Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-18
President Gilmore's Sophistry.


Prohibition victories of the year,
said President T. M. Gilmore of Louis
Vile, in his report to the National
Model License League at its annual
meeting at Louisville, Ky, Tuesday.
were due to the fact That the public
was not properly informed as to what
states that previously had voted for
it," II think" he continued, I'VE
should, months before each election,
place before the voters all the facts,
showing the failure of prohibition
and the increased consumption of
wine, beer and whiskey in so-called
prohibition localities Mr.. Gilmore
was reelected president of the league.
The National Model License League
is a rum trust organization the sole
purpose of which Is to deceive the
people of anywhere and everywhere
the place of peoples law. But the en-
tire plan is shown in it's true light to
any intelligent person by such state
ments as those made BY President Gill
more above quoted. 1t does not even
require the intelligence possessed by
geese to discern that the liquor inter-
ests want prohibitory law replaced by
license law because there is more
money for them in the license plan.
For Mr.. Gilmore or others to repeat
this foolish statement that consump
ton of all kinds of booze is increased
under prohibition. and then to go on
spending untold millions of dollars
every year in a never-ending battle to
defeat prohibitory law, shows up the
sophistry and persistent dishonesty of
all such as this distinguished tool of
the devil
Below is a specimen of the inform
alton" being put out by the liquor in
terests today. Such stuff is spread
broadcast and every little souled news
paper that can be prostituted for
song is being fed on 1t, with the hope
of in some degree influencing Congress:
Dec. q is the date for the considera-
ton of the proposed resolution submit
ting prohibitory amendment to the
states, There is no reason for any Con-
gresham being afraid of or lodging
vote upon such question Those who
are in favor of national prohibition have
been bombarding their Congressman
with petitions in favor of the resolve but
strange to say those in favor of the
vote upon it at the present time because
they are afraid of its defeat.
In order to be sure that it will not pre-
vail. however. those who are opposed to
national prohibition should see that their
Congressman and Senators receive let
ters, petitions and kilograms from those
opposed to the measure in large numbers
between now and Dec. Y.
Write or wire your congressman and
your United States senators from Maine
Immediately telling them that you are
opposed to national prohibition, because
it is an un-American measure and be-
cause the cause of temperance will be
injured instead of helped by ii.
The presentation of large number or
such letters and kilograms in the, closing
debate upon the subject may have
great deal of weight with congressman
who have been hearing too much OF one
side of the question OF late and are
DOUBTFUL Wnlcn way 10 vote.
Let the representatives and senators
know that a host of voters back home
are opposed to national prohibition.
The moral is plain. 1t is the duty
Of law-abiding citizens who UNDER
stand the purpose of the liquor inter-
ests to maintain laws that will make
their vast income secure, to write to
their U. s. senators and representa-
tlves, urging the adoption of national
prohibition. 1t is also a moral duty
to read and analyze the INSCRIPTIONS
lies with which the liquor interests are
now flooding the country.