The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-19

! rance conventions a member who would dare to
say anything political in its tendencies was instant
n lewned down. Let as stick to temperance, people
cause if we do, we win make a mise
rable failure of it; and in that they were
precisely in the wrong. The temperance movewe ent
never can be made q success unless it is made
political movement Until this fact is recognized,
no good could be accomplished. Indeed, tits the
only way In which reform can be worked, simply to
pass law which, for the protection OF society.
maging liquor traffic. The speaker did not desire
to intermeddle with local affairs, but he
regarded this body not only temperance con-
venton, but political convention also To remedy
the evils OF intemperancc you must apply tue ballot
You must resolve to never vote for ballot that had
rum in it. The way In which the principle ia to he
applied in Pennsylvania is for you to decide; bat
the above course has been ia practice in Maine and
some other states, and ii has been successful.
The honorable gentleman Thought 1t advisable TO
call the att ebt OF the audience to the TEN perancs
movement in England The temperance workers
we're properly orranzed and equipped in tue year
hored haroer and more conscleDtiousy than these
bodies OF thorouRhgeing, practical Englishmen
What success has come to them will be seen in the
following coudehsed order OF facts:-
In the year 1864 a prohibitory liquor law was be-
fore the House OF Commons, and it was defeated by
mons, and it was defeated by 100 votes, ana I'm the
year 1870 the bill again came came up, and It. was
only voted down ny majority OF 81 votes. Taese
figures speak more eloquently and powerfully than
the most polished language could convey the
largely increasing strength Of the temperance
year was announced the friends OF temperance
arose in body, and giving three loud huzzas, they
ssid to the runmists" yOn have beaten us the last
force Of the expression; They began to
see the drift of public opinion. Nc
Gladstone has been promising the temperance men
to introduce bill for the regulation of the liquor
traffic The matter has been persistently post
poned, but our friends on the other side getting
camorous a RoveTnm ent bill this year pported
through the Home Secretary, Mr.. Bruce. The bin
was found to be obnoxious, imperfect, aud unjust
in many particulars that 1t was defeated in the
House Of Commons ou Tuesday last bya majority
of 81 votes.
The speaker looked upon the temperance prospect
in England as most bright, and he jocularly said,
fellow is aroused and in earnest, and he has won.
derfnl holdfast, and he will succeed without a
doubt" The speaker did not want the Yankees
BEATEN and he advised them to GO at once to work
Judge Peirce followed in a few brief remarks, and
was followed by numerous addresses on the resolu-
The resolutions were passed unanimously, and the
whole audience united in singing the doXoogy.
Here are the resolutions -
Resolued That chairman of this convention shall at
appoint State Central Committee of for
meeting the call Of its chairman within thirty days of
his appointment At the SAID first meeting they shall
First Prepare and publish rules for conducting cleo
state expressly all the powers ct
be chosen who snail vote, and who shall be eligible for
Second Adopt rules for the government county ex-
ecutve committees and, facilitate ganizaton
appoint to act in bo6a Of oyey % election po
cinet L therein It upon % said committee -,., -
ory the counties of the Commonwealth the Chairman
of the btale Central Committee shall call State Conven
ton to revise reconstruct modify adopt and ndorse
tpe preliminary then TAKEN and take other steps
they may deem advisable.
General Wagner submitted q resolution which
provides that means be taken to place temperance
paper in each family IN the State. Agreed to.
The same gentleman also offered the following
Resolped, That the general administration of alcohoc
mixtures in the practice of medicine alike condemned
practitioners and the results which sadly follow such
administration, and therefore in the light of scientific
research and experience this does earn
esty condemn such empirical practice
Agreed to.
Also resolution Of sympathy with the friends OF
local prohibition in the Twenty ward, and
holding their example up as worthy Of imitation.
Agreed to.
A temporary excitement was caused by the read
ing of telegram addressed to member of the
convention in which was contained the information
that Governor Geary had signed the bill repeating
the act which prohibits the sale OF liquor in Dun
cannon township Perry county
The reading of this brought out fiery condemna-
tory resolution, in which Governor Geary was de-
nOunced in the most unmeasured terms.
The chairman doubted the proprety of acting i'm
medately on the resolution, inasmuch as the des-
patch from Harrisburg came in an unofficial shape.
He thought the matter ought to be postponed uutil
n e afternoon session, and he would find out in the
meantime IL the information be correct
The resolution was postponed and the convention
adiOuTned.