The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-15

Temperance Alliance.
Pursuant to notice, about one
hundred and fifty delegates from
different parts of the State, assem-
bled in Masonic Hall. Indianapolis,
Tuesday last. The following off
GERS were elected:
President VIM. Baxter, Rich
mond.
First Vice President-Dr. j. L.
Robinson, Charlottesville.
Second Vice President--Maj. A.
L. Robinson, Evansville.
Third Vice President-Dr. j. w.
Vance, Lawrenceburg.
Fourth Vice President--L. F.
Barber, Fl. Wayne.
Board of Managers--J. w. Ray,
Indianapolis; L. NJ. Nynde, Fort
Wayne; 0. P. Abbot Indianapolis;
Rev. r. D. Spellman, Decatur; J.
w. Sullivan, Jeffersonville; e. B.
Reynolds, Winchester; L. B. Fal-
kenburg, indianapolis; Isaac Jessup,
Henry county; Rev. S. E. Wishard,
Franklin.
FL We take the following extract of
Mr.. Bakers address, and notice of
it, from the Journal of the 18th:
ave have been preaching total
abstinence from the pulpit and the
public prints for the last thirty
years, but our efforts have been un-
availing owing to the policy Of the
government in granting licenses.
As fast as we throw water upon the
fire from one side the enemy are
keeping up the conAagration by
throwing on oil from the other. It
will be impossible to control the
liquor by licensing the sale of the
fluid. Nothing but total prohibi
ton will ever uproot it. Our law
does not enforce total prohibition,
but it is very powerful instrument,
though it will not work itself, and
no one can hope for it. No law is
self-supporting.
IF you were to license prize
fights in this State it would not put
u stop to the brutal sport, but when
the authorities prohibit them per-
emptorially it would stop them
without delay. The same will ap
ply to the social evil and the liquor
question, and we need not hope to
abolish either until they are placed
under the ban of the law The
temperance people of Indiana have
every advantage, they have the
strongarm of the law at their backs,
but the liquor men will make a
tremendous effort to elect a legis
lature which viii repeal the obnox
ious liquor law now in force, and
unless they are met more than hall
way, they may prove successful.
They have raised large sums Of
money to cary on the campaign
and have formed rich and power
, full organizations, with sole pur-
pose of using their utmost endeav-
ors to overthrow the law. There
is no time for idleness. If the en-
ergies of the American people could
only be aroused on this question as
they were aroused during the great
conflict q few years since, then we
would have nothing to fear. Slave
ry, an institution nearly as power
| full as the one with which we are
! now graphing, was hurled from it,
throne. Let us use tho moral in
fuence of temperance in our battle
| and cease not the fight until victory
| finally crowns our labors and
throws the ranks of the enemy into
confusion"
Mr.. Baxter was loudly applaud
ed at different portions of his ad
dress, and the audience was fire.
quently moved to tears by tie pow
er of his utterances. It is impos
sible to convey in a brief abstrac
like the above any impression of .
speech of such character as this
where SO much depends upon tn
manner of delivery.
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Bax
ters address, half an hour was ia
ken up in short speeches by mem
bers from different parts of tn,
State upon the condition of tn
cause In the respective district
which they represent The meet
! ing then adjourned until this morn
| inO ut q o'clock.