Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-27
1.-THE Saloon Is Doomed"


The latest broads;de Of sophistry
~ 7. II Gilmore, the ingenious agent
of the liquor interests, the president
Of the so-called National Model LII
cense League" and publisher CT
Bonfort's Wine and Spirit Circular, is
aimed at the beer boozeries. In the
circular sent out By the liquor inter-
ests. an Introductory note lauds the
endeavor as plain speaking that will
attract wide attention.
If a single word Of Gilmore's blast
we're sincere and did he not careless
ly allow the cloven hoof to show in
various places, his letter would be
valuable temperance document The
obvious purpose Of his letter is to
convince the buyers Of his kind OF
booze that it IS a valuable temper
ance utterance Yet he cannot resis:
reference to Maine under prohibit
tory law being flooded with MEAN
liouor'-which, being freely inter-
pre.ed. means that Mr.. T. NJ. Gill
more would sell you GOOD poison to
take the place Of the bad" poison
peddled by the violators Of Names
laws. He wants TO do it through
the means Of Family Liquor Store"
which men and women can patron
TIE without prejudice"
The letter OF this man Gilmore IS
proof positive that the war has ac-
tua!ly begun between the booze arm
les, beer and ale on one side, and
wh;skey and all kinds Of hard stuff"
on the other. Thank God for tina:
much. We hope Gilmore succeeds
IT killing the beer slop traffic. and we
hope his business will get its death
blow before beer dies.
To hide his Gamnable scheme Gill
more issues a volley Of truths, the
same things We have been saying for
years and he has been denying. Note
the bravado with which he now states
certain truths for effect, and cunning
~ weayes into them his plea for his
own brands of cussedness. Please
read this rum trust mans damninS
admission while trying to construct a
new tool with which to steal a few
more lives. destro: a few more homes.
far 81 witt
his accursed traffic:
The remark that one hears on all sides
in Southern California is this: The sa-
loon is doomed and liquors must seek
new channels.
You hear this from wine makers.
wholesale liquor dealers, brewers, family
liquor stores and from saloon men them
selves.
l find the trade out this way very much
alive to this SO called prohibition move
ment and holding, SO think, very intel
Ngent views. Said salesman to me this
morning: II have travelled for years in
this state and in Arizona. / have seen
the business abused, and I have antici-
iona would vote in favor of prohibition:
and I can hardly blame the people Of
that state for voting as they did. Per-
haps had I lived in any of a number Of
Arizona towns that know 1 would have
voted dry too. a majo-i:y OF the sa-
looms in Arizona were run by foreigners
A large percentage of these men cared
only for money and conscience had no
place in their affairs. They would en-
courage a man to spend his last cent for
liquor and let his wife and children Suf
fer for the necessities OF life. 1t was no
uncommon thing for miner to spend
a saloon TO carry $40 10 $500 on its
books with men who lived in advance OF
their pay. / do not think this drastic
law adopted in Arizona will continue. be-
cause l do not believe the people are 60
ing to give up the use of wine. beer and
whisky. but 1 think the saloon is out of
Arizona for good and that it will be put
out Of California as we'll.
The president OF prominent brewery
surprised me more than anyone else has.
by saying: To save the business We
a crude medium for the distribution Of
liquors because it causes a man to gulp
down that which he should sip. but its
worst feature is the treating habit, to
which habit we really owe this tremen-
does prohibition movement. People have
no idea of giving up alcoholic beverages.
but they are sick and tired of seeing
men become intoxicated through a fool
ish attempt at good fellowship and they
have had enough of unprincipled saloon
keepers encouraging weak men to spend
and little ones suffer want. l am
brewer. and l want to make money, but
! want to make the world brighter and
happier. and I do not want to make
and degradation" The family liquor
store is big factor in the trade out this
way. These places are very attractive
and are patronized by men and women
without prejudice. A half-pint is the
smallest package sold. and goods may
not be consumed on the premises.
Did you note that in his first pre-
tended quotation he made the sales
man" say that a large percentage Of
these men (saloonkeepers) cared only
for money? Did you ever know Of a
saloon keeper selling stuff to poison
mems souls and ruin their bodies,
homes and families. being in the
business out Of philanthropic mo.
tives:
And did you notice how he made the
brewer say he wanted to make the
world brighter and happier? Just
picture the brightness and "happi-
ness" that have been brought to poor
fools who have INDUCED an inherited
craving on the excuse that the manu-
facturer and seller (and their medical
and press tools) have told them they
were drinking bread and strength.
Further along he saws: