National Republican., 1873-09-24
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.
PROulBlTlONISTs ON THE WAR FAITH

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Meeting nt Temperance Hall Last Nisht-
Prenounc d Prohibition Men to be sup
ported In Each Assembly District Five
Thousand Temperance Men In the Dis
triet OF Columbia n Rrspiuiion-, Com-
mittec-, &c.
10 compliance with call publlshed In the RE-
PUBLICAN OF yesterday about nfty Of the leading
temperance men convened In Temperance hall
last night, and were called TO order by Mr.. A. Q.
Constantine, president Of the Dashaways, who
proposed Mr.. u. d. Peck for chairman Of the meet
ing. lie was duly elected, and stated brieny the |
object OF the meeting TO be conference OF the |
friends OF the cause upon the propriety Of bring
ing out candidates for the House Of Delegates In
the approaching election pledged to q prohibi.
tory law for the District OF Columbia. Mr. W. |
ii. Young was chosen secretary.
,,rs; Messrs; Constantine, Lynch, Savage, Conn aud
Wheelock were appointed q committee to report
resolutions expressing the sense OF the meeting.
During the absence OF this committee Mr.. d.
dience. lie was takensrholly unawares by this
proposition OF political temperance movement,
but was decidedly OF the opinion tnat something
hhould be done at once to check the traiflc IN
liquors In the District. At present drinking has
more to do with our politics than any thing else.
some may think this moment nopportune for
that It would have The effect 10 change the views
OF our polltcians IN regard TO the matter of legal
lie knew Of young man that held small
position under the District authorities that
scarcely paid him living who felt bound to
stand treat To bad whisky IN the amount OF a
large proportion Of his salary In order to obtain
votes TO sustain the party IN power which kept
him In ONCE. lie thought the time had come TO
make a determined effort to put stop to this
Kind OF oppression.
The committee now returned to the hall, and
tbfOuQl Hn Mr. A Innaf
reported the following preamble and resolutions!
whereas the trainc IN intoxicating liquors
when Judged by us fruits, Il an unfnlxed evil,
aud the hronG source OF three fourths OF the
crime, panperism and misery existing in the
OF alcoholic beverages, when viewed In the light
OF divine law, must bc pronounced crime
against God! Therefore,
Rcsoirci, That what Gods law dcnounccs as q
sin and crime the statutes OF a humane, en-
hghtened and Christian people should reproblte
Resaired, That the license system Is an abomI-
nation, not to bc sanctioned nor tolerated by q
free people. II Is system condemned alike by
moral Judgment OF mankind, and should At once
be blotted from tue statute books Of the nation.
Rcsolrcd, That the manufacture, traffic In, and
sale OF intoxicating liquor as a beverage should
he ptohibited by stringent provisions OF law,
and all legislators and statesmen elected by the
people fail to discharge their duty I'LL this Is
done and a law for the suppression OF drinking.
houses and tipnllng.shops Is placed upon the
statute book OF the the nation, and also upon the
OI
Rcaolrci, That believing the above proposition.
and principles to be self-eyiicnt truths. and de-
termined TO give force aud effect to these utter
ances by our acts, we hereby announce and pro
claim that we viii vote for no man for any once
IN this District who Is nst an outspoken friend Of
viii moi do al IN his power, BY 6is infaence % snS
his vote, TO secure the enactment OF prohibi
tory law.
parties have nominated or shall nominate suit
able men whom we can trust we recommend
temperance men to give them their support, bul
in each and every district where this Is not don,
let the temperance voters bring out their candi
dates, and whether their votes shall be fvw o
many, stand by the cause and by principle unit
victory Is achieved.
II having been moved and seconded that IN,
preamble aud resolutions he adopted. MIR. Aller
CONN advocated the motion most emphatlcally
rs he was satisfied that they would comment
themselves to the Judgment and consideration o
the Temperance people OF the entire District. j
he made on this subject politically. No reform
could succeed and make It's power felt until d
was brought into the arena OF politics. The tim,
was the most oppottune OF any that would prob
ably offer.
