Asia or turkey. IheE
We're driven back to SPAIN. II you
want 70 know more about these Moors.
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