Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-16


In thus publicly addressing you, this Asso.
citation has for It's object no boastfu statement
OF success achieved, bat rather, a plain show.
ing OF It's endeayors, to which you are respect.
fully invited 10 give your attention.
Formed upon 4" the recognition of intemper.
peranco as the greatest evil which can exist in
any community, deploring lis existence and
alarming prevalence in our midst, believing It
the most fruitful source Of all vice, immortality
and misery, undermining both the moral and
physical nature, the members Of this Associa.
ton pledged themselves, both individually, and
unitedly, both directly and indirectly, to car
nest and persistent effort for the suppression
Of this evil and the promotion Of the cause Of
Temperance"
To this end Sunday evening meetings were
established, and have been continued one year
-" free to all, for the discussion Of the subject
Of temperance, in order to awaken in every
individual deeper interest in the cause"
While to the more radical OF our temperance
people we arc indebted for generous aid in
sustaining these meetings, and gratefully APP.
preciate their labor in other directions for the
promotion Of the cause, with pain We arc
obliged to confess our failure to enlist in this
effort, many Of our citizens Of talent and in.
tluence, whose cooperation would have Civ.
en- most wholesome impetus to the work.
Beside these and other eGirts to keep the
subject in agitation this Association has en-.
deavored to accomplish some measure of re-
form through petitions. A committee Of ladie.
we're sent TO all proprietors Of restaurants and
all dealers in alcoholic and lermentcd liquors
asking them to sell none to boys under twenty
| If in all cases. compliance was not positively
refused facts Immediately and since following
prove the request to have been frequently ig
nored
A petition signed by nearly four hundred
women was presented to one class of liquor
dealers, psking them to abandon all traffic ir
intoxicating liquors excepting for medicine
and mechanical purposes There was at that
time no town agent,) but not one Of thcs,
would thus pledge themselves.
OF the more private, personal work Of To,
members Of the Association, we cannot speak
hoping for Gods blessing upon efforts we be-
leiye to have been prompted by Himself
Resolved to prosecute through all mora
means, any phase of this work that VIC, as wo
men, can properly undertake, we arc convinced
that one great remedy lies beyond our reach
and We appeal to you as law-abding citizens
that you no longer tolerate me ldpiessness Of h
liquor traffic.
We appeal to YOU to demand Of the officer
Of the law an impartial enforcement Of tb,
same against the sale Of all liquors pro
hibitcd by our statutes, ale, beer and cider no.
excepted.
We further appeal to all persons owning rea
estate that they lease not the same for th'
purposes Of this traffic We, as women VIII,
earnestly desire that this evil shall be uproote,
and done away, ask that you, having the powe
and therefore great responsibility, will Civ
this very efficient aid to the work
We desire also, to call the attention Of out
citizens, and especially those in authority, t,
the great number Of restaurants and groceries
in our village, these mostly being places-a
VIC have abundant reason for beleving-for thi
sale Of intoxicating liquors as well as ncedfu
and harmless articles Of food, and therefore
more than the public good demands, Ear to,
many for the good Of the younger portion o
our community-our youth and boys w
ask that some measures be adopted by which
to lessen the number of these places of tempta
ton.
| Further, we ask for a continued and still
more general cooperation of all Christian
people, believing that at this hour, no worl
calls more loudly for laborers in the service o
the Master.
By ORDER OF ASSOCIATION.