The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-03-30

time convinced him that confirmed iuetriate
could not be radically reclaimed What, then,
should We do? Stop intempersnce by legisla-
tion2 No; We must direct our energies to and
work with the rising generation. As temper
ance man, he could not support this bill without
stultifying himself. His reasons were, that il
was endorsing traffic by giving men licen.e 20
sell, when the whole business was wrong. II
was virtually saying, "This is all very wroug
very wicked, but for certain number Of dollars
al cents you may engage or continue il tie
business ana we will sag nothing abous H."
he great evil was in contracting the habit, au4
no amount OF money could compensate for this.
.'e could not compromise his temperance homer
oy giVlng licenses at I'll had been q strict tenn.
Per"nee man for forty years, and thou ~ he
could not be charged with wrong motives # re
u'horeo with temperance men ON this subject.
The bill Is complicated; iries to do too .nue,
too many engaged in the case for iuries to aL,lee
on t'lal. 1t endorses the license law, and dots
not call 1t wrong for man to drink as lon.- as
he does no harm; and the worst drpker, apong
us ara men that do no harm. There ID no Inor.l
power behind lt-nothing but dollars and cents
10 effect anything we must begin at the be.ih.
ming and strike at mo lcense.'
Mr.. A. M Ebersol. of Fall River, presented
the following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS We have reason to Believe thai H. =
temperance law recently enacted is q great tri.
umph to the temperance cause at large, as we'll
as In this state, therefore
Hes0lred, That the thanks of all TEMPERANCE
men and women are heartily due Sen. Reddick
and Others who so persistently La ored in season
Ind out OF season, that We might have y temper.
ance law prohibiting the sale of spirituou.
liquors: 30 earnestly desired and lsboriously
urged for many years.
This resolu ion, On motion Of Mr.. F. Porter. |
was, after a sharp discussion, laid on the table,
and the follow n substituted:
Hezoloed, That the thanks OF the people of this |
country should be extended to oar esnstors and |
tor the passage Of This temper.
ancs bill
Res0lred, That it is the duty Of all good cit,.
lens 10 40 their utmost to have this law fully and
faithfully enforced.
HeSotoed, That although we regard this law ~ !
a great triumph, We are, nevertheless, strongly |
in favor of mo license"
Mr.. Soule suggested that the "No license" lie
voted first in the resolution, which was DONE
and the resolution adopted in that form.
Resolred That we have occasion to rejoice with |
the temperance people Of this state, that in the
providence OF God such desirable and whole |
some law should be enacted by our law makers.
and that We regard it as Il blessing to commu,li- |
w. and must eventually prove an especial bless.
lng TO the manutacturer vendor and user ii the |
la " Is faithfully carried out.
HeSOlced, That we regard temperance as the !
twin sister of religion and reform, aud therelore
We Will use our suttraees III support of the l.. "a
only who are right on this great question.
After sharp an lengthy dsoussoa this " q.
tabled, and tn following resolution offered by
MIR. Porter WAS adopted:
Rcsolced. That temperance promotes msraltty
AID eievates the human race.
I@solced, That TO successfully battle at.i,..,
and overcome intemperance, We must be-lu ,a
the nursery.
The thanks OF tho audience were returned To
the choir. and after the doxology and beuedio.
ton, the meeting adjourned REPORTERS.