The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-03
TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING.
Ticket Nominated.

The mass meeting called at the Opera
House last evening commenced at eight
o'clock with slim attendance. The |
meeting was called at 730, but much de-
lay was occasioned. AT eight o'clock Mr.. |
Ben X. Chase called the meeting to order |
and on motion Of John b. Reynolds, Joel |
NJ Haven was chosen Moderator of the |
meeting. Revs. j. Gibson johnson and |
L. Mills were called to seats on the stage.
The chairman in opening the meeting
expressed his qualification at the number of
people present and said it was supposed
quite proper for the committee to make
their report. He briefly reviewed the pro-
ceedings of the past week and said the
amount of barrels seized could be better
estimated than the value; that sixty to
one hundred barrels had been seized and
that portion of it had been turned out as
unfit for any use. 1t was now quite natu-
raj that the committee should desire to
know the feelings of the people; whether
they approve of their doings or not. The
ladies had endorsed their actions and re-
commended them to go on. They would
now be glad to know whether the other
sex in town endorsed OF condemned it. 1t
was one of the objects of the meeting to
listen to what the people might say to
have them give their views upon the ques-
ton of the hour. He then called for the
appointment of a Secretary of the meet
ting.
Mr. II. o. Perkins nominated Mr.. A. II.
Tuttle who was elected by riUo roce.
DAVID +. NICHOLSON.
was then called out and responded in his
usual earnest and characteristic manner.
lie was glad to see so many out and espe-
calv to see so many of the young men,
Oh whom rested the future hope of the
country. lie also observed with pleasure
/ that large number of our citizens of for
/ cgn birth were present, which presented
hopeful augury of the future. He would
rather forcgo the presence of those who
I had been burdened with the leadership OF
this movement so long than the presence OF
this class. They were placing themselves
upon standpoint of responsibility which
was forcing respect however grudgngly it
might have been given in the past, which
was yielded now freely. They were in
crcasing in numbers. in influence, in intel
ligence and in responsibility. At no dis
tant day these hardy sons of toll who were
now in the subordinate walks Of life, would
lie owners of our widespread, fertile
farms, and would displace those
who now own them. These lads
were now taking on discipline and
4. character and this clement was Il hopeful
sien of the times There was MECHANISM
L ess about it in the cause for which the
m ,ct;ug had been called and he trusted the
nre Jdent and all babe them welcome, for
in III en- he saw new hope for the ultimate
trium ?h Of this work. II this meeting was
called 70 scc whether the town would
memoir slizc the legislature to prevent
crime II you'd need to be held on the com
mon. B,,t all crime was wrong in and of
itself Will many wrongs were censured
hccausc mr. ohibitad. lie would start with
the ahirmat ion that intemperancc was moi
Il crime bee euse prohibited but because
criminal in nd of itself. There was nc
law in The ST 'te against man drinking as
much and as uean liquor as he chose, lie
can be a guzzl er aud II glutton and there
| was no law against it No man had d, how
/ ever Il right to furnish liquor to his .'eiloN
men-to give it away, furnish or sell it. a
man can drink until he gets drunk and then
! if found he is obliged to go up to the house
'where the under-pinning reaches up to
the caves. Laughter.) If he had not
memory enough to tell where he got his
liquor he is kept there until he RECEIVERS it
! sufficient to tell.
The drunkard's wife could hide her
misery and her husbands doings by taking
not disturb the puJHc peace, that was con-
sidered a crime
The people of the state had law that
could not be withstood if rightly enforced.
None so rich hut he would soon be made
poor if he stood against it none so strong
to defy it with impunity for when the
third offense comes the rich man did not
like to 'breathe his air through an iron
strainer' more than any one else Zap
plause) "nor play checkers with his nose
on the iron bars daughter and ap-
plause.) a man might as well attempt to
defy the lightning by building high iron
fence against the sky as to defy this law.
The speaker referred to the riot of Mon
day week, and said it was heavens mercy
that the rum had been already seized by
the officers, for if some of them had had
three cents worth more rum in them, they
would have committed state prison of
Tense or crime which might have hung
them. lie then referred to western
mans establishment at the small stature OF
our sheriff, and was told by the speaker
that he must remember he was in New
England, where the poorest and most con
sumptiye man might act as an officer.
The meeting had been called to see
whether having law how we should vote
for its enforcement and to propose tickc
to be presented at town meeting as {
thorough temperance ticket. He hoped
that the same would be carefully made VI
and the grand jurors especially would b,
men who would execute the law plum ant
level every time, (Applause.) That rum
sellers might see the meeting meant bust
ness. There should be stop put to pro
scribing temperance men from office. W.
needed their positive influence We die
not want q doubtful man; would rathe
have rum-seler than man who wa
troubled with profound doubt. He begge'
, of all present to work for this result an,
above all not to get cheated, even if beatel
ut the polls.