Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-26
Booze Trust Buying Editors.

1t will be remembered that the rum
trust made an appropriation for this
year of 100000 "FoR PAlD-FoR
EDITORIAL COMMENT" in the
country, that can be bribed to support
the rum traffic. Now these editorials
are being grouped on circulars and
sent broadcast to deceive the un-
initiated and spread the doctrine of
regulation
1t has been said that EVIL never
sleeps" and the liquor evil is the
most sleepless of them all. Every
moment of life is red hot campaign
against happiness, comfort, morals
and decency. Never is there a mo-
ment of inactivity or cessation of the
fight against humanity. In this evil,
greed and relentless hate of all things
good are typified.
With countless millions invested in
this traffic that sucks its dividends
from the life blood of its stockhold-
ers' brothers and sisters, appropria-
lions for the purpose of "CREATlNG
FAVORABLE SENTIMENT" are
generous. Some of the most brillian;
writer's in the country are under the
pay of the liquor interests. Their
sophistries are prepared with skill
and subtlety found in no other bust
ness. The business offices of great
newspapers and magazines feel the
"lNFLUENCE," and the convictions
of great editorial writer's are out
ragged by stern orders from the count
ing room to FLAVOR, not too out
spokenIy," the booze octopus.
At the top of circular which came
to the desk of the editor of the Ken
nebec Journal, Tuesday morning,
from the Publicity Department of the
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association.'' we find the caption il
large type: Some Editorials on Pro-
hibition." This is followed by
another line four columns long, read
ing; License, Regulation and Con-
trol-the Solution of the Liquor
Problem
Next comes line crediting the
above to the Platform of the Nation
al Wholesale Liquor Dealers Assn.
And that is followed by letter ad-
dressed to Mr.. Editor" reading as
follows:
Here are some editorials from
prominent newspapers on recent ac-
tiyities III Prohibition agitation. The
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association wants TO get this liquor
question settled. II wants the liquor
business out of politics and politics
out of the liquor business. The Anti
saloon League is keeping up the agi-
tation without getting anywhere. The
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Association fought for license and
regulation in Ohio. Ohio is going to
dives and diseredtable saloons will
be wiped out in that state
VIII you help us to regulate and
control the liquor business in your
state and take it out of politics? IL
so, will you reprint some of these
editorials. write your own based
on the enclosed. We will appreciate
every line you give US to help license
regulate and control the liquor bust
ness. Sincerely,
THE NATIONAL WHOLESALE IL
QUOR DEALERS ASSOCIATION,
Publicity Department
AT the above request we are writ
ing our own editorial based on tn
enclosed We are not reprintin
any of the editorials from other news
papers, for the very reason that the
are of just the same old series of lie
and deceit used everywhere by tn
booze trust, and might as well hay
been sent direct from the office of the
concern as TO have first come throug
the columns of bribed newspape
Quite probably they were written b
the rum trusts hired writer's and ser
20 the offices Of the newspapers quot
ed. That is one of the rum trus