Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-04-04
State Tempernnce Conrention.


In per announcement the Ohio state
Temperance Convention assembled at City
Hall, Columbus, on the 10th ult.
She Convention was called to order by
Rev d. ii. Randall, who delivered an ad-
dress of welcome. A permanent organiza-
Aon was effected by elecsing Rev F. Msr-
rick, of Delaware, Chairman, and Rev. T.
J.. Rexford and ]. ]. Jsnney, OF Colum-
bus, Secretaries.
2he usual Committees were appointed.
At the evening session, the following
resolutions we're adopted, after long dis
sGssion
Rsvolpsd That we hereby request the con-
iBE ConGtitutioAal Convention Of Ohio 10 con
tiuua the clause OF tho present Constitution
providing that no ,isenss To traffic IN intoxica
,iig liiuo Q shall be granted in HE State, and
to give the General Assembly pswor to lssislAts
against such traffic aud the evils resulting thsrs-
fFpm.
2l-That wa are epFoEsd to any change in
the laws Sf the State whsi eby any less legal
restraints shall be placed upoz the liquor
Uafhc.
3l-That ai temperance people we will use
our inhusncs in all suitable ways To elect such
persons to Office will use their official suihor-
uv to create and sustain such laws as " III most
shsetuAlly suppress the sale and uss Of iuLoKi-
eating drinks.
A plan for effecting more perfect or
ganization OF the temperance people was
agreed on. e. E. White, d. A. Randall,
]. ]. Janney, c. n. Olds, and r. Burr, all
OF Columbus, were chosen as State Cen
tral Committee. This committee was in
structsd to prepare petitions to be circula-
ted throughout the State, calling on the
Constitutional Convention to legislats in
accordance with the above resolutions.
A committee was also appointed to de-
wise and report at future convention
some plan for permanent State Temper
ance organization.
The sentiment. expressed in these resolu-
tionE, we have reason to believe, will be
endorsed by all friends of the cause Of tenn
Perance. 1t leaves the whole matter with
the people to regulate the traffic from yeai
to year by legislative enactments, as a ma
jority may determine.
This clause OF the Constitution to re.
main as it now stands represents the
Views, as We understand them, OF
the Hon. Asher COOK, the Repub-
hcan candidate for the Constitutional
Convention. If for no other reason he
should receive hearty support on this. But
there are many other interests to be en-
trusted to his care, some of which were
fifty expressed in the closing paragraph Of
his short address on receiving the nomina-
ton, which We reproduce below:
"Ths revision OF the fundamental law
OF the land is no ordinary duty, and eI-
teem it an honor to be called to the dis
charge OF that duty by SO Intelligent II
people as the Republicans Of Wood county.
This confidence is doubly gratifying, com
ing as it does at a time when our unhappy
county is agitated by local issues; aud if ]
am not deceived myself, you shall never
have to grieve over misplaced confidence
for If elected | shall do equal and exact
justice to all, and faithfully labor to pro
mote the general welfare OF the entire
county. The good of the people shall be
my only aim; and eircumscribed bv the
limits prescribed in your resolutions, !
shall devote my entire energies to secure
for you Constitution under which each
individual shall enjoy the right to worship
God according to The dictates OF his own
conscisnce; Constitution which will dig
nifty AMI snnobs labor and guard against
the sncrOachmeni of cal it,l, and at the
same lime harmonic eSptal with labor,
that, united, they may labor for the public
veal Constitution which shall promote
Temperance, provide for the general difiu-
sion 4 knowle'lge reward yirtu, aud pun.
ish crime