Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-04
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less stand Of our Chief Executive
when he says:
public official should be a total alb
Tho time has come when every
stainer. and any official who is not
willing to make this sacrifice should
resign his office and let someone else
do the work."
Address of President
After reviewing eloQuently the
half century of prohibition history,
an written by the national and also
by tho Maine organization, Mrs.
Quimby said:
. THE great blessing OF national
prohibition has even in the face of
the most powerful resistance that a
desperate, organized enemy can con-
! ceive. justified the faith of its pro-
motors and to date has abundantly
repaid for all the years Of sacrificial
labor. Of painstaking education, and
OF progressive. sometimes hard4
earned legislation. That some right
minded people. forgetting the great
benefits, are often without malice,
perhaps, more often thru unwilling
selflshness, criticizing the law and
casting reflections upon its work
ings Is, alas, too true. Many fail
to recognize their own un-American
attitude and give light weight to the
injury they are producing for law
enforcement"
The speaker quoted President
Harding's tribute to the value of
prohibition to the home, to business
and to the whole community, and
said too many best citizens" fail
to read the signs of the times and
fail to remember the hope of the
nation Is in its children. She cited
the opinions of hundreds Of employ
ers, educators and captains of in
dustry compiled by the Manufacture
ers' Record. showing $3.50 per cent.
for prohibition and Z per cent. for
beer and wine.
The dastardly efforts of the liquor
interests again to introduce the use
of beer and wine should deceive no
one. To allow the sale of beer and
wine would mean the breaking
down of the whole barrier against
strong drink. The United States will
not take down its mo admittance"
sign. There will be no comeback
for beer and wine.
Mrs. Quimby pointed to the COM
ing enforcement conference of gov
errors, called by President Coolidge
as a most encouraging sign; also tC
Attorney General Daugherty's re-
port that enforcement Is growing
better, despite handicaps. Cases are
being tried at the rate of over q
daily. and there have been 72,4S9
convictions and two million dollars
worth Of fines and Jail sentences to-
falling 5000 years.
I'VE commend" said she, 1.-THE
earnest activity of Federal Enforce
ment Commissioner Seth May.
with keen foresight and constant
activity cooperating with District
Attorney Dyer, many outstanding
arraignments and convictions of law
defierS have been accomplished. We
rejoice that some, long unmolested
who in this State have by conniving
and the influence of the root of all
evil for years been flagrantly break
ing the laws of our State-that some
OF these are now feeling the strong
hand of the Federal government
These examples will have a whole
some influence over the State. To
the degree that unpatriotic citizens
come to understand that the Federal
and State government is in earnest
to this same degree will the breaking
Of our prohibitory laws decrease"
Speaking of election work, Mrs
Quimby said: 1.-The liquor interests
are avoidedly out to elect public Of
ficials and a Congress that will be
favorable to weakening the Volstead
Act. Let us, in Maine, not sit com
placently by resting on the pres
ence of law. These forces are al
ready at work in Maine. We mus
recognize this and be diligently
awake and alert to see that no sucf
Indifferent candidate gets even E
courtesy vote. During this prohibi
ton, law enforcement crisis the irs
requisite to be considered in an,
candidate is his stand for the en-
forcement of the Volstead Act. From
selectman. mayor, up to the highest
position in the State, this should be
borne in mind, as the candidates ir
the primaries are being brought for.
ward
Let there be wedding out OF
all undersirables at the primaries
This is our high privilege.
The State and the nation are
looking for men and women who dc
and dare. With the enlarged cleo
tOrate the demand for officials who
uphold the great cardinal principles
of prohibition, purity and peace is
becoming more and more insstent
Could a flaming banner be flung
land harbOr, pivoted on the dome
of the Capitol for active resistance
to law detiers.' 1t would be heartily
greeted by the people of Maine
THE passive statement of general
stand for law enforcement has toe
long been used to indicate passive
resistance to great evils. The peo-
pie of Maine are looking for men
and women from the biggest to the
lowest into whose hands are to be
entrusted the functions of govern
mcnt. who will honor the offices tc
which they are elected and none
others need apply can clearly be
read in the signs of the times.
I'VE heartily commend the fear
less stand of our chief executive
when he says, The time has come
when every public official should be
a total abstainer and any official who
is not willing to make this sacrifice
should resign his office and let some
one else do the work
AS we have said on other occa
sions. over the State our prohbitory
laws are we'll enforced. with the re-
suit that the evils of intemperance
are not often present. However
there are some places where the
lines of defence need strengthening
some officials who are derelct. Let
tiers from prominent men and women
In certain sections of the State have
come to my desk expressing Their
chagrin and regret at the lack OF
activities of enforcement officials
The remedy is in the hands of the
voter. Let us allow no opportunity tC
slip by to use this high privilege and
to arouse all the voters of the State
TO be diligent in applying the remedy
Let us as American citizens he pre-
pared to defend our constitution and
the great principles of democracy as