Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-09


luton on national prohibition. when
gave rise to a stirring debate ana
close vote at the last session of Con-
gress. proposed in an address before
the national Anti Saloon League con-
vention today that the resolution
should be brought up again on De-
cember 81, next. just year. lacking
one day. from the date of it's previous
consideration. The former Alabama
congressman outlined in this connec-
ton 1.-The grand strategy of the
fight" the anti-saloon forces should
follow in the great liquor war
AS part of an educational campaign,
Mr.. Hobson publicly urged that Pres
dent Wilson be formally requested
to practice total abstinence, as an ex-
ample and to Danish all intoxicating
liquors from the White House. and to
establish temperance in the Civil Ser
vice like that practiced by railroads
and other businesses.
That the scope of the war might be
world wide, he suggested a petition to
Congress for special appropriation
for an international anti -alcohol con-
ference as soon as peace in Europe was
restored.
raised in questions of strategy, he
urged the enfra nch:sement of wo
men everywhere" Incorporation of
churches and all varieties of Christian
organizations bodily into the antisa-
loon campaign; a special effort to Sc
cure the full cooperation of the bust
ness world and the incorporation of
Joint national association for cOnStl-
tutional prohibition.
He suggested that the mentioned as
ISOLATION should be specially author
lied to issue "a national prohibition
war loan of $5.000.000 to he underwrit
ten by friends of temperance and to
he guaranteed with provision for in
terest and sinking funds by the vari-
Gus churches.'
Further, Mr.. Hobson would author
ize the association TO make overtures
for liquors capitulation, inquring as
TO liquors terms for complete surren-
der and reporting 10 a general con-
yention to he called by them if any
reasonable grounds of surrender are
reached. This effort will thereaf ter
eliminate all pleas of any desire for
confiscation or for injustice to indi-
viduals If liquor refuses to capitu-
late on reasonable terms. the joint
board to proceed with the plans for
its humiliation without mercy, grant
ing no quarter"
] In conclusion he referred to the pro-
! gram that might be adopted in case
the Joint Resolution for a national
prohibition amendment should be de-
feated upon its temperance next
winter.
He said:
IF the vote is unfavorab,e proceed
ure to be as follows:
THE question of the inherent and
constitutional right of the sisterhood
of states to pass upon this amendment
and the plain constitutional duty of
Congress to submit it. is to be the
paramount issue in all future national
elections for Congress, the Senate and
the Presidency. and no member of
Congress who voted against the reso-
luton to be considered qualified for
election. nor any candidate for the
House or Senate who fails to give in
} advance solemn public pledge of his
endorsement of this paramount issue.
mo candidate for any county or
state convention or for delegate to
any national convention in 1916 to be
eligible who does not make a similar
pledge and no candidate for delegate
to any national convention to be con-
sidered eligible who will not pledge
himself in advance to make this issue
paramount in determining the plat
form and choosing the nominees Of
such convention.
Former Gov. M. r. Patterson
Former Governor Malcolm r. Pat
fGrSOn n TannpGSaa ha
tional prohibition was the proper way
to deal with the liquor question
The case against the Liquor Traffic
has been made out" he said The
witnesses. who testify, conform to
every legal requirement of credibility:
they are intelligent. have the means of
information and are willing to speak
the truth. They are Science, Expert
ence and Religion.
Science. without bias, cold, accu-
rate. calculating. testiies that alcohol
is poison to the body.
Experience comes. and sets before
our view an inept, sullen, moaning,
struggling, unhappy procession of vic
Tins: so long that it would almost
reach across the continent; so sad
that 1t would move stone to pity.
She shows the dry husks of hope, in
sanity and sudden death, disease.
want. waste and bloody crime
Religion comes and delivers her
testimony. She relates how hearts
have been hardened to her eterna,
truths; she exhibits rents in the gar
ment of justice and bloody smears.
mercy fleeing before hate. passion in
flame. and love with broken wing.
There has been no false testimony
delivered; there has been no exageer.
alton. no contradiction among these
witnesses"
Mr. Patterson discussed state rights
The duty Of government. he said. was
to surround the citizen with good en-
vironment, to dig no pit falls in his
path; to make it easy as possible for.
the citizen to do right, as hard as nos
sible to do wrong.
This is the highest attribute ~
sovereignty. The efforts of our gov
eminent to suppress the lottery. n
stamp out polygamy: to DESTROY bu-
man slavery: to prevent the use NJ
narcotics; to eradicate the disease.
OF cattle; to preserve the public
| health. n pivo tho wool.