Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
URGING PROHIBITION AMENDMENT

OF man exalted to the high position
OF floor leader Of great political par
ty becoming the mouthpiece Of the
drink traffickers in the arena where
his honorable position made him su-
preme Not only did they use him as
their mouthpiece on the floor Of Con-
gress, but they are using his frank
ing privilege for sending broadcast mis-
iquor-advocat.ng speech
1T may be said in reply that MI
Hobson. Senator Sheppard and others,
use their ranking privilege to send
out matter combating the liquor traf-
f1c. Quite true. But there is this diff
ference: The duty Of civil government
is to promote the welfare Of the gov
erned. Every page sent out by these
men makes for a better citizenship. a
ioftier patriotism. Every page sent
out under the frank Of Mr.. Underwood
for the drink trafickers, aids an insti-
tuition that is subversive of good gov
eminent and in every respect an enc
my OF the Republic.
| MI. Mann opened his address with
the following outburst of virtue: I am
for morality and against immortality; l
am Tor deeency and against indecen-
| cy; | am for temperance and against
drunkenness; I am for virtue and
! against vice; I am for law and order
and against crime and disorder; I am
for the right and against the wrong
i He could have continued with perfect
propriety and truthfulness and said.
| ! am for saloons, breweries, distiller-
les. and all their accompaniment; and
against granting to the people the
right TO 50 amend or change the or
/ ganic law as TO get rid Of them Tbs,
| by his speech and vote is exactly VIVA,
! he did say.
1t is not a pleasant task to single
out pubic officials and discredit them
in the public mind; but when men call
ed 10 high positions Of honor and
trust. as Mr.. Mann and Mr. Under
wood have been called by the people,
step down from their lofty. positions
TO become the specific guardians and
protectors Of the liquor interests
against the people. they forfeit all
right to the favorab Die consideration Of
a decent, seif-respecting. home loving
public. Mr.. Mann. the alleged au,ho,
/ Of the law against the white slave
/ traffic and Mr.. Mann the sponsor fol
| the liquor traffic become the Doctor
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde Of the United
! States Congress.
| There was a great fitness in the
theme used by Doctor Boynton. who
| lives in Mr.. Mann's district. when he
| preached on the following SUNDAY
/ night upon The Fall of Mann and ut.
tered that keen sentence that ought 10
live. that nc Presidential bee can live
i in alcohol The liquor interests are
already trying TO reimburse Mr.. Mann
for his activity in their behalf by
. backing his candidacy for the prasf-
dency.''
| In speaking Of the general situation,
( Dr.. Baker said: II,
The past eighteen months has
broken the record for prohibition prog
! ress, not only in the United States hu,
! Throughout the world. s..ss II Rus.
STA can abolish five hunEred million
! dollars per annum in revenue from
drink while engaged in the most ex-
, penslVe war in history and We. de.
clare the SURPRISING prosperity of her
people. it would seem that the Uni
ted States, which claims 70 be civilized
and Christian. could safely abolish less
I IMAM har that amount in time OF
/ peace