The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-18
PROHIBITION.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Passed aud nm Address Adopted.
BOSTON, August II, 1859.
State Temperance Convention, called by the
prohibitionists. under the auspices of the Tempe
rance Alliance, met In fremont Temple this fore.
noon. The number In attendance was about 800.
Mr.. Whiting Griswold was chosen temporary chair.
man, and made brief address, The Committee on
Permanent Organization reported the name Of Mr..
p Emery Aldrich, Of Worcester for president, with
the usual number Of vice presidents and secretaries.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. ALDRIcH delivered an i'd.
dress In which he defended the principle of prohibi
i0n IT, other aso
addresses in favor OF prohibition and OF sustaining
the law.
committee OF sixteen gentlemen comprising such
names as Miner, Spooner. Eddy, Haven and other
prominent temperance llgas were appoinrea on re-
fered be referred to that committee without debate.
A committee OF eleven, with Martin Grimm, OF
Suffolk. as chairman, was appointed to nominate o
The committee reported the following address and
reS0luti0ns:-
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or enacted statute. character Those EXCEPTIONS
overruled the decision OF the people the year after
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Whereas The people of this Commonwealth through their
Legislative representatives have enacted law prohibiting
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BY the conviction. Of our own generation the
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vousy been Of universal Indulgence.
others that seek The purity and unbndnr Of soei,v ut
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aIors as beverage upon precisely the same basis
progress Of mankind have marched 20 .ctorynr clear
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The statistics Of boards and officers Of prisons, aims
houses and charitable institutions show tina. not less than
onehs Of the and crime Of the land Is directly
large portion Of the remainder are indirectly the
ha. the right forbid he public q iSa! which makes
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i infringement q liberty to forbid the
Of general suffering and crime The claim OF personal
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this drinking Of poisonous beverages and the prohibition OF
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dasenee, which .qeesy has long since forbidden and in
This danger from The use Of these intoxicating drinks
so that every class the mde To he
are Intensified ~ al their evil effects by the deadly
10 Th: rroh hs law enacted BY our legislature
men OF the Supreme Court Of Massachusetts and of the
United States and proved itself very successful in the sup
preston OF the sale and Of Intoxicating liquors
beverage In large majority Of the towns OF this
wealth and but Tor the uprising of the iuor sellers them
selves would have succeeded In the abolition Of this and
traffic In all the State has already the since
ls reenacmen accomplished much good In the aboising
many OF NE offensive places where liquors sold and
sustained VIII purge the State Of this give her
material prosperity that otherwise be obtained
H. We hereby pledge ourselves do all 10 our power
MAINTAIN ths Jaw upon our statute books and TO secure It's
Impartial and complete enforcement
reaS We hsT nssy call On the poc. ae: Of the
on principle right In Itself, Of the highest benefit to the
People that has been approved by the for the last
Unity years ana N is present form for the last nfteen
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The party that for nearly twenty years mas controlled
me ~ OF our state government Is especially
v' st eonsss OF he state To Its successful conlro