Mr. j. d. Dunulng thought some who knew
him TO be an ardent total abstinence man might
he surprised to hear him say that he was opposed
10 this action at the present time.
No ORGANIZATION AND NO MONEY.
There was neither time nor money now "a
carry out this movement with the least chance
" victory, and the proposed course would, In
his opinion, only weaken the cause by an cN.
posufe Of The small number OF the friends OF
prohibition who could he brought TO the polls ou
such short notice. lie was no politician, he was
proud to saw, but he knew enough OF such mat
ters to justify him IN the assertion that the
movement would fail II prosecuted as proposed
ton, to include the Christian Church, 10 raise
money and other means for future operations
when they could be prosecuted with all the pros
spccts and assurances OF success.
PROUD TO NE A POLITICIAN.
Mr.. Watson said he was something OF a poll
iican and was glad oi II. In these times not Il
II A
n this reform was TO await the action OF tn,
Christian Church II would never be effected. II
shops would be shut up in thirty days. IL yOl
expected to elect your men here now
YOU SBBD ONLY ASK ONE MAN,
that man who now rules TINS Dlstrcl In ever
respect. II you can make him say the word yOl
can elect your men.
Mr.. u. ID. Peck said the purpose OF this meet
ing was organization. Money was not needed
the 1900 temperance men OF this District cou
he taken to the polls by other means thai
money. As q temperance man do not inten
10 vote for a rumseller.
THE BOARD OP PUBLIC WORKS
cannot control me or my vote In this respect
He had been In this lght before, and started Il
Massachusetts, once with only nye votes. II
three years he wOn aud was elected to the Leg
islature OF the State on the temperance ticket.
Both parties In Massachusetts, and Maine ar
now Obliged to sustain the prohibitory law II
their platforms every year II we do not organ
ize we will get no votes. We want votes wit
boots on that shall put down the grUg-shops. lie
n
tue cen'ennial, IN 1870, we shall make d secon
Declaration OF lndependenCe-a declaration q
freedom from the tyranny and slavery OF tn
rum trailc. There are fully amilllon temperanc
voters In the Inted States, and we can hav
them organized into a political party that sh al
carry the country IN the election Of 1875 II W.
but commence and pcrseyere In the business.
Mr.. A. T. Maupln was not prepared 10 admi
that We are not OTglnized. On the contrary, WI
have a thorough organization, and all that b
needed Is to agree to make tue onslaught, ant
the temperance cohorts would march TO the poll
IN cid phIlanN that would strike terror to tn,
hearts Of the dealers In whisky. He had Ions
been prOhiDltiOnlst, and for the past thre,
years had advocated 1t constantly and at his owl
expense lie was willing now. although In deli
cate health, to pledge himself to speak nightly IN
lt4 favor IN the election was over.
No question equals this IN Importance, either
socially, politically, financially or morally, and
propose to make II my politics from this time
TIL victory attends II.
Rev. L. W. DrnsOn believed there were moral
aud yrtuous people enough in this District and
country To sustain the temperance cause when
ever its friends had the courage and energy to
make 1t a political issue. lie had Just returned
from the National Temperance Convention at
Saratoga, where they hal determined to put
forth u national temperance ticket at the next
election.
Corrupt men Ia high places were drinking
men, and they must be expelled from them and
replaced by sober ones before there would bt
safety for our country. lie favored supporting
temperance tickets ut the coming election.
On motion, committee OF six, consisting o
Messrs. Il. ID. Peck, chairman; ID. Baker, AlleI
Conn, John W. Hayes, A. e. Constantine anC
Allen Lynch, was appointed to arrange for
campagn--shOrt, sharp and decislye-ln the sew
eral districts, ana the bringing out OF the cAndl
dates. This c0nHntIce Is expected 10 meet to
night at the ofiue OF Mr.. Lynch 926 y street, fo
further conference.
The meeting then adjourned subject to tn,
call OF the committee.
POSTAL DIFFICULTIES.