The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-04-07
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
OREGON.

The baneful effects Of intempcrance up.
on the mornlity Of tho people and the body
politic Of the State OF Oregon demands
the earnest attention Of our citizens. As
a blight upon morality in destroying lives,
running souls and producing misery and
in causing sickness, sorrow, hunger and
nakedness, instead Of health, happiness
and plenty it surpasses aii others and
becomes the Gycrshndowing evil Of our
land. The political evils that result from
tho liquor traffic are serious and growing
cause OF alarm. 1t in n lamentable fact
that the larger portion Of our tux burden
is the result Of intempcrancc, that IL peo.
pies tho roceptacles for criminals at our
capital and tho various county seats. That
IL Is vastly instrumental IN bnrdening tho
State with the support Of the insane at our
Asylum and the poor and destitute in our
several counties, that more than two thirds
Of tho cases ON the dockets in our police.
justice and Circuit courts ariso directly or
indirectly from its effects, besides the cap.
| itnl worse than wasted in its support. the
| time that IL lost, the homes that are desc.
lated, the bright prospects TINT arc blight.
ed, the many citizens Of our young State
that are being annually ruined, the drunk
en- fights and street brawls that disgrace
our many communities, and the powerful
and yet pernicious influence that this mon.
stcr evil cxerts in the enactment of the
various laws upon our statute books, on
the customs aud usages Of the people at
large and in the corruption Of the ballot
box. All these things continually grow
ing upon US, aud each successive day,
month and year becoming more frigbtfully
alarming, and proportionately harder "a
eradicate. even ASIDE from the immense
social and moral degcncrasy 20 which il il
constantly giving rise, call upon our citi-
zons TO rise in their might anu endoayor To
check the fearful ruyages. And as this
evil will continue unless something il done
10 stop it, aud that promptly and decisive.
ly. therefore we, tho undersigned, having
been selected for that purpose, do hereby
issue n call 10 tho temperance people oi
Oregon to meet in convention in Salem on
Friday, the 10th day Of June, 1871. The
object Of the convention is 10 compare
notes, TO discuss principles, and To secure
concert Of action on the part of the differ
ent temperance organizations in tho State
Of Oregon, and 10 devise measures for the
enactment Of such laws rs will nssist in
driving tho ,empter from our land.
We would especially urge nil Christian
churches. Ecclesiastical bodies. temper
ance organizations, &c., 10 send delegates
and upon all temperance men and womer
not connected with such societies TO meet u
snch times and places rs may best suit
them. and chose delegates who will assis
with their counsels and views. Let Ii,
come together Ms citizens having the bes
interests Of orr young State and the future
triumph OF tie temperance cause mt heart
and secure a united and determined actor
on the part Of tho oworkcrs in this re
form.
J. d. Mcciane. Salem Jacob Con.er
= jefferson WIN. Roberts. Portland Hye
jackson, Iiiiisboro; W. X. Bishop. Har
risburg 4. w. Ryan. Portland @. W
Richardson. Amity J. W. shrum, Sill
verton J. b. Garrison. Portland q. B
Roland, Jefferson j. II. Frush, Portland
@. W. Dimmiek, Needy; II. Lindsay
Monmouth w. Powell, Dayton II. q
George, Albany.