Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-15

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| Sound parliamentary procedure De
manded that the intrusive amendment
be cast out of the bill. What does par
| liamentary procedure. what Goes any
| thing, count to the Dry Zealots OF the
| Senate? The ruling of the PRESIDENT
pro tempore against the amendment IS
| beaten. 1t appears that there IS a ma
| jority for the amendment greater thah
that which overruled the point OF oroee
made against it. Thus prohibition is TO
! be forced upon the county by the mol
rect indefensable means OF ieglslatlVe
| rider on a general appropriation OIL.
! Much might be said OF the keen irony
Of the Trainer Of the amendment, which
is for the purpose OF conserving the
man power Of the nation and TO IN,
| crease efficiency in the production OF
| The testimony of Mr.. Samuel Gompers'
of Mr. Hurley and Mr.. Bainbridse Col
| by of the Shipping Board Is su1nclent
comment on that pretended purpose.
| The purpose Of the bill, like the purpose
| Of every measure dear to the Drys, IS
to bring about prohibition. for pronioi-
tons sake, by hook or crook Prohloi,
| ton is the beginning, middle, and emo
! of their craftsmanship, the one ana on
| " desira BILE and necessary good.
! The Legislative representative or
that fourth branch of our Government.
! the Ant!-Saloon League. also abounds IN
are thoroughly aroused and in earnest
, in their demand for this war leglsla-
] tor as necessary part OF the war pro-
! gra M In peace, 1t would nave been "a
necessary part of the peace progra m
The Anti-Saloon League. or Its we'll
, paid agents, are thoroughly aroused
all the time and calmly impersonate
/ the people"
! Of some 500, ooo year to please the
Anti-Saloon League is A stra Hse thlng
/ to do when all the sources of taxation
are searched and tried. The country
will have TO pay the piper for the Drys
/ to dance to- What OF it? Perish every
/ thing but prohibition.
The grave injury TO be done. almost
without notice. to the great interests
| affected might be dwelt on, but we pre-
fer to consider the amendment solely
of it's manner, not its substance. 1t Is
! eXtraneons legislation which MI wilson
has more than once opposed. which re
has been known to oppose SO strongly
as to veto a bill containing such ar
ntruded rider" II the Food Stmula
ton bill comes to him with this eX-
crescence on it. it will be his duty. and
we should suppose that 1t VIII be ms
pleasure to insist that the excressence
/ be cut ont. and if il is not cut out 10
/ veto the bill.
We are surprised that the editor of
newspaper should tell its readers
of the testimony of Samuel Com
pers, Mr.. Hurley and Mr.. Colby whea
d
its news columns had told the same
readers Of the farce of said ''test
mony' typical rum trust ad-
dress by Sam Gompers and forced
confession by the Shipping Board
men that they had not a particle OF
evidence to back their claims for
booze efficiency: and giving of the
lie direct to Gompers while he was
still on his feet. bv representatives
of coo, 900 workingmen appealing for
prohibition.
Nor could the Times resist the
temptation to put in the crying need
of the 100000. 900 revenue" as
Uncle Sans share of the blood and
honor of the booze business victims.
In its rage the Times roars Perish
everything but prohibition. And
then it demands that President Will
son veto the Food Stimulation bill if
it is passed with the Gore amend
ment.
A similar blast comes from one T.
NJ Gilmore, president of the Nation
al Model License League" an organ
ization promoted and sustained by
the booze trust. We give a part of
Gilmores letter, cutting out a libelous
attack on Mr.. Bryan and a portion Of
the rot characteristic of the author.
Efficiency will win the war and if war
, time prohibition will develop the high
est national efficiency then must all OF
: us join in forwarding the adoption OF
prohibition.
However. there are decided differences
Of opinion as to the value of prohib-
ton as a promoter of efficiency. The
President of the United States oppose
prohibition except as local or state
measure the Food Administrator
agrees with the President; the Shipping
Board opposes prohibition as an in
fringement on the rights OF workmen
and as measure that would cause a
reduction of 25 per cent. in the efficiency
, of our ship builders; Gen. Pershtng OPP
poses prohibition to the extent OF set
] ting aside the law that would be en-
forced deprive American soldiers of
stimulants needed on the fighting line.
I OnleDtInent Is d DiS ldGtoi III litc
efficiency equation. The imminence OF
Austria's collapse today is due TO the
discomfort of the people kussias col
= lapse resulted from national discon-
tent. one cause being the prohibition
/ edict of the Car.
No one will contend that Mr.. Bryan
has the right TO deny the American SOL
, der or the American workman the en-
joyment Of a glass Of beer when every
body knows that the cellars OF prosper
Gus prohibitonists are stocked with
liquors calculated to outlast the prohi-
, bition movement or in any event to last
as long as the owner may live.
Yours very truly,
T. NJ. GILMORE,
President National Model
r License League.
I, Mr.. Gilmore not only lied about the
President and Gen. Pershing, but
I about the cellars of prosperous pro-
. hibitionists." That only shows thu
, desperation of the defeated forces of
, the liquor evil. Gilmore would have
people believe, if any falsehood that
q he could concoct would do it, that
r the discomfort in Austria is due to
lack Of booze, and that our forces
I would do far better against the Huns
If they could have the content" of
, all the booze that Gilmore's en-
ployers could sell to them.
1t is too bad that New York waited
until John Purroy Mitchell was dead be-
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