Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-21

; was d business visitor here Saturday
! Ice Walker returned Saturday night
| from business trip TO Boston.
! ShowhcSan held q rollsiue temper
| ancc meeting Sunday night IN the OPP
! era house which was addressed by
f, Skov hegan's hororcd toWnsman, Dr.
/ George Otis Smith director of tho Ma
! tiona1 Geological Survey. on "Prohibi-
ton as a National Issue On the plat
! form were seated Rev. George Mcr-
RAM Of the bethany church, the pre-
siding officer for the evening. and the
other ministers, Rev. &. IL. mckinney
OF the Congregational chLrch. Rev. +.
{. Rogers OF the Methodist church
and DR.. @. II Tracy OF the First Bap-
list. Selcctmcn clyde IT, Smith and J.
w Packard, Supt. of Schools J.. w.
Gcrriah. the male quartet consisting Of
L. W. Leighton. L. +. Harris. }. Har-
vcy White aud DR.. :. NJ. Cover; and
also Judge T. i. Lawrence, who had
the pleasure of introducing the speak
or. The chief decoration was a large
map of the country showing the pro-
hibition territory which DR.. Smith had
ma'ic during the past week, following
the entrance of the four latest states
into Ibis column. The meeting opened
with Coronation by the audience,
followed by invocation by DR.. Tracy.
singing by the quartet, reading of the
18th chapter OF Proverbs by Rev. +.
c. Rogers. and another song by the
quartet followed by prayer by Rev. {.
II. Mckinney and another fine selec-
ton by the male quartet. Judge Law :
renee in introducing DIR. Smith stated
; the audience was a reputation OF the
old adage that Il prophet is not with
ont honor save in his own country.
that though We had recently heard
things spoken from q partisan view
point. VIC would now get a national
viewpoint, rs DR.. Smith being a sur
yivor of three administrations, Roose-
Welt. Taft and Wilson, was able to give
this.
This fail said DR.. Smith, the cam
paiCn was fought OF national issues
but we should not forget the import
ancc OF .hc local point Of view. From
both parties in the recent campaign we
listened 10 a call for higher ideals and
better standards of living. Prohibition
of the manufacture and sale OF alco-
hollc drinks means greater safety and
cfiicicncy for the individual. To be real
ly efficient prohibition must be nation
A. There has been a period of vision.
followed by period of realization.
Five wears ago in the Vote No cam
paign we were just emerging into the
realization period, which we are now
well into DR. Smith gave credit to the
poner work for temperance by the ".
c. T. L. members. and to the work OF
the anti-saloon league in the recent
campaign. The churches have ever held
up the vision. The Catholic church has
taken a part we do well to recognize.
| Business is tho greatest force in
America working for temperance in
the desire for efficiency. One million
Jobs are closed to those not total alb
stainers Dr. Smith stated that there
had been decided changes in Washing
ton during his 20 years of residence
there and that he expected Congress TO
,e~isiate away drink there. AS {. proof
that prohibition works he showed for
mer and present conditions in Spokane.
Portland. Ore, and Alabama and West
Virginia Prohibition should be nation
al because state lines are not good bar
riers and state prohibition is not ade-