The temperance star. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1874-1874, 1874-11-30
PETITION TO CONGRESS.

After remaining in session rs Committee OF
the Whole about an hour and half the COM
tmiltcc arose, and the Chairman of the Commit
tee submitted the following resolutions passed
by tile Committee:
First RrSolrd, That Committee he ap-
printed 10 draft uniform petition 10 the tnn.
grcSs of the United States. copies of Which shall
Ip transmitted Ia every Grand l.mlgc in the
l'ninn PRAYING for the entire prOhibitinn "t the
manufacture. importation and Salcnfall int"xl.
eating liquors, rs Il right due the people in pro-
lection Of their persons, their homes, their
properties "nl their linamial Interests.
Second Rrsolrrd, That every Grand Lodge
he urgently desired to ,rsc their most strenuous
cxcrtiuns to prr~urr the signatures thereto Of
Il majority OF the legal voters and others, inrIn-
ding women, in the several Jurisdictions, the
names of said petitioners, in three CLASSES, 70.
lrrS, women over Is years Of aye, and persons
over Is and under 81 years Ufagr tn rrrrtlilrd
lrIurr a Justice Of the Peace or Notary Pub
lie. nr hcinre the Clerk Of any Court.
R'soirrd, Said petitions shall he presented 10
Congress by the 18th of February, 1915.
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7" III, HpnnraLit TIE Senate and fi0n<r " Repre-
srnhtfirrs u the United %latrs IN Congress as.
smbi|i.
We. the residents of---In the
County ol--an,l -nf --re-
>]~cltlllIy submit:
That the crime. violence. immortality.
poverty and domestic misery Which so
I(lirctully aIIlict this fair country are
nj! directly attributable to the Use of
Intoxicating drinks. the sale Of which
is sanctioned and licensed By the Gov
crnmcnt.
That the taxes anil losses rntallcd
upon the people by the USE of these
drinks, are universally recognized 10
be mauy times greater than all the
revenues derived from them.
That the Use of these drinks is most
ly if not wholly due to the public temp
tali"ns afforded by hrirpnh!ic sale.
That this traffic maintains i'll our
midst practical civil war: it 'livrrtS
our citizens from their industrial pnr-
suits. trains them in vice and sends
forth an army of criminals to oycrrun
the land with violence, robbery and
murder, compelling us 10 Withdraw
from the ranks of the commercial ami
industrial CLASSES .anothcrarmyofp"lIcc.
rnnSiahlrS and prsolr-guarls to aff"r!
very imperfect protection +" HE ami
|prnpcrry against the crime originated
Ihv permission Of the Government
| that our prisons contain to-day from
This cause larger number of inmates
rl,au were prisoners Of war 1T amy one
lime during the war Of the rebellion
lonu that the liquor traffic is more cost
/ Is every year in life ami treasure than
was any year of that war.
That our people, our SONS, and our
daughters are in constant peril from
the destructive. lrmnraIizing influences
generated and sustained by the public !
drinking bars; ami our property, our
homes and our lives are ever in imnI-
nrni peril from the criminal violence
ami wanlr,I caprice Of men rra2cd and
IhrutaIiu,L by strong drink.
That these drinks and the traffic in
Them are wholly unnecessary: that
they are in direct anita guniSm tn every
moral. commercial and industrial inter-
csts of the people. and where they are
entirely prohibited. peace, order and
prosperity prevail, crime and violence
are allE"st entirely unknown. AMI jails