Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-21

ton. using their own discretion as re-
CARDS the liquor traffic, and allow the
establishment in the cities of Maine,
large, costly equipped and well regu-
lated bar rooms. forsooth that those
awful Kitchen bars might be done
away with. bars that thrive so won
derfully under strict enforcement.
My dear sir. if ever man built an
house of straw. you did in your de-
Tense of Sheriff Moulton. If the Well
regulated saloons drive out the kitchen
bars, pray tell me why the large num-
Der of prosecutions made under Sheriff
Moulton's administration were nearly
all against just such places; showing
eonelusively that where the larger sat
looms are run wide open, there the
kitchen bar thrives also and in greater
numbers than under strict enforce
ment Were not your guns turned upon
your own castle and il falls 10 the
ground without a prop 10 lean upon.
Why shout, Prohibition doesn't pro-
hibit. and still defend Il sworn Official
who brazenly sets the laws aside and
lends protection to the lawless. Why
do you see this statement SO often
heralded abroad: 1.-The liquor interests
would rather have prohibition. They
can sell more liquor than under IL
cense. What could be Il more gigan-
tic falsehood?
Read the following quoted from the
American Brewers Review. one Of
liquordoms most conservative and
substantial trade journals. Here is
what it says: I'VE stand at Arranged
dom THE challenge has been sound
ed. The death srapple has begun.
lis the brewing trade going to allow
itself to be strangled to death? Or is
it going to pull itself together at last
and turn defeat into a great victory
for truth, for higher morality, for
health and for normal life, for tho
present and future generations?
That is the question now before
the trade.
THE passage of the Webb Bill by
Congress has demonstrated that the
last great stage of the fight of half
century has been entered.
prohibition is no longer local is
sue. The last stage has been reached.
Prohibition is national danger.
THE next step on the part of the
enemy will be an attempt to pass an
amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of alcoholic bever-
ages throughout the length and
breadth Of the land.
1.-THE brewer was wont to laugh IT
this idea, to consider It utterly Iri'
possible. True, there may be ma
jority Of Congressman who really wan:
it. But the Congressman vannot vote
as they wish. They must vote as the
controlling power dictates.
1.-The fight was won because the
ants have in the course of cam
paign of half a century created IN the
public a wholly warped conscience ana
a false moral atmosphere wherein the
use of alcoholic drink appears as
something morally wrong and hy9eni-
cally injurious. It is not on that
around directly that the battle was
won in Washington. But indirectly
that was the underlying force, because
without that feeling, more or less SUB
conscious with many people, 1t wou'o
have been impossible for the ants
to control the public mind and exefs,
through such control, the requires
ressure upon the members OF Con,
gress and Senators.
"True, there we're some whom they
could not move. There was Dr.
Barchficld of Pittsburg, stern, clear
headed and kindly, and. Mr.. Bartho'dt
of St, Louis, keen, active and suave.
cable as was the attack on the bill
by some Senators and members OF the
lower House, it supplied cold comfort
to the brewer and tho liberia, minded
people. Even Senator Root, perhaps
the ablest constitutional lawyer no"
Iivina, admitted in the Senate while
! arauina that the bill was unconst'tu-
tionaI, that he would be glad to see
the liquor traffic wiped out.
For the brewer, there can be, from
now on, only two parties, VIZ; pronin'-
ton and anti prohibition. re ~can
recognize no other line OF cleavage.
"The final battle is at hand. u IS
for tho brewer now to decide whetnpr:
| it shall be a pitfuI rout with no sers-'
Gus attempt at defense, or great
struggle in which, with proper educa-
ton, Organization and training, the
result ought not to be in doubt
What say you to the above, MI. at
ltangall, which side are you on viewed
from the brewers standpoint! NOT =
YOU please, from the viewpoint OF ,he
honest prohibitionist. whom you SO de-
light to term fanatics.
Just recently, / met travelling man
who has had the privilege OF knowing
YOU for many years. He said TO me-
at seems too bad that such pfiiiiah',
mind and such keen inteiiect couiu
not be put to better use. ana tiia'
was not prohibition crank, put ne
was HONEST.
Do you not within your near. "a
hearts believe and know that II YOU
with your great ability ana occupSihe
as YOU do a place of pubic trust
would cast your influence for the up
holding and maintaining the law m
stead of seeking it's repeal; do you not
I ask. believe that such a course on
your part would be far better fof ,he
moral welfare of our State ana the
better protection of our boys ana gus.
mo man who has candidly wei2hea
the question can, for one moment, sup