Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-13
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:. The opponents of state7wlde prohtnpa,ss
ton know that the prohipltofy law :.
never been enforced for any consiue, nI es
irhTfh 81 time In the larger communities
ri Inc State They Know that the pres
emf attempt at enforcement IN tne e,, ~
sof Maine is not much different IRON tne
affeynf5fs that rave been mace IN TUE
5ast. They know, too, that those at,
g feYf,f,ss have been unsuccessful Iney see
40 reason to believe that the pre ess
spasrn Of enforcement VIII nave e'''e'
Yer that reason. the opponents o,
statewide prohibition are still conx,hce ~
that Il is for the gooa oi ,b 5nr p the right
10 say in what manner tney Wiii -,
vi,h The Question of regulating the liquor
.trafiic.-Watefville sentinel
:. Now we know great many things,
because Mr.. Pattangall's organ says so.
So let us look. at some of the things
that we know they know
First, they know that all previous at
tempts at enforcement have been n
naI,y- beaten down by the falsefoods Of
iane, rum press and the rum trust meth
!, DDS Of cdnyincing the people that the
law wasn't being enforced, COULDN'T De
enforced and that the great general
m,hlic didn't want 1t enforced. Inc
(. chicken hearted law supporting press
would fifaliy let it go by default rain
er than be eternally in wrangle' anu
the officers, without backing and con
stantly jeered at by such as the rat
tangau organ, would at last accept TINS
line of least resistance--and rum tri'
surnplfed once more
That is the truth of the previous
.snasms." rs everybody knows Tue
present il a different sort OF spasm
II is the deliberate performance 9
men of determination, backed by I'M
great majority of the people of Maine
Until 1916 at least, We are TO nave
constant. determined pursuit of law
breakers. The widespread CLAIMS o
rosa Pattangali have been given tn
lie and the charge is to be praven. I'M
rum crowd, in their desperation ar
shouting in apparent glee at every rais
Hpf which they hear. az if ii were proc
sof their claim for officers to ina IN
stuff. Whereas the stuff has long beef
sihasa: ID is only Abe. seizure that i
new
Nj pattanga1fs sheet seenns to thin'
this an opportune tine to begin ~
license campaign--Patt wants the run
crowd in the primary nomination. !
talks Of regulating the liquor traffic
ii. And by wh4m would ID. they have
regulated? Why, the rum crowd, o
!. course.
why does Mr.. Pattangan want tn
LIQUOR traffic regulated" in Maine
1,ocause there is not booze enough sol
under The law snade by the people
M.sipe. TO make II profitable for mai
ers. sellers and grafters.
what Kinf Of a law would Mr.. Pal
tangall have TO regulate the haue
traffic? He would nave a law frame
nv the liquor interests-one that Wou'
REQUIRE less trouble in enforcing, W
cause there would be nothing to ei
force.
HOW would rum trust Pattanga
law regulate" the irafiic! ~ wo"'
permit the personal liberty elemer
10 do rs il pleases, and the rest OF u
community would have no measures
.cx,raint other than those bought
the systems officials.
la other words il wouid be the etht
way around of the grating scheme
which some cities have had taste
the plan by which grating sw:ndie
IN authority provides for nuiiificatio