The Ordway new era., 1916-11-17
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ties is to claim that prohibition
notes pauperism. In order to prove
they select q few southern states,
re conditions are very different
those in New England. and con-
them with Maine. AS matter
nct United States census reports
that Maine has fewer paupers In
almshouses In proportion to her
,lntion than any other New Eng
state except Vermont. Maine has
per 100000 population. New
upshIre has 230 per 100000.
Business.
he statement Is sometimes made
prohibition Injuries business and
Fes away capital. But in the ten
rs covered by the last census re-
is while the great manufacturing
"a of Massachusetts increased the
hunt of capital Invested in manufnc-
Is. G3.95 per cent, the prohibition
ke of Maine showed an increase Of
per cent. The per cent increase
Maine was larger than In any of the
er New England states.
Crime.
he Boston bartenders marching in
arude carried q banner upon which
proclaimed the startling news that
Exhibition produces crime" This
intended as n fling ut Maine by the
tesentatives of IL so-callcd business
last year u015) caused the arrest
IS, ,3S5 persons In Boston alone, and
I146 In the commonwealth. under
thigh license regulation system. But
lied States census reports prove the
hty of the liquor claims. Contrast
Maine with her sister states we
that In 1910 she had for every 1OO,-
population, 0S prisoners in her
hi institutions, the smallest pro-
hon Of all the New England states.
thus the slanderers of Maine are
more refuted by the official facts.
hibition, even when imperfectly en-
led, tends to the reduction of crime.
Insanity.
Ehile there are many causes OF in
lty, the study Of which shows 1t to
very complex problem, and while
servative estimates by scientific au-
kities like Doctor Rosanoff of Clark
kersity find that drink Is the cause
kbout 25 per cent, 1t has remained
saloon supporters to discover that
hibition Is largely responsible for
unity. How placing the liquor traf-
hnder the ban of law can make peo-
insane Is one of the mysteries
ch only the brewers and distillers
their associates can solve. Ger
lily there has been no prohibition In
District of Columbia up to the
bent time (1916), yet the census re-
hs show that on January l, 1910,
number of insane In the hospitals
Re was $3.50, or s72.9 for every 1OO,-
of the population, the largest pro-
hon reported anywhere in the coun-
How does Maine stand In this re-
1t as compared with other New
hand states7 If prohibition pro-
les insanity Maine ought to be well
at the head Of the list. We find.
Fever. from the official figures that
)ne has the smallest proportion Of
lne-169 per 100000 population.
bsachusetts has 344 per 100000.
Drunkenness. re.
opponents Of prohibition are fond OF
bring to the city Of Bangor, Me-,
hn example of the results of prohi-
bn. and holding up the number of
ests for drunkenness as proof of
complete failure Of the prohibitory
in that state. AS matter of fact
hgor is a striking proof of the fall
Of the regulation system. Under
Bangor system Of notification of
liquor sellers have been brought
D court and fined, thus setting aside
intent and purpose of the law and
fing up a local license system. Un-
this plan the number Of arrests for
nkenness has been large, not on ac-
nt of prohibition, but because of
reasonable action Of Bangor OFF,
s. Any attempt, however mild. to
brce the law has always resulted In
liminution Of arrests for drunken
:, thus proving conclusively the
lure Of the Bangor regulation
fhod and showing the efficacy and
be Of prohibition.-Prof. John A.
holls.