Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-02

= Tine Argus ShOulu nave tolu the Wiioi
truth. and this would have been true
: 1T is merely a specimen of the re
ports (sent out by the rum trusD tha
come from prohibition states every
! where" But these rum trust reports
are NEVER true: they are always fol
the purpose of deceiving the public sc
far as possible. and thus add a few
dollars to the profits of makers and
sellers of booze.
| When the rum trust and the Argus
are setting forth the horrors of pro-
lhibition they fail to compare with such
conditions as exist in license states.
/! Why don't they tells us about "regula =
ton" in cities smaller than Water
| willie where licenses are granted to sa =
looms. in some cities as frequently as
one for every IS votes: in others one
saloon to from IS to 40 voters? Why
don't they tell US about the bar
police" paid by the city to hang
around saloons to regulate" the
crimes of prostitution, gambling.
| fighting by men. women and boys. and
to protect the saloon property and
bar tenders? Why don't they tells MS
about the scores of men every night.
in such places. even in small cities,
that are kicked out when their money
is gone. or are beaten into submission.
or slowed away 10 sober Off Why
don't they tell us that in one such
regulated" county at the present
time are 81 murder cases on the
docket.s Why don't they tells US that
boys in knee pants not only go into
these regulated" saloons. manned =
city paid, rum trust police. but buy
booze and become intoxicated there
| With the Irnn and the shameless wo-
| men and the ruii.ad girls?
Instead of uttering such senseless
heaven with blood soaked dohars, why
don't these fellows tell the truth once
| in awhile, and admit honestly that tie
| only reason for opposing prohibition Isl
| that. the rum profits are enormously
| less under it?
Why does not the Argus or the Wa
terviile Sentinel. or the Biddeford
Record repeat the words of the Bath
| man who, with his family, went into
| restaurant there and ordered. ate and
paid for a good wholesome meal? lie
declared frankly that it was the first
family such a treat because his wages
went for booze.
Why do not our prohibition hating
friends tell their readers about anoth-
er Bath man, a last years rumseller.
who has been driven out of the bust
ness by Governor Haines? This man
says the movement has thrown him
out of a job and he curses the moral
progress. but he is honest enough to
admit that many Bath men are now
straight and prosperous who have fire.
quently in times past 1--WE hope for
ever spent their weeks earnings in
two or three hours for booze.
But the Argus Sentinel and Record
do not hear of these things: rather
they hear only of prohibition horrors in
Arizona or Kansas. And they gloat
| over the introduction of cheap. pre-
tended limitations of painting of a
nude female figure. called September
Morn" and demand to know what de
cent people are going to do about it.
| They follow the Hearst lead in this
form:
Uncle Sam has placed his o. k. upon
September Morn" and decided that the
nude young lady shivering after cold
BATH can go through the mails, That Is
probably why the Boston American yes
terday printed on the front page repro
duetion of that much discussed work of
| art.-Biddeford Record.
And now what is that stern censor and
| guardian of public morals. Anthony Com
| stock going to do about it.-Portland
| Argus