The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-03-07
interest to the readers of The Journal:


Lima beans, pounds 96,OOO,0OO 5,2oO,OOO
| Wine, gallons. ........... 45.O0O,0O0 3,OOO,O0O
| Walnuts, pounds.......... 26, 966,69S 3,473, 1873
! Olives, gallons............ 1,15O,000 osno ono
! Olive oil, gallons........ $4,000 -'''000
| Total. 94473, 1873
In the production of berries, nuts,
melons and lima beans California stands
! alone, while she practically leads the
world in the production of rasns and is
rapidly forging to the front as the
greatest orange and lemon producing
region on the globe. But want it under
stood that there is one industry in Cali
, fornia that will not defend, and | have
reference to the wine industry, which has
! become of great magnitude. Far better
would it be for the happiness, peace and
prosperity of her citizens if every grape
vine throughout her extensive vineyards
were pulled up by the roots and burned
to ashes as an emperor of China decreed
centuries before Christ, and China as far
as strong drink is concerned has been
sober nation ever since; or as Lycurgus,
the great law-giver, ordered to be done
in Greece, long years before the birth of
our Saviour. who blessed the world with
his life and words. And now right here
is where the blessings of prohibition
comes in, because when Mr.. Smith corr
pares the criminal record and pauperism
of Maine under Prohibition and Cali
fornia under license it is seen that the
producing, liquor license State of
California must take back seat from
that of the grand old prohibition State
of Maine. How little have the facts
justified the predictions made by the
liquor element in Maine that there are
fewer criminal, paupers and outcasts in
license States than in States like Maine
under Prohibition. Only few days ago
was in conversation with Hon. Charles
K. Burger of Pasadena, Grand Chief
Tempar of the Good Templar order in
this State, and he said to me: "We
must teach Our rising generation, as your
! people in Maine have been taught, that a
license law, high or low, is sin against
God and man and damning blot upon
our Christian civilization, and they must
also use the ballot to bring about its
overthrow. Maine, The continued with
earnestness, Islands high in the annals
of the movement for Prohibition, and if
1t should ever go back on it's temperance
record it would be terrible blow to the
/ temperance cause throughout the world !"
"Well," l replied, ''Maine will stand
firm and fight to the bitter end to main
tain her prohibitory law, and as long as
God gives me life and strength will de-
fend the far name Of Maine against the
ISLANDERS of the brewers and liquor ele-
ment who are spending thousands upon
thousands of dollars every year to poison
the public mind against the liquor laws
of my native State
Then we fell to discussing the candi-
dacy of the Hon. VIM. T. Haines for
governor, and also that Of ex-Congress-
man Burleigh for the United States Sen
ate, and | told him that while Mr.. Haines
had favored resubmssion he had done so
ways stood for prohibition and the en-
forcement of the law and that he would
also make one of the ablest governors
Maine ever had, which was saying a good
deal. Mr.. Burger was particularly in
terested in the success of ex. Governor
Burleigh to gain seat in the Senate of
our nation, for he regards him as one of
the ablest statesmen in our country and
a staunch friend of Prohibition. SO you
see that the leading temperance men
in California, and in fact in all
parts of the world, have their eyes upon
Maine and are intensely interested tn at
the State will ever remain firm for Pro-
hibition. rejoice that the leaders of the
Republican party in Maine are publicly
declaring for the strict enforcement of
the Prohibitory law and in my opinion
Governor Plaisted and his party have
made grave mistake in calling an extra
session Of our Legislature in March,
which will put the State to large expense,
and he will not be successful in getting
local option or license law through the
assembly, which he is evidently figuring
for. The Democratic party faithfully
promised the people in our late political
contest that if placed in full control OF
the State politically they would strictly
enforce our liquor laws so long as they
remained on the statute books. Because
of the party's lack of honesty in enforc-
ing these laws, the Republican party is
now going to sweep the State next fall
from the mountains to the sea for en-
forcement and wholesome morality. GOD
speed it in it's noble effort.
Maine has stood for Prohibition for years,
Her grand law upholds clean lives and homes
Freed from dark CLOUDS of drunken fears
Maine, grand old Maine, by the sounding sea
Stand firm forever against the license of rum
and beer.
| had intended to write of the won
derful aqueduct which is rapidly nearing
this beautiful city, after six years OF
active work by an army of men. When
completed in a years time 258, 000, DOC
gallons will be added to the daily water