The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-16

broken, and he would become a drunk.
ard. lie showed that the customs Of the
Germans in the matter Of drinking could
not become prevalent in America and the
same results ensue, A German, with his
phlegmatic nature, or rather metaphysic.
al peculiarities, could drink with impu.
nifty an amount Of liquor that would
make drunk an American, with his
nervous, excitable, gO-ahead tempera.
ment. lie concluded by saying that no
wished to enter into no wholesale denun.
citation OF moderate drinkers, but warned
them that they were treading upon dan.
gerous ground, and that when the time Of
adversely would come they would fall.
On motion, adjourned to meet at n
o'clock I'm,
EVENING SESSION.
On the reassembling Of the convention
at 7! o'clock the Opera House was filed
with an attentive and to all appearances
deeply interested audience,
The minutes Of the afternoon session
were read and approved.
The choir Of tho Disciples Church OC.
cupied position to the, left OF the stage,
and after the reading Of the minutes and
at other times during the proceedings
favored the audience with some excel.
lent and artistic music, singing as the first
piece "Come, Holy Spirit"
The first topic OF discussion was an.
nounced to be 1.-THE relation Of politics to
temperance"
DR.. Kelley presented the following re.
solution as a basis for the discussion:
Resolved, That the suppression and pro-
hibition Of the traffic In alcoholic liquors
for other than strictly medicinal and ar.
tistic purposes, Is eminently IL subject
for legislation and for political discussion
and measures looking to legislation.
Rev. DR.. Kelley said that II the liquor
traffic must he guarded by law, II should
DO suppressed by law. II there were no
other evil results Of intemperance than
It's effect on the offspring Of incorporate
persons, II was n III subject for legislation.
But there were manifold other evil re-
suits OF intemperancC. II WIS the bust
ness OF legislators to suppress crime, and
as great deal OF crime was caused by
intemperance, a prohibitory law would
cause the suppression Of crime. A pro.
hibitory law, despite all that might be
said to the contrary, would diminish
drunkenness and consequent crime.
Mr.. Hale, Of Marshall county, said that
governments were compelled to support
penal institutions, insane asylums, ETC.,
filled because Of the sale Of intOxiCants,
thus unjustly taking money out Of tax.
payers pockets. The government should
abolish The laws which caused this unjust
drain upon the resources OF taxpayers.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson moved that
speeches on all topics be limited to ten
minutes. Passed. :
Mr.. Thompson then spoke OF the rcla-
tiOns Of the Temperance party to other
political parties, and said that men turn
traitors 10 their own convictions on the
temperance question because they fear
their political status will be affected
thereby.
Mr.. Griffith thought that no true man
would turn his back on his honest Covic-
lions because Of party. There must be
public sentiment In favor Of a prohibitory
law before II could be passed. The law
can take cognizance Of personal affairs
can prevent n man from poisoning himself
by the Use ofintOxiCating liquors. Divine
law had made the traffic in liquor wrong,
and no human law can make II right.
Mr.. Kelley moved that his resolution
be referred TO the Committee on Resolu-
tions. Passed.
Singing by the choir --"Unfurl the
Temperance Banner"
The next topic for discussion was "the
relation Of church members to temper.
anCe."
Mr.. Thatcher thought that temperance
was nm essential attribute Of n church
member. It was impossible 10 be a Chris.
tinn and be Incorporate at the same time.
Mr.. Strickler remarked that II was the
duty Of church members TO Join the tenn.
pernnce army, and 60 out and raise up the
fallen drunkNrd and help their suffering
families.
Mr.. Hale showed the power OF united
effort against liquorltrafllCkers by giving
a'an illustratiOnl an account Of the re-.
moval Of the officers Of town where he
formerly resided, who were in sympathy
with the liquor men, by an earnest en-.
deavor on the part OF the temperance PEG.
pie OF the town.
DR.. Kelley said that formerly moderate
drinkers and liquor dealers were admit.
ted as members Of the churches, but later
the church laws have become more strin-
gent, iorbidding the traffic in liquors or
the Use OF them except In cases Of extreme
necessity. Temperance alone was not
Christianity, butt was first grand step
toward IL, as many q member OF churches
could testify. Church distinctions must
be thrown aside, and all work together on
The broad basis Of humanity.
Rev. Dr.. Kelley having in the course
Of HE remarks called attention to the fact
that although Mr.. Hornbrook was the
foremost man here in the temperance
cause, he had said nothing on
the subject, Mr.. 1Iornbrook arose
and said that he did not intend to
make a speech, but would say to his
friend Kelley that although he was not
member Of the Christian Church, he was
on the side Of God, Of Christ and Of suffer.
ing humanity. [Applause.
Mr.. II. said that he was a great bug.
bear to many people, and had more
enemies than any other man in the city.
The rum.sellets and rum.drinkeis were
all his enemies. Many Of the tum.sellers
he had taken by the hand and treated as
gentlemen, but their business he despised.
He came into contact with them when
dollars and cents were concerned. II was
n great temptation to them 10 visit Horn.
brooks place In the CountFy,and when they
came he had a chance to have little chat
with them, and then he brought in the
subject Of rum.selling.
Mr.. Hornbrook asked how and why II
was that the ministers had to bear the
burden Of the convention. Where we're
the young men Of the city, The members
Of Council, that pretend to protect the in.
terests Of the people, where are they
They know best. Applause and laugh,
ter. Where are the Wholesale grocery
men, and the retail grocery men, that
they don't come forward and say a word