Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-04
"prohibition increases Liquor Sales


hear from them.
"Prohibition Increases Liquor Sales
Just now the liquor interests are
sending into every corner of the land
an alleged to be detailed statement os
the consumption of alcoholic bever-
ages by the people of the United
States for the last Il years These
figures are distributed in the homes,
stores and offices of the land by the
.National Model License League" the
tool of the booze makers and sellers
under a name to deceive. This rum
trust tools figures show an increase
Of 7,O40,s31 gallons in the consumption
Of whisky and of over 97.0O0,o00 gai-
Ions in the consumption of beer in the
fiscal year 1913 as compared with last
year. Commenting on the situation,
T. M. Gilmore. President of the
league" said:
THE friends of prohibition are. seri-
consumption of whisky, as indicated by
the u s Commissioners report, is due
to forced Withdrawals of eiSht-year-old
whisky from bond. 1t is true that some some
whisky was forced out of bond in l9i5.
but this is the case every year.
1.-THE total amount of whisky forced
out in the fiscal year 1918 was 2,73oo4o
gallons, tax-paid gauge aug al me aar .9 ,aa5
was 2,6o9.902 gallons, tax-paid gauge.
The increase in forced Withdrawals was
only 120.13S gallons.
Even the tdrys must gradually dis
cover the Joke In attempting to explain
away 100000 gallon increase by an
item of 49, 13s gallons d.
There is absolutely no merit in the
talk about forced Withdrawals being the
cause of the increase in the use of whis-
key. , ,oo
no beer was forced on the market for the
simple reason that there is no bonded
period for fermented liquors.
1.-THE simple truth is that prohibition
causes people to buy in wholesale guam
titles and to drink accordingly.
eff the object of prohibiting the law
full manufacture and sale of whiskey and
beer is to increase the consumption of
liquor. then the agitation in favor of
prohibition has indeed been bowling
success.
To our fair and honest minded
view of it; Considered as business
proposition. why do the liquor makers
and sellers SO widely advertise the
claim that they are succeeding in in
creasing the demand for intoxicants
year by year? Why do they boast of
their accomplishments in degrading
humanity? 1t Is because they know
that nothing succeeds like success:
that 1t is easier for others to do what
many are doing; that by convincing
the masses that the demand for in
toxieants is daily growing will prove
the. inspiration for other thousands Of
poor wretehes TO break away from
family ties, restraint of conscience and
fear of God, and do as increasing
millions are doing (aecordine to the
testimony Of the rum trust) INDULGE
THEIR APPETITEs AND SPEND
THEIR EARNINGS FOR THE
PRODUCT OF THE plsTILLERIEs
AMI 6hEWEhiGS.
Why does the president of the
Model License League" wish to
change conditions If prohibition is
productive of greater sales of the
product of his employer, the rum
trust2 Is he reformer like his EN-
pIoyer, who is working for true tenn
perance"? If these men are putting
cause prohbltory law is increasing
the consumption of intoxieants) why
do they go on advertising their
: product in every newspaper and maya :
zine in the land, and hire every pub
Usher and every editor restrained By
state law from advertising the prod
y uct to advertise the system of "mod9
license and to denounce prohibitors
law?
II these men and these interests
who are always advertising and pro-
noting the booze business, are dom.
as much business under prohibitor,
law as under model license why IL
they always denounce prohibition an,
praise model license?
This champion liar of the booz
business declares, and sends hi
declaration broadcast:
THE simple truth is that pro-
hibition causes people to buy in
wholesale quantities and to drink
accordingly
II that declaration was. not studi