, 1873-05-08
THE LAST SQUEAK.
The Personal Liberty League Falls
B. to Pieces,

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1t Follows tho Example Of the Tenn
perance Bureau.
Report of Its Death by tho Exec11,
tive Committee.
An effort waa made to got meeting OF tht
tetsonal Liborty Leaguo, yostoriay afternoon
at orphous Hall. but either on account Of tht
weather, or, aH was suggested by ono of those
present, Bil,co tho League WAS regarded as inofn
cont aud uaoless, thoro was no quorum present
anu no business was dono, TINT being postponed
to a mooting to DO hold aomo time noxt wook. a
report which had boon prepared by tho Exeou.
TITO Committee was road, though not acted upon
LILO report Ia substantially az follows:
ApH 20, 1879, tho League had AIS mombors
May, 1879, ithaa 1,o11, 400 having Withdrawn
VI these, 52a novcr paid anything. 164 paid 10,
1our monthH, 271 for six, ITO for soyou, aixty.
n1ne for eight, afty-four for nino, ten for ton,
and ono for tyolye. Thore soomed to 10 m I'm.
prosaion TINT thousands OF dollars had boon paid
In monthly dues, and 1t ofton wns asked whero
tho money had gono to-. II tho 528 dolinquonta
had paid up for ton months, $5,280 would have
boon received ;eif all tho other membors had
paid Tor ton full months tho League would hayo
boon richer by $3.50. In fact only "a. 600 had
been collected sinco tho organization Of tho
Lcnguo. II ali lad paid, tho officers of thu
League would have boon able to
exercise aome power and in1uouco, but tile neg
ligonce Of tho mombora In that respect lid
weakenod II not neutralized thoir efforts, TIC
League had defended twenty-one suits throuoh
its attorney, which cost about 81, 900. Printing,
ounce rent. Salaries, campaign e1ponaoa, cost
OF collecting dues, etc., ALSO consumed much
The sa1oon-Koopora' Union could draw yery
profitable losson from tho League is, that
energy and perseverance, wero hoger to be OK
pected from the Inembora OF tho Association that
Themselves, and that IN organization which had
tor Its object tho open defiance ST an OK
listing law, owing to tho hoavy oxponaos
to which the members would nocesaarily So put.
its birth, tho seeds Of speedy, decay. since thet
whole existoncc, perhaps, depended on tho re-
suit OF tho November election, the formation of
new organizations In addition to the yoar-old
Liberty Lenguo, waa merely weakening tho
latter, and giving oyor victory to tho Tenpor-
Tho Executive Committee regrets to state that
many OF tho brewers and Wholesale leAlers. who
ought to protect tho saloon-keepers who roally
act as thoir agents, have Withdrawal from tho
dAllstEop 4 Co., Asherman d Co., Buohman ass i
Co.,, Val. Dlatz, dayanaugh i Dodie, john
CLARK / Co., William Dodge, Evans &
HHle!Rtey H1s!ty Esmay Simmons l. Co., FRANZ Falk, J.
kel. Aubaeek Go, Junker l. Lenzon, Karglod.
or i Co., Eraofft, Roello l. Co., Laporte d Fnnk.
a. 7. Morse, Northwestern Dlatil[lng Company.
platnor d Co.,, II. II. Smith i Brother, Thh,,
bpengle, Schmidt 4 Glade, and Renno Brothora.
League is determined, IT only throo OF four hun
dred are loft, to remain In existence TIL falj to
tFy whether 1t is not able to break down that in
famous a . ring of Tonperenzlors, and wln back for
e5 em oa5lzens that personal froaaom which is &C.
cured eur r to them by tho, Constitution Of
ally stolen from tho slumbornr
people By Q little clique. a general mooting of
the active memhers Of the League must be held
hereafter. to fix the conditions on which mem
besa who have onco withdrawn, can be- roadmit-
tod That thie rcgaining Of personal liberty.
anu tho throwing oil Of an oppressive and uniuat
yoke, which contemptible minority Of fanatics
aau nta, imposed on tho people, cannot be obtained
ness, and unwillngness to mako little saori0cis,
out only by firm union, and it was thereforn thn
1rat duty Of tho Committee, to warn tho nom |
'Hss % TIA that not merely saloon-keepere and least Of
ympahy Of Ill eoa!d eddsns gain tho
'pen d'sregard md violations Of an |
'xiasing law, but they must hold firm to the !
principles OF the League, and thus Asaure tho |
moro general favor Of tho public.
u IA nag been CHARGED that the League did moth
:, was q organized to dofend its members from tho
'tate Temperance Law, aud at tino when moth
Iig had been said OF enforcing tho Sunday
.lquor laW, aud consequently did not enter into
fkn~, H.
General meeting that an assessment Of S10
hould DO imposed on zach momber to pay finns
imposed for keeping open Sunday, but that ac-
ION e; was afterwards reHcinaod. Certainly tho
il1eers y ceIa -, were not to blame. Tho recon-
ol'evod if they paid, evon irregu1ary, they Lad
ecured immunity against open violation Of liza
nv: But the League was founded on the Law.
nd there 1t must stand: Perhapa thoy might
q aye m done something L they had al kept their
lo Mayor o1loctual support at the timo the tom
oraaoe people were assailipg him, Thoy had
ostponed tho favorable movement By not being
n.tea. Were they united now, after tie III
9 ere not, and would not DO till absolute neces.
ty forced them to it. What thoy Ind brourht
. themselves by their lack OF HARMONY or in5c-
ylsy at the last election, thoy must now en-
are l.rS, with pntience. That was ali thoy
elp them: Thoy should stand together. ue
5renngehen tho League, and so work for It thak
! tnterested In personal uborty might ioin
anda with them, in ORDER with power, cour.
%, and persistence, to fight victoriously against
10 common onemy.
The Committee conclude by urging the mer-
'rB to strengthen tho League, and prepare in
Irnest for tho great and serious contout in M
'mber. Tho League had made preparations for
as Tar as possible, aud had joined tho State
aaguo,. ;Ehich covered all 1llipois. of
hich the President OF tho Chicago oreanize-.
~, Mr. Aronhei1nor, was Vico-presidont.