Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-01-22

therefore ask, in the interest Of good order snd
good government, as well as Of temperance, thai
this obvious defect in our administrative system
may be in some manner remedied.
RESOLVED, That the sale of Cider and Domes.
| tic Wines is very pernicious and detrimental tc
the cause OF temperance, regarding the use oi
these drinks as the first step towards drunkenness
the places where these are exposed for sale as the
nurseries of the drunkard, and we are earnest in
our opinion that it should be prohibited.
RESOLVED, That the use Of Alcohol as a med
icjne is one ofthe most fruitful causes Of intemper
ance, and is especially dangerous to q reformed
inebriate; whether the intoxicating medicine is
taken by the dire ction of a regular physician, OF
is self prescribed.
The first speaker was Mr. Allen of Orono, who
spoke Of the great work accomplished by the cru
| sadie movement and the persuasive influences OF
women pleading for the cause of Temperance.
DR.. B. F. Tefft of Bangor, spoke of the great
work done in that city, by the Good Templars and
the work of ladies' The Dr. alluded to the fact that
he had preached Temperance since he was sixteen
years old. and also related some interesting in
stances ofthose who had abandoned the use Of al
coholic drinks in the city of Bangor.
Gen. j. A. Hall of Waldoboro, dealt heavy
blow at the State Agency, as a cause of much Of
the intemperance of the state, and that it ought
not to be sanctioned by the Governor and the leg
islature. He had noticed that all the Governors
whose messages he had read whether Republican
VI Wulic ulIeIeu as 10 tIle
of suppressing the traffic, were all argued that it
should be suppressed.
Joshua Nye, Esq., said he was rejoiced at the
great success of the temperance cause in Maine
SAID he had the past year visited twelve of the
counties in the State and was reioiced that he saw
SO little of the sale Of liquor Said his work was
with the children with whom he had worked for
Is years. He had attended nearly one hundred
meetings the past few months, and all we're crowd
ed and much enthusiasm manifested. Was in
favor OF all the resolutions upon the table.
Rev. ID. B. Randall made q short speech and
called Tor collection to pay the expenses incurred
Same Stale Committee as last year was appoint
ed. consisting Of one from each county.
Hon. j. 5. Wheelwright Of Bangor, said we
should extend TO the unfortunate inebriate our
hand and assist them to rise from their degreda-
ton and become men. Said he believed in the
reform movement, and also in the law. Spoke Of
the great work done, as shown by the reports OF
the County Attorneys, and more especially that
done IN ork county, where three years ago the
law could hardly be enforced. These reports
show that more than $4,000 had been collected
in fines, in Maine from the profits of rumseels and
he wished it had been 100000
A. Little, Esq, Of Portland, said the past year
had been glorious one for temperance, and he
believed the day had come when man to be a
temperance man must be a total abstinence man,
and not use liquor or countenance its use. Saco
and Biddeford were the banner cities in Maine in
the reform movement now going on. More than
400 who had been in the habit of drinking had
been saved. Hotels in Portland claim they can
not run without the use of the bar, and did not
like to be cassed with the lowest saloons in Port
land.
Luther Benson of Indiana, came upon the stand
amid prolonged applause, and spoke in his usual
eloquent and unreportabe manner. The large
audience listened with breathless attention to the
eloquent remarks of this man who has been saved
The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and
the convention adjourned sine die.