Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-07

that is forbidden by the Constitution and
the laws, clubs 10 which many of you
resort from time to time, either as mem
bers or visitors-that because he does
that, you are going to put on the long
face of hypocrite, and say on the evil
dence Il must discharge him from his
Office
Can you do it? DO You feel like doing
it? Isn't there manliness and honor
enough in this House and Senate so that
you reject that proposition with scorn
oh, but you say, there is more than
clubs. Yes my friends, but when YOU
talk about enforcement YOU are mega
living the idea of regulation, and the
lowest dive that was ever maintained in
the city OF Bath, with or without the
knowledge of any official there. is as
much an infraetion of the Prohibitory
law that men shout SO much about up
holding. and uphold 50 little in their
private lives.-one is much an infrac-
ton of the laws as the other. and the
sheriff who permits one is as much gull
" of disobeying the law, as the sheriff
who permits the othcr-I won't say per-
mits. acauiesces in il, aSauiesces in the
existence of the club.
And what do you think of the sheriff?
Why, record WAS read here, court
record. in which it WAS shown that GER
tain men had been brought into court,
and there charged with liquor selling,
and their cases had been continued.
Who continued the case? Necessarily the
county attorney and the court. Cases
mol pressed. Who mol pressed them?
Under the law of your State the county
attorney has the arbitrary power to mol
pros any case he wants to short of muir
der. Gases filed. Who aid that? The
county attorney.
And case after ease where Iiuuor sell
lers were brought in to court and fined
and the fine must he imposed by the
,!uu&e,-let me read 10 You. "Decem-
her term 1872. five liquor cases: one
continued Is that the fault of the
sheriff one placed on lllt' Is tina
the fault of the sheriff! Three fined y
Is that the fault Of the sheriffe
BY the action of the County Attorn-
| cY, the combined action Of the County
| Attorney and the Judge Of the supreme
Court who presided at tn January
term al Bath, five liquor sellers were
relieved of their offence one by having
tho Indictment fled one by having it
| continued, and three paid fines and
| you know the result of that. Yau know
| that the next day they are back into
business again, and yon know that il
| is absurd. wholly absurd on the face
| OF ii. fooiishy absurd, 10 expect the
sheriff or his deputies. or his liquor
| deputies. or the police Of Bath, or any
| Lody else cen drive these men out of
| business if the County Attorney and
| the Court take care of them With con-
| tinuances, and filed indictments and
| fines.
| OF course there is liquor sold in Bath
| Who doubts it2 OF course there IS liquor
| sold IN Bath, and in every other city
Of its size and kind in Maine, openly
enough 50 that every Well Informed
man in the town knows that there is
| liquor sold there, sheriff and all, ana
any of YOU who have had the slightest
experience in these matters know this,
| that to entirely terminate the sale OF
1 liquor in Bath, even by the old Offend
ers who are Well known men, even in
/ We'll known places. would require not
che liquor deputy, nor three liquor
| deputies. but an amy of liquor depu-
ties. keeping at work all the time.
Yc,, know the plan which they say
| they adopted nj Bath was the practica-
He, sensible and business like plan that
| is adopted everywhere, that because
the sheriff is limited as to his number
| &c 1eputies he would be 1T least as
sisted in that work by the police Of the
| city. And the man who criticizes most
IL rshly the condition of affairs in Bath.
! aud The administration Of affairs III
| Faith. told you ON The stano that when
IL made his criticism he was aiming 1t
| Wholly at the administration of the
/ Mayer and that IN his opinion condi-
tons could not Ice btttered there by the
=, r. .noVal of john Ballou from office and
| tn substitution of another in his place.
intend to proceed rapidly ard merely
| to sketch am outline of the points
would like to have YOU consider in the
limited time that shall address you.
| ask you then 70 take tbs PROPOSE
| ton. that you are not trying to decide
/ whether or not John W. Eallou has fell
| lowed the letter of the law, whether ol
not he has personally gone into the
| business of ilrntire out liquor sellers
| Yeu are deciding 4 broad question oi
whether he ought Ia be removed from
| office ana that question rests upon tht
| proposition OF whether he is not in gen
eral administering that office under tht
condition under which he acts, in this
community in which he lives. as vel
as it is likely To he administered by
! someone else. II is not for YOU to say
that John BalloH, because he has beer
negligent in not overseeing the Wori
| of his SON should be removed. 1t is no:
| for you to say. in the careless oh hand
, way, that inadvertently overheard one
member of this Convention say today
that although he sXmpathized heartily
with Mr.. Ballot it WAS apparent thai
| the old gentleman had grown too old
| to be fit To do the duties Of q sheriff
All, that is not for YOU. That is not fol
YOU
That question vas up to his neigh
bors in the County of Sagadahoc last
Fall. and they showed their apprecia-
ton OF the man, their appreciation OF
their old neighbor. by giving him 4
tremendous majority as candidate
for office at that time. Do YOU know
the wickedest things that can be inn
n oinn6 are done by men moved bv