Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-25

the manner in which Name mas us
sraced Boston, and the rum business
The repetition, however, of his abuse
Of Maine hospitality" and highways
leads TO the hope, for his own peace
of mind. that he will refrain from
visiting the Pine Tree State again
until the incident is forgotten.
The briIliance of Mayor Fitzseralds
assumption that if Maine had IL
oense system she would have better
roads. is at par with some other ut
t.r.ncse of his. in Maine and else
where.
Suppose Boston's mayor look 10
some of her own narrow, filthy, cradle
knolly streets. Boston's chief bust
ness for generations has been booze.
why don't they fix up Kilby street
so It will be equal to Maine DUCK
board road? And some OF those
humpy, hubby, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sidewalks. why are they not I'M
proved? Boston sells rum enough.
Sidewalks only wide enough for one
good sized Maine manor three like
Mayor Fifty!
What's that-"the old city was laih
out that way and progressives ike
Fitzgerald and the booze trust unable
to change it?'
Well, the good Lord himself laid out
Maine and we don't care to change, It
to please Fifty. But Maine "laid OUT
the booze trust and that seems to be
what is troubling Boston's mayor
and other satellites of the traffic.
Before the annual session of the
United States Brewers Assn in Bos-
ton. the other day, Mayor Fitzgerald
proclaimed himself in favor of the
brewing business. He quickly worked
around to Maine as a topic for trade
He prefaced these remarks by refer
ence to the poor roads in Maine and
said that If revenue was derived from
the legitimate sale of liquor it could
go toward the improvement of the
States highways. He advised the
brewArssto cultivate the acquaintance
|$f anen in public life so that when
fheir @fiiterests were at stake there
would be persons who could discuss
intelligently the liquor question and
tell the truth about it. Speaking OF
Maine, he said that there were many
places in Portland where liquor could
be obtained six days in the week and
the places were doing business from
six o'clock in the morning until ten
o'clock at night. He said he had
heard that they manufacture the
worst kind of liquor and not a dollar
paid for revenue. He added that he
| hated to have the world witness such a
spectacle as Maine offers. and he be-
| lieved that more widespread atten-
| ton should be called to the condi-
tons that obtain in that prohibition
| State.
| Just remember that Mayor Fitz-
| gerald came down to Maine on a
stamping tour in favor of the nullifi-
cation crowd that has openly defied
| the law and aebauched public morals
for nearly two years, in the service
of the same interests which Mayor
| Fitzgerald addressed and serves. Be-
cause he sees a great source of reve-
nue. for his people cut off. he INDUCES
in the idiotic utterances which show
his caliber and character.
If Maine were to buy booze enough
to pay licenses in addition to such IL.
legal traffic as Boston supports, her
people would soon be as poor, pei
capita, as the people of Massachu.
4 setts.
| Mayor Fitzgerald and others 'fav-
oring' the booze trust always make
use Of the colossal sophistry license
and regulation; yet no one of them II
ever able TO point to a spot on eartl
where regulation regulates.
! Wherever license prevails it acts a