Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-02-05

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ported the following officers Of the Con
veation: "a, 81 ~
Prc~',ie'st Hon. Nelson Diugiey. Jr.. Of
! Lewiston. -
I7ce Presidents, +. III. Starbird, esq,
Hon. S p. Morrill, Hon. James Nash,
Rev. Il. A. Chase, Rev. J. X. Crawford.
Secretaries. Major ii. A. Shorey OF
Bath, and II. X. Morrill,, esq. of Gardiner.
Mr.. Dingley, on taking the chair, made
some extended remarks on the situation
oftsc temperance reform, the obstacles
| 10 be encountered, and the best means of
advancing the Interests ofShe causc.
On motion of Rev. f. " Jackson. that
gentleman and Isaac Carver of Waldo, J.
| :. kimhall Of Bangor. Daniel Allen OF
Kendaii's Mills. John Berry of Gardiner,
4. {, Hcwry of Bath. Joel Perham of
oxford, were appointed committee on
business and finance.
Hon r. Kuowl,on Of Montville. in
response 10 acall, spoke ofthe Importance
of being always ready 10 stand by the
cause of temperance, the necessity of
friends vt the cause setting personal
example in favor of total abstinence, the
Importance Of CARRYING temperance 70 The
ballot box. and the ticsirability of making
men who temper with Intoxicating hquors
feel that they are under a ban. He
favored restoring the Imprisonment
amendment
ON motion Of Mr. Leach of Gorham. u
committee OF one from each county was
appointed "a report State Temperance
Executive Committee, and they SUBJ
'equently reported the following
A. EarVe F. v Dow, Portland; Rev.
l. w Jackson, Gorhan; NJ. l.. Stevens,
Portland; Joshua Nyc, Watcrville; J. 5.
Kimbali. Bangor; Hon Henry fallman,
Bath; l.. T. BoO,hbv, Waterville; r. w.
Morton. kcnnrbunk.
RI CoycnticS. - Aroo>took, Rev. G.
burlington; AndroSscoggin, r. Dresser;
Cumberland. T. 4 SAWYER F.iSklin, Il.
u. Russell; Hancock, Rev. G.. + Clark;
kcnnchcc. Rev. G. A. Ming; Knox.
Oliver Stoddari lincoln, Thomas Boyd
Oxford +. w. Coffin PenohScot. Rev b.
4. ChGse: Pi~ataquis, j. W Buker;
Sagadahoc. Rev j. r. G. Sawyer :Somcr-
st. Moses French Waldo, c. f. Bracket
Washington. H. K. Taylor; York, Il. c.
Jordan
Rev Mr. Cone nf Bnwdoinham. gave
some Interesting "reminiscences Of the
temperance movement twenty or thirty
wears ago II was his judgement that
ikcrr is law enough 70 stop rum-sclling
a. thoroughly as any crime can be stopped
provided II * executed He knew the
almost utter impo,>ibiIi,yo fcxccuting the
law and some other criminal laws with
out some other means than we have. lie
knew the State Police would 10 /, and he
WAS in favor of that. All the objections
T. the act Of 1867. could he avoided in
new enactment.
Mr.. Kimhall Of Bangor, from the
Finance and Business Committee. report
ed that - Nn0 be raised 20 carry on tenn
peretncc work in the State. by providing
speakers and circulating temperance
documents They also reported com
mittcc, pu~istinC Of MesSrS I'VE, jackson.
Hon John Berry Of Gardiner, Rev c. A.
Ming and Gen ! A. Hall a. arrange for
presenting the subject of State Police
to the Legislative Committee.
Mr. sawyer. from the Committee on
Resolutions, reported the resolutions n
follows: The first, second, third and
fourth were adopted unanimously When
the ;ifth resolution camc up, CD Talbot,
ESQ. of Wilton, moved u execute the
criminal laws ofthc State
Mr. Talbot said he was opposed TO any
State Police force and in favor Of the
execution ofthe laws only by local forces.
He w in favor of restoration Of the
Imprisonment clause. He said that
Judge Davis. Neal Dow and other promi-
uent friends Of temperance opposed
State Police andfsrorod iu,tcad aIcstora-
tion oC the imprisonment clause He
though; that Is there IS division among
the temperance men on this question, il
better lee avoided.
Rev Mr. Deering, OF Richmond. OPP
posed the amendment. and said that a
State Police force would collect fines
enough to more than pay FOR the force.
besides eNpelling drinking establishments
from the State He said that the criminal
costs in the State were increased 81, 900
by the repeal Of the ConstahulTy Act
He asked that the same protection be
given the young men of the State. as is
given 10 shad. for whose protection Fish
Constablcs have be maintained lie was
in the ban room and billiard-Saloon Of the
Falmouth Hotel the other evening and
he there saw twenty Young men in the
rumSeller's net
Joshua Nye, esq, of Waterville, gave
a large number of statistics showing the
efficiency of the State constahnlary of
1861, and the necessity for such force
to execute the criminal laws in certain
contingencies. In new law all the
Objectionable features ofthe old law could
be avoided with the experience had, and
al errors in appointees avoided. Mr..
Nye proceeded 10 state many facts going
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