The Republican journal., 1913-04-10

VIC loStS Not'N'iilitiS, AAA' - y y ~
"reminiscences of boybood days in Belfast,
= and the interest shown in them should
encourage others to relate their early
experiences. "Our George, contem-
porary of Mr.. Frye. might tell some in
teresting stories, and we hope he may be
prevailed to do so. The Journals columns
are open to all on this and other matters
of local interest.
If sugar is put on the free list it will
result in S52,000,000 loss of revenue,
destroy the cane and beet industries of
the Southern and Western States, ruin
the sugar producers of Hawaii, Puerto
Rico, the Philippines and Cuba, and mean
no saving to the consuming public. That
is the opinion of an expert who has an
alyzed the problem for the New York
Herald.
In his message to the legislature call
ing for the impeachms Mt of the Sheriff
of Cumberland county Governor Haines
said:
Now the people want enforcement Of
the law against illegal sale of intoxicat'
ing liquors and the punishment of citi-
Gals who fail to do their work and every
one of such officers removed and the
office filled by others who will enforce
the laws honestly and conscientiously; at
least, that is my Interpretation OF what
the people want. If the last election in
this State said anything, it said just
that. This is what believe after care
full examination of the constitution and
statutes in regard to this matter.
Representative Newbert of Augusta
would impeach every sheriff, county at
torney and police officer. the judge of
in Maine on the ground that they do
not do their duty in the enforcement of
the prohibitory law. Of course the dis
tinguished and fair minded statesman
would also be willing TO include in his
list of indictments the mayors of all
Names cities. Portland Press
And why not! They are equally re-
sponsible for the maintenance of law
and order WITH the other officers We
know of one mayor who told on public
platform of standing in an open bar
room in his own city where $500 worth of
liquor was displayed and where he wit
messed the selling of liquor, but neither
then, nor before or since has he made
nv attempt to suppress the illegal traf-
fc.
Speculate all you please over Governor
Haines' motives in bringing the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law into the
limelight, we believe in his ability, his
,,,&
sufficiently to have the profoundest faith
to the State, and reduce to minimum,
if it does not put stop to, the whole
sale notification now rampant in several
counties. Ellsworth American.
That we are assured is the belief of a
majority of the good people of Maine
The Democrats have professed TO believe
that the best way to get rid of the pro-
hibitory law is to enforce it, bur when in
power all their efforts have beer direct
ed to notification. We believe that a
Maine law should be enforced equally in
every county and community in the
State, and equally as TO individuals The
liquor magnates shou d not be a lowed 10
go free While their employees and the
pocket peddlars are sent to jail. e.
Tenders against the law, Whethe' high or
low, rich or poor, Republican or Demo-
crat, should be made to pay the penalty.
Every move made by the Democrats in
the legislature when prohibition is the
issue has been in the interest of the
liquor dealers and brewers, and thew
nave had the support of members who.
elected as Republicans on the Republican
platform, later proclaimed themselves
Progressives and are now affiliated with
the Democrats. The Democrats in the
House sought to embarrass the impeach-
ment proceeding, against the sheriff of
Cumberland county by calling for the
Impeachment of certain Republican Of
fcials, and then selected Sheriff Ballou
of Sagadahoc county as the first to be
tried, hoping that his popularity as
man and the fact that he is Republi-
can might cause his acquittal and thus in
auence the later trials They are play
ing politics; but so far as Gov. Haines is
concerned there is no politics in thus mat
ter. He believes that the people of
hHIS 0APe%Ly AIN dSiAloilO, CldI OlllCldlS
shall perform their duties as they have
sworn to CO. 1t is not political but
moral question. Notification of one
Law lessons the effectiveness of all laws
and is a direct incentive to crime.
Congress met in special session Mon
day and the Democratic tariff revision
dill was introduced. 1t includes an in
C ONE tax section which is expected to
produce 500, 600, 900, while the sweeping
reductions in the tariff will cut the
revenue s80,0O0,00O. Protection to the
farmer is cut down more than fifty per
cent. Raw wool is to be free, which
means another decline in the sheep in
dustry. The tariff on sugar is reduced
25 per cent at once and the remain
ing duty to be removed in 1916. The
sugar growers claim that the reduction
alone will be death blow to that indus
try. Senator Lodge said Monday after
noon after examining the bill:
at is a very radical bill and hits
Massachusetts industries particularly
hard-all New England industries, in
fact. Cotton and woolens are hit very
, hard and the leather indnatrias foar