The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-09

in terse AID unIiistakable words that such 10 the
fact, and 40 Court can decide otherwise. The
title Of tAe law Is misnoner, it should be call
ed =" An act for the punishment Of innocence
and the promotion Of crime" Why, even the
drunkards alone get the benefit of the law. This
law Is d criminal prosecution, but varies from
every manner of indictment or Grimm al proceed.
ing under the sun. In an ordinary Indictment,
and according to law since civilized people had
law, 1t has been necessary to furnish the nssd
with not only specification Of bis crime, but
On the back of a copy O: the indictment there
must be list OF the witnesses who are to appear
against him; but with this new law, nothing
need be done but 10 make any sort Of vague
charge, and then prove whatever you choose !
Was ever such Inons.rosity in legal form
heard of [Applause.l
Not only this, but it provides that the saloon
keeper who may have sold liqaor to person
may be prosecuted. The parties prosecuting
have right to prosecute any saloon keeper in
the state who may at any time since the enforce.
nent Of the law have sold liquor to the person
about " hose case the complaint is brought. 1t
ia not the last glass that intoxIoates more than
the first, hence the one who brings suit can sue
any one who may have sold glass Of drink
1t is said that this is law " protect citizens,
and yet they will place hssvy damages upon =
man whom they cannot protect. Applause I
Then, too, it opens the door to false swearing
Human nature ia human nature, and destitute
wives with drunken hue bands nay easily use
the law as u means Of p!undering other people
Applause We are NO. against the law, or any
law that shall regulate the evils growing out Of
drink, but We protest agsisss the proposed man.
nsr Of enforcing temperance, ~ the remedy 10
ten times worse than the evil. [Applauss.l
On motion Of j. G.. Armstrong, q vote Of thanks
was given to Hon. Carl Esinse for his able
address.
Mr.. Kruger, Of Peoria, followed in . brief
speech in German. Aiserwsrds the following
resolutions were read In German and English,
and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the State of
Illinois has enacted ss.callsd temperance law,
which il odious in its provisions and subversive
of the principles Of personal liberty, and
WHEREAS, At the time when We elected our
representatives to the Legislature this temper.
ance question was not agitatsd before the PEG
pie, ara consequently our representatives, could
| not know the sentiments Of their constituent
regarding the same, ana
WHEREAS, Our representatives II en- were not
elected for suoh purpose, and when they ought
~ have we'll known that the greater part of the
people were against the ansctnelt OF suoh law
yet they not only voted for ,he same, but reject
ed the anendnsns offered for the purposes of
allowing the whole people Of the state TO vote
| Thereon, aud
WHEREAS, Farther, . convention has been
held in Cincinnati for the purpose Of trying to
have the constitution OF the United States 70
amended As to create therein . state religion,
thereby destroying the principle ot religious
liberty, Therefore, w. As citizens Of Ottawa, in
mass meeting asssnb led, do res Give
! l. We recognize the principle Of personal and
religious liberty, mere especially in some OF i,s
most important manifestations, viz. ths right
| TO pursue any basia ess vvestos fsss rem undue
Insurance and pslsi.l discsiaisstos ~ law,
and the equal right Of all religious sscts aud
tenets, and OF believers as we'll ~ nsn. believers
in christianity.
| g We declare the novsnsls snanatins from
certain pAr.y--a movement nsaifsstiug itself
| in the enactment md enforcement OF temperance
and Suhdsy-sws snd other measures that are
tending on the one part to destroy personal and
religious liberty, and on the other part, by an
amendment 10 the Constitution Of ths United
States to create \ ststs religion snd ,hs intro.
duction Of Bible into our schools We declare
this movement, in all Its present aad future con.
sequences, ~ not Only dangerous - liberty, but
revolutionary, and intended to undermine the
fundamental laws Of the United States, and we
pledge ourselves to resist the sane BY sll the
means in our power.
3. That in the capacity Of free vstsrs, ire
spsctive Of party, We viii hereafter net give cur
votes for any candidate for public Office who
does not fully endorse our statements a. express
Cd in resolutions Nos. l and = and whe will not
pledge himself to that effect
On motion, sseisty was organized to farther
these objects, and the following officers appointed:
President-J. w. Lavins.
observation-disclosures Ksn.
Tressurer-DOnAt Hcllecker.
Secrstary-J. G. Armstrong.
Committee Of Managers Martin Keim, DR..
Stravsssr, Martin Csvanauah, n. Formshals, ].
r. Cross, David Bernard, NJ. White. Capt. L. A.
Rising, A. H. Strobel, Richard Wolf P. Nc
Ginuis. jacob ChristmAa, Chas. Hstsyss.
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