The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-10-16


and, as consequence, the real good they
would do is thwMted. They osershoot the
mark, or disgust and repel slow minded peo-
pie, who constitute the real strength of So
ciety.
We have sometimes thought that the tenn
perance cause could count up about as many
weak men as almost any other. Men OF no
vocation in life, nc real fiber; good men, but
not good for much" Many Of this class
| never had fire enough in them to burn into
an appetite; and never knew, therefore, what
! a hotter and more impulsive nature could and
would have There is an intrinsic difference
between cold, fabby, uncertain slap,jack,
and fiery bright red pepper; and this diff-
erence is quite apparent when brought into
contact with society" Lime will slack !; it
takes to water naturally A potato won't.
| Stacked lime has lis uses, but water soaked
potato-not many. HFA#
Some men drunk are worth more than
some others who are sober. But these drunk
| en- fellows would be worth unspeakably more,
keep the liquor out OF them. AS rule, how
| ever, the drunkard is a poor stick. The real
timber in a man soon becomes brash by drink
ing. He becomes poor drivel of a fool,
wearing some tokens of his unfallen glory on
his grog be-bloated carcass, as you often see
/ bat that was once respectable and the top
piece of some decent man on the head of an
idiot by thpnder !" says Jones, Just see
that !" There are lots of chaps in this town
that look just that way! They don't know
but they are just as respectable as that hat
would indicate. The hat is their pride. Yet
to every country Josy it is the badge of an
idiot fool
| We are led to these thoughts by the follow
ing proceedings of a county convention held
in this city which comes to us with request
to publish Convention Of what? Well, it
was temperance convention, with about as
much of the water-soaked potato about it as
you will often find. For the good of the
cause we will give it in full.
Pursuant to call of County, Central Committee
met in mass Temperance Convention in Ottawa,
October 7th, 1869. at one o'clock p. NJ.
| On motion, A. j. Jones was elected Chairman
and Thos. J. Norman Secretary.
| On motion, a committed of three were appoint
ed on resolutions. The following named gem
tlemen were appointed said COMMITTEES B. +.
| DeMerritt, w. W. Wells, A. L. HaKan.
The committee reported the following pream-
| bic and resolutions:
WHEREAS the liquor dealers, embracing man
ufacturers retailers and men who have money
or political interest in the traffic, have banded
| together to resist righteous prohibition, legislo-
ton and the election of men to Office who are in
favor of prohibition and
WHEREAS, the republican and democratic par
ties of the comfy, having made their nominal
tions without regard to the earnest request made
| 10 them by the temperance men of the county,
but have put in nomination f~- the most lmpor-
tant offices men Of known il emperate habits,
therefore,
ResOlred, 1. Tha. it is the province and duty
OF government to protect its citizens against the
crimes and vices OF society.
2. That the manufacture and sale OF intoxicat-
ing liquor Us beverage are every where public
injury. and should be held to be pnblic crime.
3. That we, the citizens of LaS.lle county, in
convention assembled declare that we nre in ia
vor of the total prohibition Of the manufacture,
importation or sale of alcoholic drinks, that the
people have the right and do demand such law
to save them from temptations and crime
A. That it is tho duty of temperance men of
all political parties and shades of political prn-
ciples, to vote for such men only AZ will carry
out the wishes Of majority of the temperance
people of this county.
o. That, while We adopt the name OF the Tenn
perance Party as expressive Of our primary OBJ.
ject, and while We denounce all Reputation of
the public debt and pledge fidelity to the princi.
pies of the Declaration of Independence and the
Federal Constitution, we deem it inexpedient 10
give prominence to other political issues
On motion, the report was accepted and
adopted.
On motion, a committee OF five was appointed
10 present names for nominations for county off.
GERS.
The Chair appointed the following named
gentlemen: 3. f. T>emerritt Mark King, r. T.
A. Alberty, Il. A. Howard and A. T. Hagan.
The committee reported thp following:
For delegates to Constitutional Convention,
Joseph Hart, of Earlviiie and Elmer Baldwi Of
Farm Ridge; for county Judge, NJ. e. Hollis
ter, OF Ottawa; for counct slerk, IL L. Mead. Of
Ottawa; for county treasurer Thos. J. Norman,
OF Mandota; for superinteudens OF public schools,
VIII Winn, Of Mendoza, and FOR county sur.
veyor, G. w. Brumback, of Marseilles
On motion, the report was accepted and
adopted baa o1l sls i.4.tH
On motion, the Central Committeow,s author
lied to fill vacancies that might occur
On motion, convention adjourned 5lI4st3
5. j. JONES, Charman,
THos. j. NORMAN, Secrstary.
v The manly thing evidently for this conven.
ton to have done was to nominate square
ticket Of their own, made up of their best