, 1872-11-02

4 Temperance Ticket Put In the Field
for Legislature and Council.
Address to the Voters Of Chicago
and Cook County.

and Cook County.
The "Committee Of Seventy" met at the
Builders Exchange, LaSaIe street, near Madi
son, last evening, Judge Gookins n the chair
There we're twenty members present.
The Committee Of Eight to appoint men to
distribute the "Law and Order ticket" at the
polls, reported that they had made judicious &C.
lectionB in nearly all the wards, and the men
delegated would be On hand and give the tickets
to all good citizens. The report was adopted
On motion, the committee Was authorized to
6ll any vacancies that may occur
Mr. Kelley, from the Committee on Elections,
submitted 8 supplementary report, which, after
some talk, Was adopted.
TIE TEMPERANCE TICKET.
sSnbioined are the nominations made:
Legislatire-First District-Repres entstiye, J. 3.
Bradweu. Second neutrality-suspicious., S. P.
Hopkins, c. G. Wicker. Third District-Representa-
tire, Purley Lowe. Fourth District-No nomination.
MeIaae5n ne SEE
Buckingham; Senator, C. S. Hammond.
@ fse9e1ns; s;F1 si1S tx @ard. Henry ssEens Seventh
Flennins; % sGts Ninth, Tsnth Eleventh, and twelfth
Wards, no nominations; Thirteenth Ward, Avery
Moore; Fourteenth Ward qark Fifteenth "srd
euteenth Ward, no nomination Eighteenth Ward, R.
L.Leonard; Nineteenth Ward no nomination; Twen-
Poliee M Commissioners G ] Chicago, Charles a.
Reno; North Chicago, Malcolm Mcdowell.
THE ADDRESS.
The Committee On Address submitted the
following, which was adopted:
10 the Foters Of Chicago Gsd Cool County:
II .l: the midst Of an exciting campaign On national
politics yoa are confronted with 9; neT aueatio? Of
whose hands it viii be safest to enru6t the execution
Of national laws, We are .oused to the fact that laws
cent respect for the intelligence Of the community
qgirea that should make plain statement Of what
We propose to d. snd Why We propose to do it.
the friends Of law and order, and were created to use
all honorable means to secure the impartial enforce
ment OF law, and to protect the public peace.
We are in the for public servants, because
the issue has been crowded upon Us. As long ago
1ss Fs 9sgass & ch sa
on, @ho % u any Wy Ills
business men would join hand and hand with theu'
This reermed By the National Convention Of 1iq
again IN 1853. And within e List ten days he great
Of saloonkeepers Of our city have been in 1re-
9uent session to secure these evil ends Many candl-
the Laws dearer to than a other issues and
not stu1tfy ourselves By voting away what re must
protect. The issue is thrust upon US we must act.
Ne cannot afford to be longer disfranchised; many
Of our best citizens have been practically shut from
the polls because they would not crowd their
way into saloons and deadfall6 to vote for moral
~ and intellectually untitled for public trusts.
We have right to insist on the enforcement and
as the Temperance law Of the last Legislature. It
simply protects against the damages resulting from the
sse ef nauoas a1k s : Il
tectiTe. Founded upon common Law, it simply holds
The liquor dealer, like all other men, responsible for
He haYe right to safe and peaceab1e Sabbath, an
institution into the early history Of our country
Ne canno: stand idy by ana see tie disorderly un-
b. lowering the general intelligence, and BY discour
nsr forget the bloody Sundays Of September, whose
horrors shocked the whole country.
prevented from disturbing the public peace and tramp
ling upon the Law. We regard personal protection
necessary to personal safety Personal liberty does
otbers The OF that is wont to push with his horns
has right to craze upon the common.
htne YOUR stepiue babe, cries, Let me alone" JEFF
Dayis asked only be let Alone" Devils cried out
Let y aons sIsse politicians .+ y hs M as,, cry
Ne recognize in this party lines. Il good men,
parties we do not interfere. II only of them to
Be trusted we indorse him. Il neither then must
tire districts, where we have made no nomi-
nations. have fully, BY advocacy and vote ldentl-
fed themselves with the Law and order movement.
Others have not committed themselves, and, being
able to gain postye information, rather than do
them Injustice We leave them to their respective
merits.
Ne oppose tho Rum and Ruin League-the and-ten-
pe1ance and anti-Sabbath party-because they occa-
sion threefourths Of al the crime in the city BE-
cause their loads down with taxes; because
they desolate thouEands Of homes and threaten al
homes; because they generate and nurse ignorance;
because they the productive Eource Of ell manner
Of corrupons; because they desecrate the Sabbath,
violating Gods 1aw and enlightened conscience;
because they are hanitqny ;aNess; because
zen, brutalze our citizens BY familiarity With cold
blooded murder, witnessed in August and septe1n-
trust the world has so recently reposed in ua, and
darken the good name Of our beautiful city.
ese aes srs
whose day Of healthful rest is imperried By being
made common: II this intense land eapItal wi w
seon sha thf Pns da2 Of hsAu
rest be lost in day Of exhaustive diss1paon7 Broth
N pd IS a5bsa s to for a
We appeal to the business men, whose taxes are
Is endangered by lawessusas. We appeal to all who
believe in God and His day, to up in this crisis
with prayer, and works, and ballots.
We appeal to all men Of commor human feeling and
moral to stop the great crimes now seeking JUS
tifcation b. unholy legislation.
from tie curse Of barbarians1n that threatens |
ug. If productive labor is reduced one-haf, and |
increased tQree1Old, anu the 61pD3tQ IuTHed
into da5 for racing, drinking, gambling and fight
ing, public disgrace will only pcecede ineEito
bic ruin
We appeal to all interested in the public intelligence,
On beaH Of schools robbed Of thousands Of chill
dreu and on behalf II very streets crowded with
involuntary vagabonds-
We auueol to ali who love order and believe in law
ne are At the mortal struggle. we lose, shall be
eonpelIed to walk By tbs bodies Of our murdered cit
rms Through severe struggle against Ill crimes, back
to Law aud oroe again The pas. tells us too clearly
rhat we may expect, but must not tail. We can-
ot ford to take backward STEP Let every honste
man, every wellwisher for society to make this hs
orI until the victory is gained Be at the polls as
1onQ IS there yote uncast It is short strngssa
It Leans business cuaulate your votes when neces-
sary. Ne submit the law and order ticket TOT your
approval and ratification invoking upon our acon me
blessing Of God, and the favorable judgment OF Tue
voters. - .,,
on behalf Of the Committee on Address,
c. II. FOWLER, Chairman.
On behalf Of the Committee OF Seventy,
S. B. GooKIss, Chairman.
On behalf Of the Committee Of Fifteen,
". ", EvARTs, Chairman.
On behnlf Of the Election Committee,
4. L. MoHN1s0H, Chairman.
A<+or eo,,o 7;eonsion in reference to raising