The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-15
ANTI-MAiNE LAW MEETING

20" Ooten, re0. 18th, 1904.
Psrsuant to notice a meeting of the voters Of
Van Buren, Township, Jackson Co., was held
at the store Of J. r. Smith in said Township on
the 9th inst. for the purpose oforganizing Lea
que in opposition to the one lately organized at
Andrew in said Co., expressive Of the indgna-
ton Of the voters of the Township against an
attempt to force upon the political parties Of
this county, the question Of the adoption in
this State, of the so-calied Maine Liquor
Law" or some law Of q similar character.
Wheseupon, David 8. Sweeney was called to
the chair, and Nathan NJ. Tompkins was chosen
Secretary, after which a committee of five con-
sisting of Messrs. Samuel Duran,, Tho's Nc
Far!ane, Eiphraim Ellsworth, esq, u. J. Os-
burn and X. B. Wyckoff were appointed TO
draft a constitution, and also resolutions ex-
pressive of the meeting, after which the meet
| ing, adjourned to Feb. 18th.
| Feb. 18th.
/ Met pursuant to adjournment, the chairman
not being present s. n. Hathaway was appoint
ed Chairman pro. tenn. The Committee ap-
pointed to draft resolutions presented the fol.
lowing. 3
| Whereas, society has lately been organized
in this county, the sentiments of which are cal
cula,ed, if sustained to render incompetent a
large portion if not majority of the voters OF
the county to hold any office, as the following
resolution passed at meeting of said society
will demonstrate.
"Resolved, that we seek not to institute a
party independent OF other political parties to
carry forward the purposes for which we unite,
but we INTERESTINGLY declare that we will vote
for no man to make and execute our laws who
is not openly and unequivoealy in favor of the
enactment and enforcement of law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor
as beverage"
Which resolution we deem anti-republican
and directly disposed to infringe upon our una
lienable, a. well as constitutional rights. And
whereas we believe that any person who will
subscribe to such sentiments is wholly unfit &c
either make or execute laws for free and res
publican people, Therefore,
! Resolved, That we will not knowingly sup
port for any office any person who beloags te
the so-called "Andrew league OF Jackson OF
who would endorse the sentiments contained il
the resolution passed by said league, as set fort
in the foregoing preamble.
. Resolved, That we will not support fo
office any man who may be nominated b!
/, any convention whose sentiments in favor o
the " Maine Liquor Low or any law of
similar character are made test for qualifica
tons.
Resolved, That we seek not to oppose tn
cause of temperance, when kept within its pro
per sphere, but fully believe in selecting mel
e of temperate habits for Office, but we are une-
! quivocaly opposed to the passage of any law
i which would deprive persons from exercisin!
their unalienable right in eating snow. or drink
ing whiskey.
The resolutions being unanimously adopte
and Constitution also, the following are tn
/: officers elected under the Constitution. Ephrau
Ellsworth Esq President, Myers ". Fisdal
= Vice Pres't, David J. Osburn, Corresponding
i Secretary, and r. B. Wyckof recording Secre
; tary.
The following resolution was then adopted
= Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meet
ing together with the resolutions be sent to tb
e Jackson Press and to the Dubuque editors wit
= request to publish in their Weeklies.
SETH II. HATHAWAY,
Chairman, pro. TEN.
NATHAN M. ToMPKINs,
Sec'y.