Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-02-11
w. c. +. u. Notes.

! In his inaugural address Gov. Haines
spoke emphatically for prohibition and
enforcement. He said:
For more than fifty years Maine has
had statutes prohibiting the manufac-
ture, sale and keeping for sale OF alco'
holic and malt liquors. 10 1850 TINS
principle was adopted into our Copsetu'
ton. For many years 1t has been sno-
| ject of political contention. In 1910 II
was again submitted to the people, and
| by majority vote, in 1911, it was again
reaffirmed and kept in the Constitution.
II the people rule, as I believe they
should, this question is settled, and no
public officer has any authority to DO
otherwise than to execute the law
against liquor selling in a faithful and
impartial manner. shall do all In my
power, during my term OF office, To on.
courage the honest enforcement OF al'
our statutes against the liquor traffic;
and ask all good citizens who have the
love of their fellow men at heart TO JOIN
with me in this undertaking. espe'
cially ask the press of the state, without
regard to its political or party allegiance,
to help in creating public sentiment
against rum selling and rum drinking.
/, can do more to help or m"re to him.
der in this cause than any other influence
in the state. No one can doub: the
curse Of intoxicating liquors to those
who use them. Science has proved their
certain destruction to health and life.
NOT TOLERATED BY BUSINESS
Rusiness no longer tOlerates them.
The man seeking employment with rum
on his breath, finds no work, but 10 rele-
gated TO the realm of trampdom. The
business man who INDUCES In its use
very soon finds that he has no credit at
the bank. The transportation compan-
les do not find it safe to employ men
who drink. The farmer who returns
home from town drunk has the contempt
of bis neighbor, his wife and children,
and their pity and sympathy. The pro-
fessional man who was once called bril-
liant, with the remark that 1T ia too
bad he drinks is now called fool for
throwing his life away. No sane man In
the light of modern investigation and
science, can give any excuse for the use
of Intoxicating liquors or for the grog
shops from which they are dispensed. =.
The man whose business it Ia to sell
liouor in violation of the law is, as a
rule, too lazy and shiftless to do anything
else. He is in that business for the
money he can make out OF 1t, and when
once he has engaged in 1t, he becomes 30
demoralized that afterwards be is dis
qualified for any other vocation. The
money he takes, especially from the Ia
boring man, 70 whom he does the most
harm, can not be spent for clothing,
food. or other necessities or Injuries OF
life.
THE FINAL TEST
regard the last election as special
test upon the question of the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law. No statute
should ever require such test, but the
determined efforts of the liquor interests
in the state and outside of it for the past
few wears have made this question so
acute in our politics that the vote OF the
people, giving expression to their senti-
ments concerning it, is OF the greatest
value to all charged with the duty of en-
forcing this law. 1t seems to me that
now. after the long and heated discus
sion we have had upon this subject, both
upon the stump and in the public press,
with the vote that has followed, it may
be considered as we'll nigh settled. No
further discussion is necessary. All
that remains il for the law officers, es.
pecially sheriffs, city marsbals and coun-
ty attorneys, to do their duty and en-
force this law in accordance with the
oaths thew have taken.