Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-13
fcrcement of the prohibitorv Ia
has had for years.
The Blow rs Notification.


has had for years.
The Blow rs Notification.
After ] became Governor in January
last, Complaints Were made Ia me
from four counties that the shcrffs
of those counties were not enforcing
the law. that they were standing for
notification. Three were Democrats
and one was Republican. | sub
united The one in Cumberland county
10 the legislature for Impeachment.
intending t. submit the others as soon
as had littlc more evidence, but
tho Legislature, anticipating my pur
p"so. Immediately commenced i'm
pt1cmnent proceedings against all Of
them. Two were tried and lmpcached,
ole resigned, and the. other hunted up
a case Of smallpox and had himself
exposed L" il, and then he got in
league With our board &C health. and
get It certificate that there was some
danger of his having smallpox, and
The Legislature Adjourned without
hearing his case. Rum sellers with
out smallpox are bad enough but IA
sheriff who protected them was too
much for u Maine Legislature.
ilfolHitd SucCtSSbIS III lHtS'
places under pledges t. enforce the
prehihitery law, and / believe they
have done SO faithfully and honestly
ana 10 the best Of their ability, and
against great opposition in their seV-
oral localities ! am pleased To re-
pert. however. that this enforcement
is nov popular With the masses of
the people Every honest man likes
#. irrespective of the political party
10 which he belongs. There is po-
litieaI machine in these different
counties fighting enforcement the
best tl1eV can in every Way possible
bat they are losing ground. The may
or of Portland recently, upon the sud
den ,teatll Of Sheriff Scutiy of that
county, IN The interim of the appoint
nent Of his successor Of seven days.
changed his heretofore publicly an
nonneed policy OF doing nothing To as
sist in the enforcement Of The pro
hibitory law in the CITY Of Portland
AT the banquet OF strong public SEN
timent, and ordered his pollee force
ia enforce this law until the successor
ia Sheriff Scully WAS appointed ana
confirmed.
Bangor Growing Eettci'
I3ansor. which for many years IN
aur State has had the distinction 81
having the Bangor Plan, when II
in Pcnohscot county, and from when
vyas removed n Republican Sherlit by
the LEGISLATURE for failure to do his
autv. and another Republican aP-
nointed in MS place, who is dong MS
i,itv fcarlossly and without favor Is
faet becoming a strong temperance
locality II is the county seat OF tic
second county in the State. IL ls the
metropolis Of eastern Maine. 1t aoes
a large wholesaling business, and It's
business mon are among the bflsh'es'
and most enterprisine III the state
There is not a day passes tliat ! ao
mol receive some evidence ol theli
satisfaction and approval oil the en-
forcornent of the Maine Law III tha'
county. Bangor included. lhey SCI
he noipt as business men. 1t Is aol-
lars and cents To every one OF theih
MOI looking in some way Directly Oh
indirectly from the profits oil the sac
of liquor. :
In many Of our counties there Is
practically no liquor sold, and bhl
fcW or ncne in The jails as Il feSoi'
thereof. ,,;,,a
Now this is the situation i'll Maine
ae see il, and understand IT, vi
course there is much more that
nniohf add. but let me reasstire you
an that the Maine Law in MAINE
: nrahibiting and preventing the sais
md lisc Of Intoxicating liquors, ant
there is no reason why IL siiouie ~
continue 10 do so more and more u
wears go on, but ii must be rcii'ciil',
cd that the personal liberty or iii
ileae Of no citizen has ever esi''h III
tcrfared With Every man rs al. NJ
artv 10 have all the liquor ne Wl9he'
come for his own private use iio'i
,nte;dn of the State, and many peo
,lo have II. Some, perhaps. to Wlioi
i does no apparent harm, many u
whom ii does Il great deal OF llhi III
hut as long rs it is made anu 'ii'
RIGHT remains to ship il into our ot",e
il will continue to come here anu "
nsea That does not mean III any
way that prohibition does not pro,
i,ihit aud there is less and less o.
this done every year.
Uncle Sam in the Fun BUSINESS
In closing. | want to oifer just ON
suggestion, and it is with felcrehe'
10 this particular matter AS long al
the United states government con
times To collect a revenue Tor IN
sale ard dealing in liquors; so loIls
as they permit it shipped INTO TIL
different states, under htei -s'' = =
commerce laws. 50 long as the Z. ,
mails are permitted To carry cifcu
lars and advertisements TO every clu
zen in our State, from every bre"e
and listiller, just 50 long VIII w
have the condition in our state upon
which the whiskeN trust VIII base II.
continuing claims that the Main
Law" is a failure, or that 'prohipleio'
does not prohibit.
The federal tax now collected 10
The manufacture and sale OF hqnor
was Pot ON as n necessity OF wal
WEv continue it, The fact that IN
federal government licenses the ST
Of lionor and the State prohipl's II
makes "a dual situation between IN
TWO governments, over the same pco
ple. rhey are inconsistent ana on
ar the other is right or wrong. liie'
-. both vfuIt and wrong, w IlN