Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
Wednesday. July is, 1918.
Letter to Sheriff Oliver.
Bath, Me-, July 10, 1918.
Mr.. w. c. Oliver,

Lear Sit
1 At the prayer meeting of the
/ Pentecostai Church last evening it
was unanimously voted that we
as church, express to you our
hearty appreciation of your splen-
did work as Sheriff of Sagadahoc
county.
The change in our own city is
very noticeable and very crafty
ing, and we feel like thanking you
for your sturdy faithfulness and
Incorporating adherence to
duty.
The Pentecostal Nazarene Church
BY Lois J. Palmer, Clerk.
We are glad that ONE body of law
loving, God fearing people has the
courage, courtesy and enterprise 10
express its approval of the good work
of officials who are living up to their
oaths of office. Sheriff Oliver is doing
good work for the present generation
if his work can be kept up. He has
assured the editor of this paper that,
if he lives, Sagdahoc county is TO have
actual enforcement of law for the
next Is months, regardless of politics,
denunciation by opponents or the
sophistry Of pretended friends in the
service of the rum trust. He is there
to represent the law and to clean up
Bath as it has not been morally
cleaned up in years. He deserves
credit and praise. 1t is the duty OF
those who are opposed to notification
and lawlessness to give him encour-
agement
Maine men and women, leaders OF
organiza lions in Gods service, private
ly speak good words for such sheriffs
as Oliver Stevens, O'Connell. Scully,
Getchell, Brown, and several others
whose names do not come to mind at
this moment; but they do not take
Tue lfuupie 10 assure tftoc ohitiaio VI
support and approval. They are
willing enough to give encouragement
to good workout 1t requires effort
and is easily put off.
On the other hand a perfect cam
paign of disapproval is being waged
by the rum trust. One citizen after
another voices the mistake" an Of
ficer is making by disturbing bust
ness" etc. etc. Every means posi-
BILE to discourage, Inconvenience,
wrongly influence and mislead an
honest official is brought to bear by
the rum trust, it's friends and it's
cheap tools. Read the following from
the siiliest representative Of rum
trust interests and Pattangall politics
in Maine. the Biddeford Record:
Governor Haines has decided to keep
up the Prohibition bluff in spite of the
protest of many influential members of
the two political parties which Were re-
sponsble for his election.
Several weeks ago IL was reported
that a movement had been started in the
Eastern part of the State TO secure sig
natures to petition asking Governor
Haines to call special session OF the
Legislature for the purpose OF some form
of resubmission of the prohibltory
Governor, like Governor Cobb, had seen
the usalessness of the prohibitory law
and was chagrined over the failure OF
his specially appointed officers 70 sup
press the traffic except temporarily ana
would soon declare himself in favor OF
local option.
spite of the recent sensational seizures
in Cumberland, Androscoggm ana re-
nobscot counties, dives and pocket pea
oilers are multiplying. the Leaders ssien a o.
ties are protesting against tne 1oNei ,
rum policies. but with muie-ilke opstlllney
the Governor still clings 70 p Dolly
which ala the other New Ehsi"ii" o'
have outgrown. ..ao,a ~
- $50 now we have the specta,ele. oa
the sheriffs of several counties nrs
many OF the important duties when they
were sworn to perform ana oeNoth, ~
their entire attention to an attenpt q. a.,
enforcing a sumptuary law WhiSs' ~,
places where public sentlmen. o;.,as
ss.renely against it as II is IN our cities
and larger towns, could not be iuiiN Ell
forced unless one officer was kept con- an
ftnrlally on the front steps ana lWo vi
he hack steps of every booze JOINT
s"Bnt the Governor ~ oe'e' '''''
keep up the bluff.
In months Of worthy services
Names officials receive one or TWO
messages of approval and encourage
ment like the one printed as the open
ing Of this editorial. In that time
every Democratic paper in Maine mas
been sneering at and abusing thefn'
local liquor interests have been UNDER
mining and knitting them, and pre-
tended friends have been advising
them.
And yet you church people, Bibie
classes, pastors associations, w. {. I.
IL. branches, Y. NJ. C. A. members,
oranges. and all the other societies
and Individuals standing for better
things. ~ wonder "WHY OFFICIALS
BECOME DISCOURAGED AND
SLACK AND ALLOW CRIME TO
RESUME WHERE IT LEFT OFF"
The Kennebec Journal stands with
the Governor and the sheriffs who are
doing their duty, and for as nearly the
opposite as can be obtained to the
rum and lawIessness demonstration
,naer the Pattangali- Davis Plaisted