Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-09

citizens who have the love of their fell
low men at heart to join with me in this
undertaking. / especially ask the press
of the State. without regard to its politi-
cal party allegiance, to help in creating
a public sentiment against rum selling
and rum drinking. 1t can do more to
help or more to hinder in this cause than
any other influence in the State The
Republican and non-partisan press of the
State have helped me in every way pos
sible. If the Democratic press had also
helped, instead of the most bitter and de-
termined opposition, we would have ac-
complished a better result than We have.
Our prohibitory law in no way affects the
personal liberty Of the citizen. He can
buy liquor, have it shipped to him and
use 1t for his private consumption as
freely as ever 1t is not a statutory Of
Tense to drink liquor. There is also in
our State a poor, lazy element that will
always, when out of Jail, try to sell rum
in some way in violation of law, with the
aid of the Democratic press. and the en-
enlargement of the Democratic orators
and they will keep up a constant fight
against our statutes and make the law
officers, sheriffs and city marshals no end
of trouble.
l have charged openly and publicly
that the Democratic press of this State
and the Democratic party are being sup
ported and assisted by the liquor inter
ests. not only in the State, but from
without the State. The U. S. Brewers
Association, in their last annual report
Oct, 1913, while they give me credit for
Doing his utmost to see that it pro-
hibits,' claimed that l had signed my
own political death warrant by obeying
my oath of office to enforce the laws of
the State as l found them. They said
that l had challenged Maine to a square
and honest pronouncement which cannot
be evaded. / now go further and charge
the Democratic party of this State, or
| its managers-not many of its supporters
whom l know believe in the honest en-
| focement of the prohibitory law ard who
| know that while l have no statute to
work with, that l have complied as far
as possible with the constitution, which
declares that l"he Cthe Governor) shall
| take care that the laws be faithfully ex-
ecuted." l say they have appealed to
the liquor interests everywhere for sup
port The liquor interests of tn enation
contributed in the resubmsson contest
| to bring about resubmission.
| / have not any documentary evidence
| yet in my possession of their solicitation
for funds from the whiskey trade in this
| campaign. but I have some in the last
campaign. and over the signature of the
man who is now running as candidate
FO,. .J,A
my own country, and it is written on the
paper with a letter head. giving the
names of all the county committee
headed Democratic County Committee,
l9l0-11," and the same men, with a few
exceptions and I am glad to say who re-
repudiate this kind of politics, and be-
lieve their party is destined to defeat by
its support from and assistance to the
whiskey trade. are the same as were in
charge of affairs in 1910-11 The letter
is addressed to J. P. Sprang & Co., we'll
known liquor dealers, Atlantic Avenue,
Boston, dated at Augusta, Aug 80. 1910.
the Kennebec Democratic County Com
mittee. and is as follows:
Democratic County Committee 19l0-191
|-Charles H. Abbott Albion; E. w.
Mower. Augusta; Levi T. Williams, Au-
gusta: F. L. Tibbetts, Belgrade; Otis c.
Brown, Benton; Charles G. Dondero,
Chelsea: I. S. harrington, China Frank
II. Marshall, Farmingdale Howard X.
Brown, Clinton; III. F. Jones, Fayette;
Edwin P. Ladd, Gardiner: Emery o.
Beane, Hallowell; E. ]. Fish, Litchfield;
E. L. March, Monmouth; Edmund Gill
man, Manchester Costello Weston. Mt.
Vernon; NJ. l.. Strickland, Oakland; H.
H.. Cary, Pittston; J. w. Rafter. Ran
dolph: Leon Q. Tebbetts. Readfield:
Sewell Foster, Rome; Leslie Bowman,
Sidney; D. c. Libby. Unity Pl.; j. H
Reed, Vassalboro; 'Oakes Trask, Vienna;
DR.. e. l.. Jones. Waterville; SunNer
Rowe, Waterville; I. D. Lincoln, Wayne;
Frank Wakefield, West Gardiner; w. D.
Stuart, Windsor: John Hogan, Winslow;
j. G. Yeaton, Winthrop.
Leon o. Tibbetts. chairman: E. NJ