Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1871-03-31


ment.
THE CITIZENS TEMPERAnCE
TICKET.
On Monday evening. the 18th inst,
citizens temperance meeting, discon-
nected with any political party or pur-
pose, was held at the Opera House and
was largely attended, and ably address
ed. Just before its adjournment a COM
mittee was appointed to make arrange
ments for similar meeting on subse-
quent evening. A day or two afterward
this committee received proposals from
leading members of the Prohibition
political organization to Id a caucus
at the Office of DR.. Barne for the pur-
pose of arranging a un: a of all the
friends of temperance, in the town, at
the approaching April election.
This caucus, not having been publicly
announced. and being known to but
few persons. was attenred. for the most
part, by Prohibitionists. besides whom
were present the members of the COM
mittee above-mentionedan and few others
who came by special invitation.
At this meeting. as we are informed.
it was substantially proposed and agreed
the proposition coming from gentle
men authorized to speak for the Prohi-
bition Organization-that the local ticket
of that party, already nominated, should
be Withdrawn and citizens temperance
ticket, acceptable to all friends of tenn.
perance. presented in its stead. In ac-
cordance with this agreement the follow
ing call was drawn up by committee
appointed for the purpose and conspic-
uously posted through the town:
CITIZENS TEMPERANCE CALL.
All citizens of Delaware and vicinity,
without regard to party, who believe in
law and order, and are in favor of en-
forcing the present temperance laws of
Ohio, and the passage of a city ordi-
nance which shall go to the extent of
the power conferred upon the Council,
by the laws of Ohio, for the suppression
of the traffic in intoxicating liquors, and
the vices resulting therefrOm, are earn
estiy requested to meet at the rooms of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
on next Thursday evening, March 23d,
at 7 o'clock P. M, to put in nomination
for City Council and Township Trustees
such men o1sky as are in favor of the
above Temperance principles.
Signed, E. H. Hyatt, ]. c. Evans, B.
c. Waters, L. Barnes, II. w. PumPhrey,
Executive Committee.
In accordance with this summons a
large number of citizens met at the Y.
, M. c. A. Reading Room on Thursday
evening, of last week, and were organ
lied by appointing Hon. B. c. Waters,
Chairman. and DR.. L. Barnes, Secretary.
Immediately after the appointment of
the Secretary the following resolutions
were offered by T. Evans. Jr.. the Pro-
hibition candidate for Treasurer of
State:
WHEREAS, The manufacture, impor-
tation and sale of Intoxicating liquors,
as beverage, is high crime,
ResOk1ea. That this convention is in
favor of the enactment of stringent laws
against the manufacture, importation
and sale of all Intoxicating liquors as
beverage.
ResOl1ea, That we are in favor of
prohibitory city ordnance to the full ex-
tent of the law.
ResOFVea, That we will support no
man for Office that is not pledged to
these resolutions.
These resolves are in substance the
State platform of the Prohibition politi-
cal party and, as will be seen, differ
materially from the basis of agreement
for citizens temperance ticket propos-
ed by the Prohibitionists themselves,
agreed upon at a caucus in which a.
majority were Prohibitionists, and en-
bodied in call for citizens meeting,
issued by committee which that caucus
appointed.
The discussion upon the resolutions
was opened by Gen. Jones. who conelu-
ded his remarks by moving that they be
laid upon the table. Remarks were con-
tinued by Capt. Glover and others. and
the following substitute for the resolu-
tons was offered by Prof. Whitloclz:
ResoiOed, That We are in favor of a
prohibitOry city ordinance to the full ex-
tent Of the law.
The substitute was violently opposed
and the original resolutions advocated
by DIR. c. WeIch, in a speech the
reverse Of conciliatory and cont;ain-
ing many severe structures upon the
Republican party. tn brought out
replies from Gen. Jon S and Judge
Waters, and led to an exchange Of OBJ
servarOns of an exciting nature, the
Prohibitionists insisting upon the Evans
resolutions as the only and unaIterabIe
conditions upon which they were willing
to unite in the formation Of a ticket,
Those opposing argued with more rea-
son that the platform Of the meeting
had been already made in the call BY
which il had been assembled. and that
the resolutions embodied conditions not
necessary 60 temperance issue, which
would have pledged citizens move
ment TO a party faith, and which the
Prohibitionists had themselves proposed.
if not expressly, at least by strong inn
/ plicafiOR, to waive in the spirit Of har-
mony and union.
There being no apparent alternative
but to accept this party platform thus
| thrust upon the meeting, an adjournment
was finally moved and carried. Many
citizens thereupon left the Hall, while
others, still hopeful that something might