The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-09-05
MONTHLY TEMPERANCE AEETINQ.

The regular monthly meeting of the
County Temperance Union was held on
Sunday evening last at Miller Hail.
The Methodist Choir sang a number OF
appropriate pieces. Prayer was offer.
ed by Rev. C.. G. Foote, and he was also
invited to make some opening remarks.
He referred to what friend had told
him of recent visit to Lemars, where
he found town given over to saloons,
drunkenness, fighting, and such evils
us grow out of the liquor traffic.
DIR. Clippenger, of Toledo, being
present, was called on for some remarks.
He said that one of the first things he
saw when he got here was beer-kee
in a dray going to some citizen of the
place. The man who imported beer to
Worthington, to be drank even private.
ly, was not only an enemy to himself
but to the community. The DR.. coun-
seled continual vigilance, no compro.
mise with sellers or drinkers, and trust
in the strength of the Lord and not in
men.
DR.. A. P. Miller, one of the founders
of the Colony, being present was next
called on. He related Ills experience
when a boy in smoking. One attempt
cured him forever. he maintained
that much of our material growth
here was due to the fact that we had nc
liquor saloons, and he contrasted Wor.
Ellington with many other places on the
frontier which he had visited. Our
fame had gone over the United States.
When lie was on his way to Worthing.
ton to make his present visit, gentle.
man who has represented leading
Ohio District in Congress for several
terms, fell in with him on the cars and
said he had watched this Colony with
interest and he wanted the temperance
feature maintained. lie wanted to
come here himself and had a number
of friends he wished to bring here
That member of Congress would visit
the Colony during the next month. -
The DR.. said he was once and still was
quite a party man, but he would alw ays
vote for q temperance mani belonging
to the opposition in preference to a
drinking man belonging to his own
party. AS to the temperance feature
here: hepledged Lis ''bottom dollar' fol
its maintenance. AS showing the
terrible power of the rum appetite
he mentioned young man OF
his acquaintance who said to his pastor
thas if q glass Of liquor stood by an
open grave, and he knew that to drink
it would send him into that grave and
through that grave into hell, so strong
was the appetite that he would be
compelled to drink it.
Rev. J. W. Lewis, in conclusion
spoke encouragingly of the prospect
and of our influence upon the surround
ing communities. Already Window
and Jackson had refused to grant Ii
cense to sell liquor and the work was
he learned, progressing favorably ii
Rock county Oh the West.
DR.. A. p. Miller and the editor of thu
ADVANCE were appointed us delegate:
to attend the State Temperance Con
vention, when the meeting adjourned
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONTENTION
Alta Democratic County Convention
held at Worthington, August %, 1874
Jonathan Gordon, of Lorain township
was called to the chair, and J. K. Til
den, also of Lorain was chosen Sccre
tary.
After appointing county centra
committee, II. l.. Lacker, L. F. Ben
nett and NJ. Jenkins were appointed :
committee on resolutions. Mr.. L. F
McIaurin was elected State delegat,
and Hon. B. N. Carrier to the Congress
ional Convention. The following reso
lutions were unanimously adopted;
Resolced, That we reaAirm our alleg
lance to the principles of Jeffersonial
Democracy that we are i'll favor O
conducting the affairs of the Govern
ment with the most rigid economy
that its burdens may rest us lightly a.
possible upon the people.
Hesotced, That we stigmatize the 81
called ':salery grab' us dishonest, I'm
just and villianous, and that the takin,
and retaining Of the same is a flagran
outrage against the people, and that TIN
reelection OF parties guilty of the viii
transaction is virtual approval o
the sWindle and Il strong incentive tt
official corruption.
ReSoleefl, That it is the duty of th
people to remove the rotten sores O
corruption so conspicuous on the bod
polite, and to that end we will worl
faithfully and zealously for such mel
for office as will accomplish 50 desirable
Il result.
Reso|retl, That we re;terate our Of
expressed gratitude for the nation's bro
be vouchsafed to us and transmitte,
tectors-the soldiers who took thei
lives in their hands, went out OIL TIN
tented field and faced death that TIL
blessings of free Government NIGH
unimpared to our posterity, and it i
the duty OF the Government to max
such legislation us shall secure to eac]
a liberal donation of republic domain
Resolred, That we will not base on
political action on ''sandy" founda
ton, but on the bedrock Of integrit
and exact justice.
Resozred, That we have full faith an
co: fidence in the ability and integrit
Of Judge Waite, and that he he on
first choice for Representative in Con
greSS.
BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.