Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-02
The Voice of the People.

/ Here rs the KY ~ iAAS -
ation--public activity in opposition 10
determined disregard Of law. Let the
,,oonlo get into the game and eneour-
aoe every official who shows any dls-
| noeition TO enforce the law, and dis
COURAGE every man who is unfaithfui
% HE oath It should be no longer
| a PARTISAN affair-lct law-aeldinS elti-
| IONS show multiplying officials their
| mistaken Interpretation Of the popu-
| lar will.
If the attorney general of Maine
chooses 10 place himself in opposition
| .o The laws he has sworn to enforce
that is his mistake and not that oil tue
naonle If he honestly believes tina.
there are not 20 men i'll the beautifhi
citv of Waterville who want the Ia"
enforced. he should be aroused from
his stage of incomprehension
If the attorney general i'll his alarm
at the overwhelming disapploNai u
Democraey's brazen course, mas
staked his all upon the chance OF one
more wear of notification end pro-
tected vice in Waterville, he SHOULD
no given a lasting lesson by the citl-
zens.
If the citizens of Naterville wish
to SEE. a year of the worst condltiohs
in its history-dives, vice and CRIME
nroteeted and encouraged for the dol
lars there is in it for those in league
LOT them return the present regime TO
power.
MAKE the most of the last chance
is the recently adopted motto OF those
who ridieule and abuse the law
Look out for them.
over in Androscoggin county there
has been popular uprising. Clergy
men are leading the fight. 1t Is
practical christianity exenpiitied III
political religion. While patiently
leading men upward they are using
strongarm methods to beat back the
devil.
great public mass meeting was
held in Pine street congregational
cburch Friday evening. Leading ed
ucators and professional men OF mat
mart of the State joined words to voice
the public dsapprovai of preVaiiihs
conditions. Other cities would DO wen
to follow suit. Let the eock-sure p'il-
ticians see how they are regarded by
honest citizens.
Following are few statements oil
Lewiston and Auburn pastors as gwen
by the Lewiston Journal:
Either our police and magistrates
are, criminally involved or they are
signally incompetent for the perform
ance of their duties.-ReN. H. u.
If present conditions are allowed to
grow and develop we may rest as
sured our sins Will find US OUT, anu
we may, like others, be left 10 pay
the awful price. Let us awake 10 the
situation and do our part TO save lhe
city from its disgrace, and the rum
at least morally. that Is sure 10 TO, l9l-
low, for our "sin VIII ma US out
Rev. l. A. Bean. -.
To meet this situation we must
have more religion and more pnl li
We have been too penurious TO fur
nish our youth with decent places OF
amusement. We let our boys and
girls go to the devil because we love
money.-Rev. c. II. Temple
of what use are Methodist ire,
Baptist water, ConGregationallst PIE
ty and Catholic holiness, unless 1fe
and water and piety and holiness get
under mans vest and into his moral
manhood and produce decent citizen.
ship that will stand nothing but
clean civicS and political integrity =
Rev. L. A. Letch, Phi. ID.
If six or eight only go to the mass
meeting called to the Pine street
| Congregational church for next Fri
| day evening. the result of this effort
viii be of one sort; if 1000 assemble
| the result Will be quite different;
| What the result shall be. Citizens OF
Lewiston and Auburn, you are to an
| swer.-Rev C. e. Kinney.
If the law is not enforced it IS be
cause the people are too apathetlc,
too cowardly. too unwilling to get in
| to a fight, too much in love with sell
fish ease, too poor citizens, too unpa-
triotic to demand it.-Rev. L. f. Jo-
Go to that meeting Friday night,
and make your full weight felt 1or
law enforcement; if this be the last
stage of prohibition, let us enforce it
while we have il and save some. at
least, from imminent peril!-Rev
Leayitt II Hallock, ID, d.
| Let us have an end To laWleSsneSsl
This is not a matter of party politics
but of law enforcement of the rights
of the majority of stable government.
The situation in this county is dis
creditable. We demand of our Off
cials an honest enforcement of the
laws.-Rey. a. IT. Salley. ID. y.
The duty of every citizen with the
highest good and best interest of this
community at heart, is to do his ut
most in every effort put forth to Sc
cur an honest enforcement of our
laws as they stand. 1t is his duty to
vote on the side of law and order