The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-19
RUTLAND COUNTY TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY,".
Annual Decentralization of Off
cers--COunty commissioner Nom-
tnated--Ik csOiutiOnsa and Addresses.

inated--RcsOiu and Addresses.
The annual meeting of the Rutland coun-
ty temperance society was held, agrceably
to the call of the executive committee, in
the chapel of the Methodist church, in
Rutland, on yesterday (Thursday) at 12
o'clock noon.
Dr. Lorenzo Sheldon of West Rutland,
president of the society, called to order and
prayer was offered by Rev. w. w. Foster,
Jr., of Pittsford.
The call for the meeting was read by
Ben. X. Chase, chairman OF the executive
committee, and in the absence of the secre-
tary. Mr.. d. d. Cole of Casleton was
elected secretary pro tenn.
On motion of Hon. ID. L. Nicholson, of
Rutland, a committe consisting of one
from each town represented. was appoint
ed by the chair TO report candidate for
county commissioner also to nominate
list of officers for the ensuing year. The
committee were as follows, viz
Benson-Rev. II. N. Munger
Brandon-IIiram Roberts.
Castleton-- NJ. II. Cook
Clarendon-W. s. Weeks
Ira-Enos Fish, Jr.
Mendon-Ezra Edison.
Pittsford-S. ID. Winslow.
Rutland-Ben X. Chase
The committee retired to make the NOM
nations and the meeting proceeded to the
discussion of different topics relating to
the temperance work.
The president SAID it gave him great
pleasure to see SO many of the older men,
bers of the society, with whom he had long
associated, present on this OCCASION He
felt encouraged by their presence, and
wished to hear from them. He then
called upon that old veteran in the temper
ance cause, Mr.. Chester Spencer, of Cas-
Teton.
Hon. d. L. Nicholson. of Rutland, here
introduced the following resolutions:
Resolced, That the traffic in intoxicating
liquor is m0lum0n Sc, and not criminal sim
ply because prohibited
Res0lped, That the laws of trade is a
better protection against the evils of intem.
perance, than either stringent license or To-
cal option laws.
Resolped, That all experience shows. and
legal harmony dem inds that crime should
be prohibited, instead of regulated
| Res0lDed, That while our courts give
! high sanction TO the endorsements OF our
prOhibitory law, and our legislature, in
| spite of one accident, moves forward in
stead of backward, the friends of law and
order and of sobriety, represented in this
convention, call upon all citizens and per.
sons to renew diligence and confidence in
the struggle against the perpetual evils and
crimes of intemperance.
AT the request of Mr.. Spencer,
ID. Z. NICHOLSON, ESQ.,,
made some extended and OK explanatory ro
marks upon the resolutions. He said ht
felt highly complmcnted to receive a cal
from SO old and so esteemed veteran il
the temperance cause as Mr.. Spencer
man at whose feet he had sat in years pas
to learn the principles of this great work
The call for an explanation of the resolu
tons could not have been made because OF
any ambiguity or misunderstanding in re
gard 10 them. But Mr.. Spencer he knew
always waited for some inspiration in meet
ing of this kind, and consequently his las
speeches were always the best. 1t had beer
often raised as a serious question whether
intemperance was Il crime of itself or only
because it was prohibited. All must ad
nit, however, that it is called crimeby
scripture and all law. Then too, the yer,
laws of trade regulate all legitimate mat
tiers of commerce. Who ever proposed t.
regulate the trade in other commodities by
law or prohibition All those who pro
pose stringent license law concede at til,
start that the traffic is crime. The frs
resolution then is explained by the state
ment that intemperance is crime in ant
of itself. AS regards the second resolution
he considered that competition always regu
lated abuses-ln whisky as well as in othe
commodities of trade. If we should icens,
one man to sell all the liquor in RUTLAND
there would be just as much sold, to
gallon, as il all sold it, and that man would
be apt to sell vicious kind AS to the thirt
resolution who talks of regulating tn,
crimes of horse stealing, of adultery, o
incest, and other like crimes Legal har
mony demands prohibition as much as i
demands the punishment of theft or
breach of the peace. Finally, no jusiic,
dares to refuse to administer the law ant
there is no court but what will do it. TIL
court here blew into thin air all the idea
which the defense brought up in favor o
the rum-sellers. Then, too, the legislator
in both houses passed the bill which tn
speaker had the honor to present
moved forward, and but for one accident
occasioned by one of the friends of til
measure, it now would be law.
CHESTER spRNcRp ESQ
Of Casileton, then arose and in a feebl
voice said, he need not say that it was graf
flying to know that there was desire O
the part of some present to hear from hin
as veteran in the temperance cause.
there was anything in his life which h
could look back upon with satisfaction,
was that he had been such veteran tina
in the early days of temperance reform h
had identified himself with those engage
in it, and that he had been able TO sa
something which tended to promote the in
terests of the cause. Years had passe
since he had been in Rutland and probab
he should never be here again but he fel
such IAN interest in this meeting that h
thought he must come out and meet hi
old ssociatcs-with the president will
whom he had travelled all over this state t
attend temperance meetings.
For another cause had he come her
and that was to render his hearty thank
to the temperance people of Rutland 70
what they had done in the work. The
had done nobly and started reform whic
had extended far and wide-would TO Go
that ii had extended to every town in tn
state. The resolutions had already bee
ably discussed and he felt unable 10 tai
longer.
WIN. A. BURNETT
of Castleton was then called upon and II
sponded briefly. His interest in the ten
perance cause had grown with his growth
lntemperance he considered as one of iii
greatest evils we had to meet. He wishe
to be counted upon as a temperance ma
while his life lasted, and he hoped to liy
,, to see the day when the temperance caus
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