Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-23
MOVE TO FORM
CITIZENS ALLIANCE
OF LAW and ORDER

About SO citizens met last evening
at Library hall to discuss the for
nation of a Citizens Alliance of
law and order Of Waterville. Harry
Brown was appointed chairman of
the meeting. Arthur J. Davis of
Boston, superintendent of the North
eastern Regional district Anti-Saloon
league of America was the principal
speaker of the evening. His address
was based on a plan of Law and Or
der enforcement used to some ex-
tent in the state of Massachusetts.
After about two hours Of discussion
by the members Rev. Walter Quar-
rington pastor Of the First Baptist
church placed a motion before the
meeting that a committee of seven
be appointed to formulate plans and
to take up the covenant and get it
in shape. This motion was carried.
Arthur Head then suggested that
each person present three names to
the chairman and he select the COM
mittee from the list presented. Mr..
Brown selected the following citi-
zens as members of the committee:
DR.. Herbert C. Libby, of the de-
partment of Public speaking at COL
pastor of the Methodist church, Rev.
c. E. Owen, superintendent Of the
Christian Civic league, Arthur A..
Head of the Y. M. c. A., Rev. c. A.
Knickerbocker, pastor of the Uni
versalist church, Mrs. Cora B. Lin
coin, and Miss Harriet Parmenter.
A tentative covenant was pres
ented by G. E. Owne as follows:
Believing in the absolute necessity
of good government and realizing
that such government cannot be Sc
cured and maintained without the
atcive interest and cooperation of
abiding citizens I hereby sub
scribe myself member of the Cit
liens Alliance of Waterville and
covenant with other members to up
hold all reports of constituted au-
thorities in securing and maintain
ing a high standard of public NOR
atty in accordance with the ordin-
ances Of the city, laws of the state.
and the Constitution of the United
States, including the 18th Amend
ment thereto and to cooperate in
all proper efforts to maintain res
pcct for law and order.
Private citizens are not called to
make business of hunting down law
down. Publicity, the deadliest enemy
breakers. But 1t is their duty to know
whether law-breakers are hunted
OF conditions tnaC make LOT pOHtlcaI
corruption, is the best political disin-
fectant and cleanser in the govern
ment Of free people.
Intelligent, influential citizens. who
because OF civic spirit or moral con-
viction have been caught in foolish
enforcement efforts or have become
skeptical from watching such at
tempts, are wisely unwilling to gam
BILE on the possibility Of local move
ment, being able to evolve a sane.
workable plan. Every person will
recognize at once that the plan
briefly outlined is fundamentally
sound.
The liquor traffic IS neither dead
nor sleeping. It is more awake. more
intelligent because more sober).
more aggressive, better organized and
more wisely advised than ever before |
in history. 1t has discovered that an
Illicit traffic, with few Americans en-
gagged in it, not only discredits pro-
Erbition, but il connived at by off, |
Gals, yields profit with which to pay |
the expense, indefinitely. of the fight |
to get back inside the protection OF
the law.
The person who in the face of the