“I concur in the foregoing statements; and on the point of the relative amount of liquors sold at present in Maine and in those states where a system of license prevails, I am very sure from personal knowledge and observation that the sales are immeasurably less in Maine.
“J. G. Blaine,
“Speaker U. S. House of Representatives.”
“I concur in the statements made by Mr. Frye. Of the great good produced by the Prohibitory Liquor Law of Maine, no man can doubt who has seen its result. It has been of immense value.
“H. Hamlin,
“U. S. Senate.”
“We are satisfied that there is much less intemperance in Maine than formerly, and that the result is largely produced by what is termed prohibitory legislation.
“John A. Peters, M. C of Maine.
“Eugene Hale, M. C. of Maine.”
“I fully concur in the statement of my colleague, Mr. Frye, in regard to the effect of the enforcement of the liquor law in the state of Maine.
“John Lynch, M. C. of Maine.”
These certificates are from both Senators and all the Representatives of Maine in Congress.