Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-08

What is the condition In the city of
| Waterville? Saloon keepers say that
they are paying for protection in the
city of Waterville. | do not know
| whether they are among those who
| have been called by our attorney gem
era decent men" and whether they
| are telling the truth or not. That
| ought To be inquired into and decided
by some authority whether that is the
| truth. II that is the truth. who is get
ting the money! Ii is said thar a
deputy sheriff habimally drives around
u white horse belonging to Water
| willie rumseller, every Monday and coll
| leCtS dues for that week. is that true2
/ If il is true there is y condition there
| that needs investigation. If ii is not
| true the report should not be allowed
to be circulated without heing denied,
Mr. President, / naVe no desire To
weary this Senate al great length, l
| have quoted from a couple of neWspa-
| pers | suppose that | may be accused
| Of craftsmanship from the fact that |
| have selected two Republican papers
| Something has been said by some
| Democratic papers along these lines,
| Here is something not very recent,
] but pertaining TO this case. The Lewis
| ton sun of November %. 1910. urged
that the nrohibitory law should be en-
| forced. And the Biddeford Record on
| November So 1910 announced that the
| Democratic party leader agreed that.
| the only course VAS to give Maine the
| strictest enforcement il has ever
| known
Again, the Eastern Argus of Decem-
| Der ~, 1915. says: THE dietam has
gore forth that any man or woman
who sells liquor after January LIST does
So at his er her peril. and they will be
regarded as enemies to the public
order and dealt with wherever and
Whenever they are found
The Waterville Sentinel of Decen-
| Der 9 1910. says: .grhe time has come
tor a thorough, determined effort 10
enforce All along the line. that the pro-
hibitory law may stand or fail upon
It's merits. So enforce from January l.
1911. to January !. 1873 all the time
whatever the result may be. Make the
state as dry as it is possible by hon
est and thorough enforcement to make
it. If the people like that sort of thing.
they will endorse it and if they do not
like it. they will have the privilege oil
voting the prohibitory system down
and out. There is no other alternative
FOR the Democratic party. Pledges
must he kepeamong honest folks.
Mr.. President and gentlemen, | have
no desire or wish to inject anything
nartisan into this discussion. If any
member of the Senate objects 10 the
form OF this order, or if any member of
the ma iority party wishes to introduce
l4a l
am perfectly willing TO withdraw tins
one or make such changes as would
not defeat the matter. In this YORK
comfy matter we have had only a
glimpse Of the condition that is both
e,ing MS. We have had it revealed in
that county as it is true in other eoull-
ttAs that the trouble is not the lst&,
bnt the men behind The law, and
cay ia YOU that this Legislature will
not discharge its duty 10 the state
and the members Will not properly us
charge their duties to their con-
sciences if in the presence OF sncil re-
narts we adjourn without taking some
proper means for fair ana iuii iiiNe'
tigatIon.
| need not say TO any member OF .liis
senate that this proposition Is any
thing pew. anything unusual. 1t - nv
same method that has Always io'io"
ed whenever anything OF TINS sort was
sought to be done. We appointed seN
eral committees of this kind 81 the iirse
session OF this Legislature, year ago
one committee is still in session httso
tigating other matters. II IS Il fi','e
and usual course to De Ioiio"ep'
any member can suggest any pe.tei
way. / am perfectly Wiling To IAN ~
with that suggestion, but L peileNe
oneht to do something along TINS iiie
far it has been decided that we are ~
have prohibition in this state, ny 'i
vote of the people, last Septeihnsi' CIV
apai,, nv the vote of this Lesisideui'
And that is what the people Wai'
now. and what they are enh'iea I"
have in every county OF the STAT
rot nc have an honest and falr at
temut on the part of the oiilciais 70
enforce this law, and in any couil.s
whore an honest attempt is not pelils
made TO enforce the law, the people
Of Maine are entitiedsto know Wha'
the trouble is and have the guilty peo-
nle punished. | move that the order
have passage.
Mr.. DoNIGAN of Somerset: Mr..
President, | would like to ask the sen
ator from Aroostook what he thiiih9
of Judge Cleaves remark that ne mace
there i'm the convention. YESTERDAY, III
regard to the enforcement OF the law
And about jail sentences
Mr.. MILLIKEN: Mr. President
am ready to argue the Richardson
case at any length the senator desires.
Mr.. DoNIGAN Mr.. President
would like to have the senator answer
my question. l would like to know
what he thinks of Judge Cleave's re
marks, yesterday, in regard to the en-
forcement of the law, and in regard
to his saving that he did not give
jail sentences and did not intend to.
Mr.. MILIIKEN: Mn President, |
do not intend to express my opinion
of any one feature of that case, until
/ can take up the whole case.
The PRESIDENT The Chair will
rule that such inquiries do not bear
upon the statement of the senatoy
| from Aroostook.
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presi-