The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-14
PROHIBITION IN MAINE.
Observations Of . Philosopher Who
Knows the Dirigo villagers.

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To II EDITOR or The syN-Str.
Some practical. II rambling. observa-
lions on the effects OF prohibition ir
Maine by one who sojourns In that state
on a footing of native intimacy with Its
people may be Of interest.
Halllng, as 1 do. from this sinful cen
us Of cosmopolitan iniQuity. -
joy a certain ireedom OF expression IN
our Maine village which would damn
utterly a permanent resident there. ii
Is taken for granted that the orthodoxy
Of my views on the liquor problem must
ave suffered some considerable corrup-
ton by evil associations. But IL any
all the year round Maine man ventures
to question the efficacy OF The sacred
dogma of prohibition he In branded al
once by the dear old publicists OF the
w. C. T. U. as either a drinking man
or a downright 'drunkard." And as
those charitable enthusiasts make nc
smallest distinction between the two
tina mans reputation is destroyed forth
with. wen though in fact he may never
rave tasted liquor In his life.
so jealous are some OF those devotees
Of the white ribbon organization In their
effort to advance the cause by their
weapon OF pitiless publicity that not a
few Of the men who have suffered more
or less unjustly from their gossipine
persecution are firmly convinced that
those women themselves have done more
injury to the self-respecting manhood OF
the State than has the rum power
which is the object of their hatred
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