Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

were broken out or in. For himself he
was tired of beating around the bush, and
he thought it was about time that temper.
ance men came to the point. For several
years the contest had been going on.
Sometimes temperance men have been the
victors, at other times the enemy. For
the past two years the enemy has been
ahead. We must attack the enemy in his
department. 1t is fact we'll known to
every one that there is no pure hquOr. 1t
is all adulterated with poison, some with
logwood and others with strychnine,
prussic acid and similar poisons. This is
not only the fact in the United States
but also in Europe. Distinguished ply
sicians have given it as their opinion that
alcoholic stimulants are not necessary or
beneficial Other stimulants have been
found to take their place. without any
bad results. The reason why most ply
sicians prescribe liquors is because "they
like them and are too stingy to buy them
if they prescribe them their patients will
treat them, and they will obtain drinks
without costs"
Rev. L. FL. Stone of Castletou, moved
the appointment of committee of three
to report resolutions for the action of the
convention, and the following committee
was appointed by the convention:
James X. Mclean of Rutland,
Rev. L. FL. Stone, Castleton,
Elijah Ross, Poultney.
E. N. Merriam being called on for a
speech, declined to make any extendedae.
marks, but said that he would like to hear
from Benjamin W. Marshall, who, he
thought, had some experience in the cause.
In response to this call Mr.. Marshall
said that MI, Merriam had known him so-.
wears, and that he knew he was not a
speeoh- maker. He would not make a
speech, but be had some experience in the
temperance cause, both as a dealer in in.
toxicatiug liquor, and also as Justice of
the Peace. In the latter capacity. as an
executor oi INC Jaw, ho haSa hC0a sh1S@e
ened with personal violence, with tar and
feathers and other insults, but be would
announce that he would not be intimi-
dated, but should endeavor to do his duty
regardless of consequences.
Rev. w. w. Atwater. for the commit
tee, reported the following nominations
PRESIDENT.
Lorenzo Sheldon, Rutland,
vICE-PREsIDENTs.
III. o. Brown, Castleton.
E. A. Smith, Poultney
Joel @. Baker, Rutland.
SECRETARY.
J. L. Msnley, Rutland.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
James K Mclean, Rutland.
Newman Weeks, Rutland.
Fernand Parker, Castleton.
For can didate for County Commissions
Lorenzo Sheldon of Rutland.
On motion the report was accepted and
adopted, and elections and nominations
made.
Rev. l.. H. Stone, from the Committee
on Resolutions, presented the following
ResoJged, That morality is the only
basis which warrants ultimate success in
every righteous enterprise.
ReSOlOed, That in our political actions
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mental truth.
Resol0ed, That this Society, as friends
of humanity, morality and the State, re-
cognize the constitutional and moral in
tegrity of the prohibitory law of the
State and in nominating for officers, and
especially in our nomination of candi-
date for County Commissioner to-day
will be governed by these considerations
ResolUed, That we sincerely regret and
deprecate the too frequent custom of our
physicians in prescribing alcoholic RENE
dies.
The resolutions were discussed by
Messrs. Austin of Benson, Stewart Of
Mendon, Ross of Middletown, Stone OF
Castleton, Atwater of Fairhaven, Baker
and Merriam of Rutland, B. W. Burt Of
Castleton, Campbell of Poultney, and
others, and were adopted, the vote being
taken on the resolutions se7i0tim.
Joel @. Baker of Rutland introduced the
following resolution:
Resolged, That we hold it to be the duty
of all temperance men, without regard tc
political party, to not only put in nomi-
nation, but to support for Offices of trust,
with their votes and every effort, only
men who fully sustain every moral and
legal effort to suppress the liquor traffic
After brief remarks by Rev. Mr.. Phil.
fps of Castleton, was adopted,
Rev. W. W. Atwater of Fairhaven
then introduced the following resolution
Resoloed, That we approve the actor
of the General Temperance Convention o
Vermont, recently held at Burlington, II
i appointing committee for the State ane
several counties, and Whenever such eom
mittees find no tickets nominated a
regular political conventions, which il
their Judgment can be fully approved b,
, temperance men, we earnestly reques
them to prepare and present to the free
men of the State and the several countie
such tickets as will contain the name
no candidate who is not known to De
, true temperance man-an In favor OF tn
, most efficient temperance laws.
;. This resolution was discussed by MessrE
. Merriam, Austin and Campbell in favor
!. and by Messrs. B. W. Burt, F. Parke