Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-30
MAHER AT vINALHAvEN.
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This Democratic administrator, from
his Exeellency down, was afflicted
| with a sudden and complete paralysis
of the vocal organs.
A Gumshoe Campaign.
You saw a campaign. such as Maine
never saw. when the supporters or
prohibition regardless of party did
| as they honestly had a right to do ana
as they honestly should have dome
| food this State with orators, so that
no village toe remote, nor hamlet too
| small to hear the friends of Prohibl-
| ton. What of the party pledged 10
changer Where were our reformers'
| A campaign for the Yes" vote, such
as no free government ever saw. Not
| a voice. not a speech, not a meeting
bv our valiant champions of reform
and change
You have right TO your opinion on
any issue and you will eoneede to me
| the equal right. II / differ with you
| il is my right.
You honor the man who is ready 10
sink half his present repute for the
freedom to think and when he mas
thought be his cause strong or weak,
win sink t'other half for the freedom
10 speak.
am a Republican who does not
believe in constitutional prohibition.
am a Republican who voted Yes
And, should occasion call, conlo give
the reason for my vote.
Hundreds of Republicans. l believe.
voted as | did To such Republicans
/ say, that the palsied performance Oh
Democracy. pledged to change ana
x-t, CT a NJ
ministration as grossly deficient III
moral sense or grossly uereilct ~
noljtical courage. Take your choice.
You stayed silent. Tell us Why
Answer the voters of Maine, VINO
wanted a change in the Prohipl.eI9
law. why you waited till the pailo's
ere cast and the opportunity gone anu
then like some lad falling IN goiaeh
opportunity at his tasks sousIt
chance ito try 1T againN-mofe sus
eestive of ehild's play than the cours
IF men in charge of the vital ahalis
of State. 80.
Not a speech in August of 1911 on
the Eyes" side of the ProhlDltors
sue hut rhetoric, bombast ana sas
conade at a special session, wheh ei-
forts were obviously futile ana emptE'
Will Won vote for such party III the
clear. cold light of performance .hen
ar ,non mere assertion and promise Ia
the desperate now?
Cowardly Evasion.
Don't. | charge YOU. take .n7
,,reinaiced view of any Republican on
this cowardly evasion of the srea'
issna. Listen to what the spokes-
nan of Democracy, Senator Edgar +.
Hanson of Belfast said on the moor Oh
the Senate at the special session, OF
his party's record;
Last fall the Democratic party got
into a state of coma. 1t reminded me
of the fellow they had ready to bury
Just as they We're placing him in the
casket he showed signs of life. He
got up. and they said. We thought
you were dead. He said. I knew bet
ter How did you know you were
not dead?' He said. I was hungry and
so knew I wasn't in heaven, and my
feet were cold and knew | wasn't in
HI The party had cold feet. there
is no doubt about that. and Just left
the one important issue before us to
the names of the enemy. Had we put
speakers throughout the State and
met their speakers this State would
have cast 10000 more votes for the
amendment How do / know it2
The city of Belfast three days before
election showed that ii was going
No / went to the Opera House and
delivered the only speech on the Yes
side"
Indicted into office under the most
favorable auguries of any young man
in generation and imbued with
courage and a firm resolution to do
full justice to his happy omens Gov.
Plaisted in terse and splendid phrase
voiced his view of the Prohibitory
situation:
"A law not enforced is worse than
no law, because it tends to bring all
laws in disrespect and thus break
down the public morals"
Duty of Officers to Enforce Law.
Leaving aside the question of
whether the present law affords the
best regulation of the liquor traffic.
question over which there is an hon
est difference of opinion--there can be
no question that it is the duty OF
every official to enforce the prohibit
tory law so long as it remains upon
the statute books. For years we
have been passing laws to please GER
tain classes and failing to enforce
them to please others"
In that same memorable address,
better for him if never made, he later
declared
THE time is ripe for full, free and
honest discussion and consideration
of this question which affects our
standard of citizenship and the we'll
being of all classes. We are dealing
with a problem as old as the human
race and confined to no country. We
must be actuated solely by an honest
desire To promote the welfare OF the
State and set our stamp of disap-
prevail upon all alliances between
those who would violate any law ana
those charged with it's execution. In
doing this we shall take no backward
step in the cause of temperance put
rather advance true temperance
Where was the free, full and honest
discussion? Answer Governor Plaist-