Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-09-28
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TAI PlHE, Nd. Sept =. 1876

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TAIL Piss, Nd. SepL =, 1876.
TAeprohibifisa party. with Gen. Creea
Clay Smith II Kentucky for in st1nd-
ard bearer, Is rapidly gaining strength
and viii, in al human probability. sur
prise many good persons Who are in
the habit Of ridiculing Il and its divine
like object. Many States Conventions
have bees made. and in every instance
the best men have been nominated for
State and local positions. The party
stands by itself entirely, and in the
course Of time xii be sble 10 dictate
terms. Albeit il may appear chimeri-
cal to some wise "a heads, the temper
ance issue ere many years viii be the
foremost Of al questions presented 20
the attention of the voters Of our great,
grand, and glorious republic. II the
friends Of Temperance will selsdly unite
-diseardiag all side issses-and har-
moniously pull together on the 7th Of
November ensuing, there is chance,
at least Of electing goodly number Of
local and State Officers. II should be
horne in mind that there are three other
candidates for the Chief Magistracy,
viz, Tilden, Hayes, and Cooper; so,
friends Of the temperance enterprise,
arouse from your seeming lethargy. and
let Us show to the world that we can
do-with Gods help-a great deal for
prohibition and reform. For the bene-
ct of those who do mot thoroughly up-
derstand the aims Of the party in que$-
ton, we will give in full the preamble
and resolutions adopted at convention
recently held in Kentucky, with the
hope that the same will be carefully
and thoughtfully perused:
Whereas, The enormous and unpre-
cedented drain upon the industrial in
terest OF the country. the destruction of
life, liberty and prosperity by the most
fearful monopoly known to the world,
Of about one hundred and SEVENTH thous-
and persons, of the 80, 000, 900 Of citi-
zens, engaged in the manufacture, inn
portation and sale of spiritnous and malt
liquors; the crimes and misdemeanors
to which it leads in all classes of socie-
ty; the corruptions and disgrace in Off
cial stations; the dishonor It has brought
upon the Government; the innumerable
and countless wrongs imposed upon the
nation; the small amount OF revenue
received compared to the millions Of
outlay; the heavy taxation; the depres-
sion in financial matters and the rapid
tendency to bankruptcy; $4,000 valua-
bic lives lost annually, l0e. 900 rendered
useless; 60U.0 900 drunkards made; 3OO,-
900 widows and orphans; and, where
as, three-fourths of the crimes commit
ted, OF every grade, one-half Of the inn
becility, one-third of the lunacy are
traceable to this cause; and, so alarm
ing and fearful is the increase, that
justice, humanity, religion and God de-
mand of the nation reform; and, WHERE
as, the enormous and burdensome debt
of the nation could be easily liquidated
in few years if this weighty and un-
Just monopoly was prohibited, and all
these wrongs and evils could be reme-
died; now therefore,
Be IL resolred. By the friends Of pro-
hibition and reform in convention as
sembled, that we hail with delight and
qualification the Inauguration of a party
whose purpose Is to accomplish these
desirable ends: and we do hereby pledge
ourselves, by all honorable and fair
means, to labor for its suppression with
in the jurisdiction of the State and gov
eminent of the u lifted States.
Resoired, That we regard cur form of
government the best known to men.
and, with just, wholesome and equal
laws, honest, qualified, and sober off,
GERS, perfect liberty, life, property and
happiness can be enjoyed by every per-
son, and it will become, under an all
wise Providence, an asylum indeed for
the oppressed of all nations, who have
been and should yet be cordially invited
to make this their home and country.
Resoired, That We will from this time
forth in political matters adhere to these
principles of reform, regarding them as
they are, legitimate subjects Of State
and national legislation, and will cast
our votes for no one who will not pledge
to carry them out"
The aforesaid telling preamble If care
fully read, and dispassionately consid-
cred, will convince the most skeptical
that the friends of prohibition are not
so fanatical as the lovers of the cup that
inebriates would have them credulously
believe. ." Do not" saith Jehovah.
" that abominable thing which hate"
Why, then, do human beings little
dust kneaded together-accuse US of"ex-
travagaut enthusiasm" when the Deity
himself regards strong drink as abomi-
nable The wise and good men Of all
ages have uncompromisingly advocated
and rigidly practiced temperance; and
we do not see that the protesting sages
Of the 10Th century are far ahead Of
them either in knowledge or goodness.
There is a scarcity OF political news
at the present writing to communicate.
The partisans of both parties are at their
old tricks, riding early and late, persua-
sfreiy endeavoring to make proselytes.
So far as We are aware, no Tilden and
Hendricks, Hayes and Wheeler or
Cooper and Cary clubs have been Or
ganized. We are having an exceed
ingly wet season lust aow. That apo
cryphal oldest inhabitant' doesn't re-
collect anything like it in this latitude.
Sickness on the wane, and the doctors
are beginning to get out Of humor.
RALYAr.
8aehssl's rer.ilissrs.-we refer our readers
srs r.. - NJ L. a.