Show I ER l II J i i I Pr ss J YI I c Is it 11 most significant factor lii tn the tho net any of or government As s tho years y ars and de 7 pass pai wherever w a lJ certain c lt n policy polley remains settled and at uniform all arid l C Interests ht resta of society s po 1 l and apfl geared to that hati policy p lIc so tl t tho HI combined harmonious j ji whole holc is s a crystallized ed land i force i SV fo with tit prohibition n diio I Q and license c on oli the tho other hel i Ii o dju L If Ii permanent t to its own standard l of or conditions n IlI Cn I and loss means O stitcH states 1 thrift ll QI tho state sao of oC for Col Instance Llie prohibition t tc It would assume I I It MIn with Its 50 years record of prohibition PI l will therefore t e lid bo ti taken as asa a u ll of ot representation f that policy and the tJ c other oth l st f the o may t y bo o iv tNt tho o ro rc Maino presents I r that tHero be on nt times treachery and evasion In the the way ot of failure to enforce o tho Ui t Ut state atMo Ell But t J find that these evasions have h ve almost almo f lx Js vey had cities ot ot over for fol their th l Held and In Maine M these e are few and contain less 1 s than the e t people Ie pl g J mass massof m mor of or both territory and population has hus boon practically without ithe Uie traffic for ifor a century Wo accept Malno Malu for purposes comparison States Sw differ d In Jit natural conditions and resources 1 In 11 soli soI climate oJos s ss ns location as to iud I II on But in tho long J nA run ono bp bo con an another I Iother other in olI to to l I per pOl capita wealth of the A like 1110 fall fair comparison may IKS he made of or the tho business Interests which Maine no supports tho mechanics moc and working mCI al well as as tho stores banks s and solon Eoon which ho maintains with like Ilko ro 10 corUs ortis of oC other othor states stale lu In with willI sells h In 1900 a apo po tho citizen of the latter state having wealth has er purchasing powers has greater Ity tp patronize and employ Tho ratio ds is to toTO TO complete tho comparison wo will bear in mind that while Maine had population Massachusetts has 2 j other words times people needs had to bo mot and on tho other ham times as many people with means to supply those needs while as above seen each person a purchasing power of as compared with Maines r rBy By two factors have as the ratio which bore to Maine in the year 1900 tho date ot tho latest ug urns available for our This how the ratio each is ascertained the census ot into state totals It tells how many carpenters thore wore In 1900 in how many masons how many banks how many groceries on onIt It is of great value ut this point One item not given there is Business concerns found In tho statistic nb and furnished tho government Dun Company Maino had merchants and deal dealers ers except wholesale Massachusetts should havo had times as many or but she only had a shortage of or nearly 6 per cent Maines citizens thus spend their money so wisely and such thrift that they support retail merchants n much greater extent proportionally than does Massachusetts The latter falls nearly C per cent short of Maines standard y Tho Prohibition supports retail trade far better than this license slate The samo holds good In com comparing paring Maine with many other states Ohio has less merchants than prohibition ratio entitles Ohio had per capita wealth and population Her ratio to Maine is Maino had business concerns In Ohio should have had a shortage of or near nearly ly 22 per cent Lot us see for a moment what this to the business of tho state of Ohio If Ohio had measured up to tho standard of Maino It would havo meant approximately stores warerooms factories and offices rented or built many thousands of clerks salesmen and saleswomen stenographers typo writers mechanics su managers commercial travelers etc enormous amounts used for freight cartage rail railroad road fares raw material and partly finished material homes needed for all these of their de deposited posited savings In banks trust com companies building loan and other purchases ot real estate provi provisions shoes clothing etc cor fare to arid from business more support and churches and a general stimulus to trade of every description When Ohio Rote ready for whole hearted prohibition hero will bo n part of tho to her business businessmen men Can they ignore such results ratio Is Maino had carpenters Penn Pennsylvania sylvania employed when she should havo employed short age In a single therefore here were carpenters starred out of cm 1 This la In there Is a shortage of T Uri when we there should 00 awl V f so on onI I ibor Is hard Jilt These figures vast would come If those lacking hundreds pf l y u t They cpm what in labor would be to thousands ot erect ponies create moro taxable property their In storo all tho result of de demand mand state for of of additional car would Q ali Ill laj v vIll Now who out from that millions of dollars otherwise fori wa c of local to other already crowded to wages there with for all Under prohibition facts the situation reversed Ask In scores aud scores of vocation Prohibition beat friend jund tho discovery I forth that fact oye 11 which can bo and I liy how works as economic ot a must however call ono i il ill Vitlo famine w u with It would that banking and brokerage would bo left to states richer mid moro densely populated Tot It if Irue that all brokers in Stales llo of the country as n to Maino is and therefore lt up tp dardin bankers la a line to to life Thrifty people banking to bo no tho conclusion w prohibition an of uso of means which iho oc progress If other would reach her they should adopt tho prohibition policy which has set sether her In thevan subject i commended ot foresight In tho |