The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-15

Inents thea to be presented to the Legislature.
w hateverm are made of the liquor
law should come from the Temperance men
and not from their enemies Gen. Hall said
he was not satisfied that any modification was
required. He would prefer, to see the present
law longer tried. Nj. L. Stevens, OF fortiahu'
heartily approved of most Of the views e.
pressed nv the Attorney General; he would
like 10 see modification. First resolution
adopted. Adjourned to P M ...,..- -.
p - sl1w WEDNESDAY, AFTERNOON. 'tt D"
Convention met at P. NJ Rev. Mr. fetch
or suggested that action should be taken for
the establishment of temperance societies.
Resolutions, offered by Rev. Mr.. jackson, of
Gorham, in favor of county alliances and tenn
perance societies for children and youth, were
adopted. sto,.,d l.,,aile ss lUt9 .p,4
4, Proceeded to discuss the resolutions. Rev.
Mr.. Munger, of Gardiner, expressed himself
against acting upon expediency. He would
not show the slightest sign of timidity; he
would stand by the present p-ohibitory legis-
lation; he would prefer 10 be defeated in a
square fight than otherwise victorious. No
party shonld have the votes of temperance
men, unless that party comes boldly up to the
work of prohibition, Let US have no tinker
ing, no modification. iIs-aIlo. q rg13zdo /
Il Rev. l. Lord, of Lisbon. said he was opposed
to tacitly acknowledging, by modifying the.
present liquor law, that the temperance men
had gone too far .i,-,., id .,s.,tia s,,l ia +
Rev. Mr.. jackson declared himself against
repeal of the Constabulary. He had heard
enough from the Attorney General to-day to
satisfy him of the great efficiency Of the pres
emit law. That mere fact will give us strength
in the coming struggle. He thought the mod
ifcatiOns suggested by Attorney-Gen. Frye
were worthy of consideration; but there
Rev. Mr.. Mcguire, of Waterville, thought the
temperance men should be plain spoken; We
should endorse the Constabulary act and the
amendatory clause without equivocaton. If
we want seven constables or other mortifica-
tions, let us say SO. There are men in this
Convention who have not the cause of Tenn
perance at heart; they are only awaiting de-
velopments before taking their leave of us. y
I Rev. Mr. Fletcher thought all in the Conven-
ton were acting in good faith lani c19iln
hii Gen. Hall defended himself against any in
timation. indirectly made by Rev. Mr.. Mcguire,
that he was not acting in good faith. He was
in favor ofno. indefinite declaration of views
FL Hon. N. Dingley, Jr, of Lewiston, said that
while the Convention should declare that il
will stand by the present liquor legislation
still it should declare itself ready to adopt such
notifications as experience may hereafter
show to be advisable. ''- e.''-
,phe second and third resolutions were now
referred for re-draft to special committee,
to wit: Fletcher. Dingley, Hall, Dresser,
Munger. The remaining resolutions, submit
ted by the committee, were then adopted. h59
Rev. Mr.. Snow, of Auburn, expressed HIM
self strongly for moral influence in the tenn
pernce reform BE would put the law and
love together. He would not have the Con-
vention emphasize legal enactments alone,-
he would not have the impression 60 abroad
that the temperance men of the State are not
simply hard-hearted prosecutors, for it was
not true. They were generous: they believed
in the moral sentiment of men. He would
have temperance meetings held throughout
the State With the law let us close up the
dens of iniqnity; with other means let us win
the people to ouselves. iiI 9dl iu 6Iuiitigo
Hon. Nelson Dingley Jr., of Lewiston, made
a strong appeal for all to sink trivial preferen-
ces. II the Convention failed to do just what,
in every respect each one desired. vet he hoped
all would 90 home and upbold the Convention,
Ae did not annrove Of ali that was done g. at
Augusta last winter, yet he had stood by the
tennerance enactments IA for the resnlt in
Massachusetts he believed IT wonld ultimate
Iv advance the nrob;b;tion e.auseif orj0fgpp 10
:, Adjourned t;ll7 7o .,ette., t,sg,o.f,7i
-, WEDNESDAY EVENING. bre yaist-
Met according to adjournment. A commit
tee of three from each county was chosen to
call county conventions throughout the State.
Rev. III. Fletcher of Gardiner, Hon. B. M.
Roberts of Stockton. and C. A Stackpole Of
Portland were cbosen Execnt;ve COMMITTEES
Of The Maine State Alliance 9fHtis l7alo El3f8
liTetters ware read bv Rev Mr. Fletcher from
Hon a nson p RNforr;,l Senator Wilson ~
Mass and Hon woodbury Davis of Portland.
Mr. Thatcher then went on to saw that he he
l;avad ,bere would he snaedv reaction in Massa-
oh,,so+ts In Ma;ra vb;la he uon,d NOT advise
Tho ,o,,naranco man 10 holt from the Renub-
1;can ,ortv should opr LEGISLATORS nrove recre.
!. - - .to,, - III. .hoso
anu 10 duty, ne wouiu auVise 'heiil 70 poit 'neso
recreant legislators and make sure OF better
ones next time --.-.-zTST 4
iJosbuaai AM, I've - s~asorv11le, was now called
o6t and received With annlause He nronosed
- &c.. ~,
70 ui'ouss 'ne .a~ ~ u,u no'
not now prepared to submit it to the Leeisla-
t,rA elact for modification as ba ,vas NOT sura
-,
OF the complexion OF that Legislature. q he APP
proved most of the views of the Attorney Gem
oraI He aid not ha,;ave thara was today ON
- - GO. -
open grogshop OF par IN THIS otate. Inc pres
emit law is effective; it does pay. He had
some twentv-six de tiles at a cost of S25 GOO
=. eoo 40 xtr;,, Z. ~ II 49,
VI - W. ooS' .n'o ~
$UOOO; but VIII save the state $I,OOO'VoO.
Read letter from Judge Tapley commanding
the Constabuiary law. Mr.. Nye thought the
s;.;.,, 20 nh, IA NM, mod ,,,a 20. IT, atfao+;,,
oppoS'',on W '"o 10" ~"' uao W 0'
ness not to It's cost. he believed that his dep
uties throughout the State had been faithful
mas, rha,,fv rara ;nst,uo+ad nat Ia ,,,ras..u,a
.neS "e1o 'ns'' NOV " p.~seea'e'
II the onehaihg partles weuio cease oHenofhg
upon first being notified that they must do 3d..
The resolutions were now finally acted nm
- ,,a ~ j. tolIon,rss Dol i'h 9Il'''i EhF i7fii
oh anu Ia, arc a. Hrs, SIT Sual. .l9t3s.al.aif
resolved, that, as tne representatives. OF the
temperance people OF MAINE, IN Convention
assembled, we alnrm our uncompromlsing ad-
herence 10 the principle OF prohibition which
has become the settled poflcy OF the State,
and we pledge ourselves to resist by all proper
means, and especially at the ballot-box, any at
TEN % open me nood gaees OF aemorahza-
cense system 49,. y, /" ~ - ' "',
Resofued, that the amendment OF the act of
1905 ranned by the people OF this State and