Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-14
Citizens Temperance Meeting.

Clazens Temperance Meetlng.
The meeting met as usual. Monday even
ing. \. A. Joy in the Chair. and y. X,
Secretary.
Mr.. Savary said the full att enhance was
evidence of the Increasing interest in the
public mind on the question OF the liquor
traffic. He wanted the subject of the petit
tioning for another State police discussed
this evening. Read letter from VI. l..
Stevens. Secretary of the Maine Central
Temperance Society, urging such law
lie had about come to the conclusion that
if we could not take care Of ourselves,
then We ought TO suffer. IL may he. he
said that we are PROSTATE before the rum
interest, but he difnot think 50. Said
something in regard to making the ques-
tion of putting the law in force, test one.
at our municipal elections.
Rev. DR.. Tenney said he understood that
the Selectinen were present. and that they
would report the result Of their delbera-
tons, in answer TO the request to prose-
cute those violating the law.
Mr.. Hamilton JOY, said that the Select
men had that day decided what they would
do. They had gone TO every one known
to he selling liquor in violation of the law.
and told them distinctly, that they were
following disgraceful and unlawful bust
ness, and they must quit it. \ petition had
been presented to them signed by over two
hundred Of the citizens, asking them to
prosecute all yiolaters of the law. and they
had GENE TO them kindly asking them to
quit the business and relieve them from
this duty, but If they did not they should
certainly enforce the law. Two OF those
called on said they would quit; and two
others are to give their answers to-mo--
row. at a session fthe Board.
Mr.. Cole thought we ought to keep MP
these meetings. even ifthe Selectmen went
to work vigorously TO enforce the law. lie
cared but little what the machinery was.
whether the present law or another. If it
had public opinion back Of Ii, it would be
effsctual. Make the traffic Improbable,
and il would die out.
He made an appeal TO educate the peo-
pie up to higher Temperance standard,
and then went on TO repeat the story that
was told when the Coustabuary was In
force. and TO prophecy what il would be
If the Selectmen went ahead to do their
duty now.
Mr.. Emery said he thought We were get
ting down TO the hard pam At some of
the meetings he had been amused. at 9TH
ers interested. but to night it was business,
and whether we would put our names TO n
paper TO ask for another law creating a
State Police Here was someihin. tangi
Bile. For one he should do no such thing
at present. The present law had not been
tried. and until it had been tried and failed.
he should not ask for another. 4 State
Police was. In his opinion, contrary to the
spirit of our Institutions. and there was a
natural repugnancc 10 Il BY our citizens
II was confession that We were not able
10 take care of ourselves. and he did not feel
like making that confession at this time
No similar law was TO be fornd in any An
/ glo Saxon country. Such law was TO be
found in France. in Spain. in Italy. but in
/ England or in this country. save in the
/ city Of New York. and with something OF
/ the kind in Massachusetts, there was moth
/ ing like ii. But. said he. no state Con.t.-
bic would supercede individual effort The
citizen must sign the complaint. and amer
Y the complaint is signed. our Sheriff would
execute the warrant Of the Magistrate a.
readily a. State Policeman.
We cannot give all his extended and in
teresting speech. and will leave Thu, speak
er. by alluding TO a few of his predatory
remarks. He said that the ear. OF the ~c-
1 lec,men had been rubbed the Ministers
had been criticised and called up, and the
/ lawyers had been alluded TO in NO very
| complimentary manner.
/ DIR. Ienney said when the Coustabulary
law was first enacted he thought well OF
I II, and gave the reasons why. but its oper-
atiofs thew him that il WAS not popular
/ Thought tie theory correct, but would
not want to sign petition for lis rc-enact-
msnt. The present law had not been
fairly tried. Under the present enact
ment. the SelectIpen could act more free
| ly aud efficiently because il wa made their
special duty. He did not believe any NOR
al reform could be promoted by third par
ties. neither Temperance nor anti-slavery
would be promoted by sch efforts His
remarks on this point were wise and Judi
cious; and while our town, in the opinion
Of some was what was termed hard
place. he still thought il very good
place 10 live in. notwithstanding hi, views
of human nature were little les. ROSY
than his Bro. savary's.
Mr. Savary. in reply. said II was good
place to live in. but hard place TO work
in, as the preaching OF the Gospel for thir-
~ or forty years. resulted in converting
but few persons. To this. the Rev Dr.
replied that we had good authority for be
lievng that there are but few who will be
saved. Aft-r this pleassn. colloqny. the
meeting adjourned for one week.
Report of the Commissioner Internal
Revenue.