Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-02-26
GhIttenden County Political Temperance Society.

presence Of many members.
J. R. Forest read the Secretary's Report
as follows
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY FOR YEAR END
ING TKB. Earn. 1875.
The past year has been one Of great gain
TO the cause of temperance. New plans o
work have been efficiently prosecuted anC
the older ones stimulated. The enemy have
not been idle. They have challenged us Il
the battle in politics and legislation and W,
victories. by which. while we deplore them
and the masses suffer exceedingly, we are
provoked to more personal warfare, and
learn of them how to do it, and feel sure
that every defeat we suffer is only tempo
rary. and that theirs is the greatest loss
In some respects they have the advantage
OF us. Hoary-headed custom has given
them possession Of the field, and deprayed
appetite helps them keep it. What then I
Shall we falter and fat? Not bit of it.
Let up and at them Meet them on their
chosen ground, and with God and right on
our side, the prayers of the women and
children, and the votes of many of their
victims which we are sure of. we can whip
them and drive them from it.
We have passed through political cam
palgn which has tested the feasibility of
the leading principle of this society. Our
sentiments were adopted by a very large
portion OF the dominant party in this c0un-
ty- We united our strength with theirs
and though We did not quite carry the day,
we are sure the party will concede to our
demands in the future.
Our members are steadily increasing.
Our articles disagreement have been extern
sIyely circulated, thoroughly examined BY
many excellent men and women and hearth
ly approved and adopted. Ii is seen that it
does not conflict with but supplements all
other classes of work. The county of
Franklin is taking up the same plan and
has already put copy of our articles into
the hands OF committee to adapt it to
their circumstances and report it foradop-
ton at their next meeting. Large quaint
ties OF circulars have been printed and sent
abroad with no expense to the society only
Tor paper and postage.
We have written In the interest of the
society sixty-fOur letters. and sent out 243
packages of circulars. We have written
articles Tor the papers which have teen &C
copied and published in adjoining counties
and States as well as here
visited the State Society at Mortified
and the Franklin County Society at St
Adams, as also the Legislature at Montpe-
!ier as much as possible to counteract the
operations of the agents of the LIQUOR
! Dealers Association. We sent a circular
enclosed in the society's envelope to every
member of the House and Senate. includ-
ing every officer from Governor % door
keeper, criticisIng the license bill which
was very soon afterwards ANONYMOUSLY d..
missed and q reconsideration refused.
Fifteen towns in the county are represent
ed in the society and are provided with
: yice-presidents, who. together with the
other officers. Constitute the Executive Com
mlttee, every one Of whom are recruiting
officers for the society. And now that it i
seen that We are not a political party, and
our methods are getting well understood,
recruiting Is easy. and il is hoped they
will make more effort than previously in
that direction
1t Is recommended that they watch the
OCCASION. find out who is the Republican
town committee and when caucus is TO be
1 called, prompt them TO call the meeting and
then see 10 It thnt notice il given temper
/ ance voters to be on hand Any other TEN
/ perance person may and should see 10 it. 1t
this Is done great will be the gains 20 the
/ good cause
Tie report Of Mrs : j Bishop, Financial
Secretary. was next read, showing that
/ during the year 81 new members had been
added, % Of whom were gentlemen and %
ladies. The whole membership is PIP gen
+ -''l'eh anu - 4aIle'- Io'si "a
The report Of the Treasurer. Mrs f. C.
Robinson, was read. showing that the re-
ceipt, u tie Society had been S6Oi2 the
. ayparlftnrr. SI't tt -1,otfrg a. % -, . h.,
treasury.
Tine c,ll,v;ng liz. ,r ,tf,s-s far tho .r-
-u.hs year was ep'rted' anu t"e same were
duly elected.
OFFICERS OF rnz so,i-tt.
P-a- leut-John Liscum.
lee rres' % ,uts-Bo.ton, Samuel peA.et. Eli
n-,on; ~ a. Ia'';; Co'ne'ief; hgs. = d set n
i-r. =. r Jadson In L5gs saastaar1
Milton, J. {. squ.er, UnderAil. Alfred BlcknelI,
Hest-STii Aloeft iPartiId-e south B3riinSton
ss1' - b, b. III" X .h'9ant " d H,T sci
/ burn, X. j. White.
se.-ettIyg y X. fereSt.
T-ee.,,rsr"wrs M ~ 49,. i'''''-
/ Aulltor-A.J Howard
Dr. |. &. Butler. Of E.,ex. ~. yas uszt
:...-.t4
Oh. HuTnER s ADDRESS.
nr Rutls- s,,j he sborl5 .,rf;,, l,,,,..l =
&, the medical aspecls Of the spbiec, Az
boI is not found a. natural Substance IN
anv plant or vegetable product used for
food. Il is the product of the destruction
/ Of the nutritious clements of the cereals
/ from which Ii is largely made. Il is not
fund in NH rho animal ssscIeriaDs and c.,oot
/ he asSimilated with the secretions and ti.
.aes Taken into the stomach il masses
through the circulation till II reaches the
brain. and il j. eyerywbere alcohol
Ii Is poison-not as sudden and deadly
AS pruseic acid or strychnine but none
the less a poison. IL was discovered in the
alcbemi.t,' search for a solvent of gold
/ And il Las proved a mighty solvent, not
only Of gold bat Of character. Of mind and
virtue
Asa auhs,trr, II T. indisnensah HE in the
arts and sciences; and it il useful as a medi-
cine. Il furnishes stimulus often needed
in disease. and for which no adequate sub
stitute has been found. Bnt il Is oftsn prc-
scrihed to excess. 1t should be iudieiously
administered. in the same category with
calomel stryehnine onium and arsenic
Rightly used il il useful Abused it is no
/ most doleterious of nnisans Consid =;
tho abrsrs of alcohol tho Sneoker Emu
ored as tho FIRST and gTeatest c'nsiu :
alcohol as a beverage Tho q. -ue uso y.
/ 6esirned that it sho.Id 'eatoI ne' q
niore IF water Under -, &c $50 IA II,
HE snbiect Or Rutler o., VIZ ofaIen u
ti.tics ~ tho salo NJ We some o. the "a
OFciaI renorts sbor a4con41'c oe' efases,
dis.iIlr1 ori nal, !; 8 tnit t1e au1oInt %
Ms s', n,rntrv il ec ,4uors SOFA anneany n
man ,,1m91 a, iIai 70 ~ gailohs !ol eHol
nor is.s thar "a o Sn,i oco In vermont aione'
rnaIIv 'ooo;ooV worth ls sou ail-
sD;,o Of, nc LOW oI alGonol CONTINUES "a !.
never "a" anu o. moral !ii suhsi1h anu II
nbsS WI. VIII - s.dyeu III men Decome luz
I'm SuIlects " Tue higncr laH, anu ~,
=, ~ "a rom aIconoiIo lnuulyenee from Loee
H. ';,IL ~ iu4 It 10 - -
tuo a.' ~ u MUIR m ms Inr
nt AHI pu,t'y e'o e4eep'ion " Das'o g,
90 'lSt9 % 're po.1onous ~ =;
declared that mo asnlterst;on ia harmless
| RI .a..lo. H. III H. 1900