Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-25
Gov. Haldwin's "chrissianity.'

Gov Simeon +. Baldwin of Connec-
ticut, at Thursdays session of the ma
tional council of Congregational
churches in Kansas City, Mo-, OPP
posed an amendment to the federal
constitution prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating
LIQUOR within the United States. He
declared that such a change would
be contrary to the whole spirit of our
| government, which was to have a CEN
trail power but limited in its sphere of
| influence.
| In Gov. Baldwin's zeal to prevent
| interference with the income of those
who are interested in the manufae-
| tire and sale of intoxicants, and VINO
are said TO give generously to some
churches and reform movements as
SOD to the Devil, he forgets, or pur-
posely misleads his hearers by failing
TO mention, that the "Centrai row
or" has long extended its influence
over all the land in restraint OF the
,iouor ira file, which il recognizes as
AN EVIL THAT MAY NOT EHiS'
UNLESS IT PAYS FOR EXISTENCE.
Gov. Baldwin says a nationwide
prohibitory law could not be enforced
in the large cities; that lit would pro-
woke breaches of the law as unfortu-
nate as they are inevitable. Yet the
Central Power exercises its author-
ity by making these violators OF Coo
Injunction pay for the privilege. 1t
does not exercise the same authority
In the traffic of tea and sugar ana
cotton.
Did anyone ask Gov BALDWIN no" INC
Central Power ever dared To at
tempt to enforce the laws agaihs.
murder and arson and larceny, IN the
great, wicked cities? Is that why SO
MANY unfortunate breaches or these
laws are inevitable? Would there be
less murder and other crimes, II there
were no laws against them?
And does Gov. Baldwin fear that
the unfortunate breaches oil the Ia"
which would be inevitable" in en-
forcing law against recognized anu
admitted crowning evil, would cause
such records of crime and disaster as
now written in every large city ps
49, .raHic II, rTifn2
1t Is painful to see men OF ihtehi-
genee and pretended Christian pflhci-
ples throwing such idiotic sophistry
in the way of Christian progress De-
cause of their Unborn chains OF COM
mereialism.
Arc we to infer that Gov. BALDWIN
is in sympathy with such gong from
bad To worse as described to-day IN
,etter from a New York City corre-
spondent? Here it is:
"A bar exclusively for women Is one
of Getham's latest innoVatlons7-a SUI
enough bar, too. at when no ma"
can buy unless chaperoned py one Vi
the fair sex This bar does not ea,ei
To women of doubtful class, put 10
mart of one of the SWEETEST cares Ia
the city whose patrons are Oh wealth
and station. Naturally 1t Is pusles'
in the afternoons when' mylady shops
and matinees. Many interesting oaol-
ties are to be. noted in this unique par
room. fOf course it would be odd II
Madame did not powder her nose, re-
adjust her head gear while her hisn-
hoIl is, being served. Women car
more about the color than the tas.e
- their drinks. They want them III
shades to match their gowns OF eses
or come feature, and one even asneu
~, a cocktail to match her soui mhion
,ha declared was baby blue. Mans
order from prescriptions of their own
80 derive as much delight from nam
go them as from imbibing. Most %
The ladies' require st0ws even win
op,oils fearing germs. Some eve"
nave privat glasses reserVeu 80
treating among themselves u.es no"
,ne men outdistanced. and on. linz
,nav want to include the house. No'
has free lunch been overlooked. ran
&c the head barkeep, accorus W.
,oan the palm as ,ciyoloeists-say
n.n use much language apou' ~"
.h,a .na that should be mixed anu
eervea. but are mere buffers. '"' ~
ar,ietic sense inherent in women
,.nas tn their drinks. Ihey e"n.cs
~ sao,aa and do not hesitate 10 SEM
- an order with INSTRUCTIONS as ;,