The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-07-12
For the Standard.

NIX. EDITOR; - our unSCTupulOub al
ticle under the head of "a Proposition"
in your issue of the 9Th of July, makes
it necessary for me, in self-defense, to
briefly answer your statement that l
"made long speech against the en-
forcement of the liquor law" and argued
the cause Of the rum sellers at a temperance
meeting, is so ridiculously absurd and un-
true, that it scarcely requires to be dis
puted by me here, as you state in your
"P s." that l had denied, in talk with
you, that l opposed the enforcement of
the liquor law.
You having made this personal mat.
ter a subject of newspaper news, (as l
here charge for sinister motives), l pre-
sumo you will insert in your paper a
short statement of facts, that the public
for whose ear your article was inten-
ded-may not be required to Judge from
your perverted statement alone.
Having been absent two weekS,I re-
turned to Jackson day before the Friday
night meeting to which you refer, and
found the entire town in high state of
excitement, growing out of personal
matters not proper to mention, which
involved the question of the liquor traffic.
/ was told that the friends of temperance
were to meet at the M. E. Church, and
was invited down by several. Not be-
ing in the community when the acts
were done out of which the excitement
grew, and three or four prosecutions and
lawsuits having arisen, and learning that
both parties to the suits had desired to
retain me as an attorney, and believing,
therefore, that was unprejudiced and
unexoited, and alec believing it to be
one of the christian graces to be tenn
perate in all things, as well as in the sale
and use of Intoxicating liquors, l went
| found no organization had been per-
fected a constitution was submitted by
previously appointed committee to be
passed upon by the persons present, to
which no exceptions were taken, except
ing the article which read as follows;
~. This association shall elect annually. q
standing committee Of five persons as an executive
committee, whose duty 1t shall be,
First To obtain clear and positive evidence of
the violation of the LIQUOR laws of our State where
ever and whenever within the limits Of our town
and vicinity they arc able to do so
Second, To prosecute those who violate, and
continue to prosecute them until they abandon
their unlawful traffic IN this place aud vicinity"
/ moved to strike out the words,
''Thls association shall elect annuallyn standing
committee Of flve persons as an executive COM
mittee, whose duty 1t shall be"
And insert the words,
Each member of this association shall be q
committee of one, whose duty II shall be" etc.
The motion was entertained by the
chair, and discussed at length, and finally
disposed of by the chair refusing to put
the question on the amendment because
the motion was not seconded.
The constitution as reported by the
committee was adopted, excepting O
clause which required the payment of an
initiation fee Of one dollar, which was
stricken out, and call was made for
signers, Some ten or twelve persons
signed IL, and an effort was made to
select officers as required by the consti-
tuition. After four or fve ,oOrking mem
beYs had declined the honors, Rev, Shaw
moved that be appointed president, tc
which exceptions were properly made,
coupled with an inquiry, directed to rue,
whether had or would sign the con
stitution. Respect demanded that
should answer. / rose to do 30, and
proceeded, in substance, (of course moi
in exact words, to says
| Your organization is different from what hat
supposed. It is merely "a combination. as you
constitution terms It, for The enforcement of th'
liquor law. 1t is not temperance organization
proper, where the moral question Of The sale AM