Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-14
TEN PERANCE
The Bone Dry Bill and Prohibition
of Liquor Advertising

The act to prohibit the importation
OF liquor into the State Of Maine and
tho act prohibiting the advertising or
soliciting orders for liquor in Maine
were gwen hearings Tuesday afternoon
before the committee on temperance.
The hearing on the bill to prohibit
the circulation of papers containing
liquor advertising was held first. Carl
&. Jones, Esq, Watorville attorney.
who drafted the bill after the Alabama
law, spoke for the passage of the meas
urc. he SAID that he expect ed---sorlc
opposition from outside the State and
the bill was intended to stop the solic-
iting of orders in state whose policy
tor Years and years have been in ia
vor Of prohibition.
From tho beginning of the prohibit
tory liquor law" said Mr.. Jones, Eve
have had no law which would prohibit
the circulation of newspapers from
outside the state into the state con-
tanning liquor advertising, although
Maine newspapers are not permitted
because of the law to print liquor ad-
vCrtising. To be consistent with our
prohbitory liquor law. this Legisla-
ture should pass the proposed bill. The
circulation OF the Boston newspapers
which contain this liquor advertising
is larger than that of our own dailies.
This bill was drafted from the
Alabama law" continued Mr.. Jones.
There is no reason why the Boston
dailics should send papers containing
liquor advertising to Maine while we
have a prohbitory law. In 1916, $40
newspapers in the country decided to
voluntarily reject all liquor advertis-
ing. and tho Boston newspapers should
bc compelled to fan in line. There is
now hardly magazine coming into
this state which contains liquor adver-
Using.
~ month before the Christmas time
this state is flooded with circulars adj
VcrtisinG liquors. This shows the open
contempt with which our prohibitorN
law is held by the Boston wholesale
ii Iuor dealers. These circulars which
are distributed advertise class of
poison which puts a mans family on
my city of WaterNillc and on your
city. The supreme court of Alabama
has declared that this kind of a law is
constitutional. | believe that there is
no question of the legality of this
measure and II should be passed to be
consistent with our own prohibitory
liquor law"
Rev Wilbur +. Berry OF Waterville.
secretary of the Christian Civic League
of Maine. endorsed the principles in the
hill and he was followed by Mrs. Al
thea Quimby of Turner, president Of
the Maine Women's Christian Temper
anCe Union.
Io of Maipn
which have been invaded by the cir
culars containing this liquor advertis-
ing" said Mrs. Quimby. "and / have
wondered why this has been allowed to
60 on so long In behalf of the 5000
members who are members of the or
eanization of which I am the head, ]
hope that the committee will report
ought 10 pass" on the bill.
Granville S. MacFarland, editor of
the Boston American. protested against
the passage of the bill. He spoke of
the fact that some time before others
did So Mr. Hearst ordered all MS man.
ayers in various sections OF the coun-
try to eliminate the advertising of high
proof alcoholic beverages. like rum,
whisky and gin, medicines containing
more than 10 per cent. OF medicines
and medicines containing habit form
ing drugs. This sacrifice meant lot
to the Hearst publications, meaning
500. 600 a year to the Boston American
alone. All this was done without the
blare of trumpets. Mr.. Hearst peleVes
that the way to make the attack ana
to help the cause is to attack 'he iiai u
lio,ors which make drunken nations.
He did not think that dlStlhctioh
shouId be made between the Maine
lnewspapcrs and the foreign newspa-
pers.
THE liquor advertiser pays for space
on a total circulation and not on the
| circulation in Maine" said Mr.. MacFar-
land, "and no liquor advertiser would
think of advertising to reach the Maine
reader and pay the Boston rate thihk
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