Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
Whisky Letters in Our Homes.

ing of certain brand of whiskey. 1t
is one part of the rum business car
ried on by the United States govern
ment in violation of the laws of Maine.
Maine is NOT in the rum business as
a State institution. and prohibits even
the advertising of intoxieants in news
papers printed in the State, but uncie
Sam Is in the rum business. osten-
s3bly for revenue because he is SO
poor but in reality. to assist in the gi-
gantic scheme of the aii-powerful IL
uuor interests to swap human souls
into dollars.
Uncle Sam can violate the majority
vote and the overwhelming sentiment
Of the people, ahere are more ''peo-
pie" than voters of Maine. with the
rum trust literature which he cireu-
Iates. He can insult the homes of
Christian people and outrage the feel
ings of thousands who hate the evil
traffic rs they hate the devil
0GI MONIES are iOl SdiS lioiit ohS'C
Sans share in the rum business. Our
children find in our mail the silded
promises and advertising of men who
are in the most profitable business on
earth--the swapping of innocence, pur-
Try, health and happiness into Grimm
atty. bestiality, disease and despair
FOR MONEY
sEan we blame this indignant Au-
eusta Citizen" for her. Indignation?
She cannot vote. but she can raise her
voice in protest against the .damnable
methods of NE nd,sJr makers and sell
ers Of booze. and the sneers of the
drinkers. If this citizen and few
million others fike her could vote. we
have faith fiat Uncle Sam would go
out of the business of outraging Chris
tian homes. she CANNOT vote. but
The saloon thug CAN. and he votes to
send to Congress men who will keep
Uncle Sam in the rum business.
Here is a specimen of Justice" in
America. Our homes are invaded by
the rum trust literature from beyond
tho borders of the State. and we are
helpless, but the faitor of this paper
was Obliged to altfrf the lines of the
following verses ia. several places SO
as net TO mention any specific brand
of poison, because that might be IN
terpreted in Maine as advertising
and in violation of the law-and we
could hardly expect to escape as liglt-
iy as some persistent booze sell
ers have in the past.
We wonder how many among our
readers received the letter and ad-
yertising referred to by the Augusta
lady in the following lines
..The carrier?sn Eyes, We been to the
Two letters, postal, and something
A something more, or something
For / quickly have scented its inward
And as coming ditects from the Lewis
own hand.
No.--that isn't mice. quite uhoer-
stand. W sai.ass
And any on4 Wishing to do so, is free
To rise TO amend and strike out the w.
W ..finer than sae.' Il
As harmless Az gusfafd PIE u.s. vi
No flies and no germs; it will stand the
test HAssSss4
This whiskey'ss he pnliest. loveiiest,
best s1. sSaes.le.
No ugly sktii nr fefosAbones. it's sign; ~.
~. tn that firss s :.
But, we wonder IL over those roses could
speak -
n they eWotildn't saw. I'VE are lost from
tie cheek
OF mothers and wives, who YEARLY
vail "a
late, 80 i 4,
Shall come home at last with curses
and blows, - !, =,
FROM kew spe f,ewsg 1 'YOi' :" "s' ''''s -
= IS IS ss.s. u
But lock al this picture and see fol-
Yourself
How quite ornamental on sIdeboard and
shelf
pnidI
Such color elem gods might rejoice to be-
hold IL ~
An aynses e ind e4fz IL isn't a eloak
Sort OF limited at here. for luFid Joke?