The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-14
Che 8utlana Daily Glube,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1873.
Bennington County Good TcmpIars
Union.
MORNING SESSION.

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day morning at 10 o'clock, and was called
to order by w CT Atherton Of Readsboro.
In the absence of the secretary. l.. w. Cole
of SALISBURY, was appointed secretary
pro tenn.
A committee on finance was appointed as
follows Clark Bates, L. w. Cole.
Reports from the several lodges (seven in
NUMBER represented were presented, and
from them it appears that the different
lodges in the county are in good working
order and constantly receiving large acqui-
stions to their number, and still continue
to be the means of doing much good.
From the reports it appears that tho
lodge having the largest number of mem
bers is Bennington Lodge No. 81, who re-
port 1873 members, and the smallest, Hart
MELVILLE Lodge, who report only 1G.
Reports from the different lodges having
been presented, after listening to very able
remarks from Messrs Fleetwood, Puffer
and others, the meeting adjourned until
1.30 p. m.
AFTERNOON.
The public meeting in the afternoon was
called to order by Col. J. i, Mead, w c +
of the state, who in company with Rev.
Richard Crogan, had arrived on the noon
train, who, at the request of w c T Athcr-
ton, presided over the afternoon session.
The services were opened by singing
There's good time coming at the con
clusion of which Col. Mead made few re-
marks and although brief were very inn
pressiyc and full Of encouragement to the
audience who had assembled to listen to
the deliberations Of the union. Although the
weather was very unfavorabc and the
storm, which about noon had given fair
promise of breaking away, had come on
again stronger than ever.
Report of committees having been made
at the morning session the discussion of the
following resolutions was opened
Res0tced, That the time has arrived when
the temperance organizations together with
the temperance men of our county, take
proper measures for the suppression of the
traiilc i'll alcoholic liquor as a beverage.
ReSOlced, That we as temperance men
and women will do all in our power illegal
ly) to suppress it.
Resolred, That the objections that are
urged against the organization of the diff
ferent orders Of temperance. are not
founded on any good reason or judgment
The first speaker was ]. NJ Ferry, whose
remarks were mostly to show that if the
friends Of temperance were united together
they would soon hold the balance of power
the lraIlc IN intoxicating lquors WUulu
soon cease.
c. Ellnwood thought that the time had
arrived because of the degrading effects
upon individuals who use Intoxicating IL
uuors by which their scnsibiltics are low
cred. Also on account of the great in
crease in crime caused by the sale and use
of alcoholic drinks, especially in those
states where liquor is openly sold. The
speaker was quite severe in his denuncia.
ton of what he termed milk and water
Temperance men. and Of which there are
far too many.
:. 4. Whipplc related an anecdote whicl
came under his own observation, which Ii
used to show that he could not do justice
to the subject, nevertheless his remark!
were able, convincing and fully equal t.
any that were made. lie thought thu
temperance men ought to commence at tin
ballot box, and that they should not vot'
for men for Office who were not morally
and politically temperance men.
L. A. Cole could not see the reason why
temperance men Of the county could stanC
by and see one of the best laws ON TIN
statute books daily tramplcd upon, ncithe
could he perceive why the moral power o
the friends of temperance had lost its eff
feet in later years, and gave one or two il
Illustrations of certain towns to show tina
such was the case. He thought that per
haps one reason was because of the strin
gent laws of the state which were ncvc
fully carried out, which gave encourage
ment to any person to open rum shop i
any back place and thereby many coul
drink who would not were they more open
He favored strict license law. The sam
as the one in operation in Ohio, That pos
bly, if that was the case reaction woul
soon take place that would drivc.cycry rui
seller into closing his doors and enba.k i
more honorable business.
Col. Meade did not agree with the lr
speaker, he thought that the cause OF ten
perancc was in very ilourshing condition
That the papers were taking the matter Il
! more now than in late years. That the
were constantly keeping the subject betoi
their readers, and the thing never locke
more favorable than ut present. lie was
favor of commencing the work among ii
children.
Mr.. Dayfoot did not like tho wording
the resolution. lie believed in having
read temperance men and women, as |
Thought women were the tirmcst friends {
temperance. Although not member Z
the Good rcmplrs still his sympath
were with them. lie was heartily in fav'
: of the resolution and thought temperan'
women could work vast amountsot goo
lie gave very laughahle account of Il
modus operandi of the way in which
= dies temperance society in the town
came from, in Michigan, worked for ten
perance, and which is called the ladi
smelling society His remarks were qui
= lengthy, but bore directly upon the subjc
which was being discussed.
Rev. Richard Crogan of Bellows Fall
being: called upon came forward al
made one Of the most eloquent and co
vincing temperance lectures that we eV
had the pleasure of listening to-
gave vivid accounts OF operations wll''
had been conducted Uncertain towns una
his direction. and where the traillc h'd {