Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-04
Editorial Comment
A Beautiful Eulogy by the Sentinel.
Fairfield Journal.)


Everett c. scully who died suddenly a',', ,
,Ybila in the performance of his duty as
sheriff of Cumberland county was ma,
who was generally liked and respecleu,
He deserved the esteem in which ne Was
held. The last few months OF ms ii.e
wera spent in the endeayor to perform
an impossible task. But he did MS pest
and more than that no man can 90;
1t is intimated in one OF the a3r'ta. as
FASTENED by his labors in the attempt TO
enforce the liquor law. II that be true,
il is another evidence of the fact that
the effort to fasten upon communities a
system to which they are opposed Is
productive of manifold troubles Mr..
Scully faithfully and vigorously did ms
duty as he saw it, The pity of it is that
in trying to do that which % years OF
failure has shown to be Impossible
Waterville Sentinel.
How beautiful is this eulogy. How
tender and how profound.
We are surprised with one sentence
in it. however, and we see the Senti-
mel in a new light. We had always
thought that the Sentinel stood for
re-submission. rere-submission. re-re-
re- submission. and SO on until high
license was gained. We did not UNI
derstand that the Sentinel stood for
notification of our laws as they
stand: We did not think any news
paper in Maine would openly stand
against the enforcement of our
present laws 1t is legitimate to labor
for resubmission and repeal; it is
traitorous to commend notification OF
our laws as it stands. Yet the Senti-
mel says:
Mr.. Scully faithfully and vigor-
ously did his duty as he saw IT.
We understand from this that the
Sentinel had a vision of duty different
from Sheriff Scullys vision. Sherif
Seully sought to enforce Maine law,
believing such labor to be his duty;
the Sentinel evidently believes Sheriff
Seully should have seated himself
comfortably and allowed unrestrained
selling, on the ground that sixty
years of failure has shown enforce
ment) to be impossible"
The Sentinel may argue that Cum
berland county is opposed to prohi-
bition; that the prohibition law IS
Fastened upon" it. that this is a
country in which majority rule forms
an element of governmental still re-
mains true that Cumberland county
is a part of the State of Maine, it en-
Joys the protection of Maine laws, it
is proud of its inclusion as part or
Maine, and it comes within the pro-
vince of the Maine prohibition law
Just as much as if every voter with
in it's limits wished to vote for re-
peal. So long as Cumberland coun-
ty is Maine county, just SO long
must Names laws be enforced within
its bounds. and the only honorable
way to have rum selling in Cumber-
land is to bring about a repeal OF
the prohibition law in Maine. 1t is
dishonorable and reasonable to so
| much as suggest notification.
We are happy for the fact that we
| live in great country where free
speech is Il recognized right; we do
not in the least resent the arguments
| of high license supporters in favor
| of repeal but we do feel the warm
ing Of the patriotic spark when one
suggests that our laws as they stand
be rendered powerless, and we become
eager to join others in thrusting dis
honest men out of the midst of hon
orable citizens into the shameful
lonely light of treachery.
| We hope the Sheriff Scully eulogS
does not contain the meaning which
it would seem to contain if one reao
it in the same mind in which one Is
| wont to read English composition
Nobody cares how hard the Sentinel
fights for re-submission and repeal
but we do not believe that there is al
| honorable citizen in Maine who Wouit
support the Sentinel in a campaign
for the notification of the prohibition
act as it now stands, intact upon oul
statute books.
| Indeed, we hope the Sheriff Scull.
editorial is a mistake. No citizen cal
see Sheriff Scully's duty except as III
saw IT, it was plain and unalterable
That editorial must be a mistake
for though we all stand firmly TO