Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-05-25
Proceedings OF the late State Annual
Temperance Convention.

from all the districts but the thir-
tenth, sixty-three counties being rep
resented by 26s appointed delegates.
1t was rare gathering of noble, cul-
tured, consecrated and earnest Chris
tian women, and with these came many
of the foremost of our Temperance
brotherhood There were professors.
lawyers, doctors of medicine and divin-
ity, all of whom took an active and in
terested part in the business of the
| Convention. To see such a company
OF men and women as composed this
convention, With unselfishness of pur-
pose and purity of heart in every ex-
preston, could but convince one of the
progress, and the growth of temperance
sentiment. Just at the opening of the
convention, Mrs. Gov. Wallace received
telegram announcing the death of
her sister, which prevented her from
presiding. A committee was appoint
ed to wait upon her and request the
reading of her annual address. The
chairman, DR.. De La Matyr, reported
that she considered the temperance
work so sacred that with her heart riv
EN- as it was by great sorrow, she
would appear before the convention
and perform the task assigned her.
She was received by the convention
standing, singing during her entrance
Rock of Ages, cleft for mer As she
progressed with the reading of the adj
dress she was often applauded, the
points against the present political par
ties being especially pleasing to the au-
dience. Miss A. Hoyt, Corresponding
Secretary, made her annual report and
Alice A. Vining read the report of the
Executive Committee. The Executive
Board endorsed and recommended Mrs
L. U. Robinson, Mrs Emma Molloy,
Miss Amanda Way, j. j. Talbot and
Luther Benson as proper persons to be
placed IN the list of the National Ly-
ceum L ecture Bureau. These ladies
together with Mrs. DIR. II. F. Brown,
Mrs Il. @. Wallace, Alice a. Vining,
Auretta Hoyt and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Finch
were appointed delegates to the In
ternational Temperance congress at
Philadelphia June 18th. Col. j. W.
Ray, chairman of Committee on Stats
tics, reported that fifty-five counties
out of ninety-tw0 presented the follow
ing facts for the years 1874 and 1875:
Counties ha NO caloonc IN,
II, and in 1855.
Total number of saloons in IS74-744,
in lS75-l,3 25.
The ''well regulated license law" so
ably advocated by Governor Hendricks
and his political associates has sue
ceeded, as compared with the Baxter
law which they declared "a failure" in
diminishing the number of counties
without saloons by three, and has in %
counties increased saloons from IA to
1.325, or nearly double, and bringing
the past four years together, the num-
Der of saloons on July lst of each year
is-ls72 under License) 2,094.
1873 under Baxter law 1,4s7.
1874 under Baxter law 1,243.
1875 under License) 2,2i3.
These facts are their own best com
ment.
The report of the committee on me-
mortal to Legislature was submitted
and adopted. 1t recommends:
j. The enactment of law which
shall make the sale of intoxicating bev-
erages unlawful in any ward, town or
township for the space of five years
from the time when remonstIance
against the sale of intoxicating bever-
ages, signed by majority of the voters
of said precinct shall have been filed
with the board of county commission
ers, and that will hold the saloon keep |
er responsible for all damages resulting
from his business.
2. To initiate and adopt for ratifica-
tion by the next General Assembly, /
and subsequently by the people, an
amendment to the constitution of the /
State of Indiana making the manufac- /
ture and sale of intoxicating beverages /
unlawful within the State.
3. That committee be appointed /
to investigate and report the effects of |
the liquor traffic on the health, intelli- I
gence, industry, prosperity, crime and 1
pauperism of the individual; also, upon /
taxation, revenue and the general wei
fare of the State; also the comparative
results of prohibiting legislation in this
and other States.
L. That State asylum be establish
ed for inebriates, where such shall be /
treated asdiseased persons, where such I
may place themselves voluntarily, or /
where persons who persist in habits of /
lntoxication may be placed at the in
stance of relatives and friends.
A space of time in each session was
gwen to verbal reports from counties.
The responses were limited to five
minutes each and were quite entertain
ing and valuable, all indicating a graf
flying state of things throughout the
State. The last session was occupied
III receiving reports and resolutions.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Recognizing the fact that the tasting |
of alcohol is perilous to many, there
fore
ResOlUed: That we discountenance +
the use of fermented wines in the holy 4
communion and the indiscrimate use |
of alcoholic liquors i'm medical prescrip- 4
tons.
Believing that it is of vital import f
ance to the ultimate success of the I
cause that the rising gener-
alton should b. shielded from the Sc
ductive influences of alcohol, therefore,
Resolred: That we earnestly recon-
mend the promotion of Juvenile tenn
perance societies.
Whereas: Fashionable drinking is 4
leading many of our young men into /
habits of intemperance, and many of /
our young women have great power to
control this evil, therefore,
Resolred.: That we recommend the /
young women to form organizations for 4
the purpose of notwithstanding social .
Believing that there is moral senti-
ment among the people in favor of pro-
hibition, which, if detached from polit- /
ical partisanship and combined for the I
purpose, would carry it triumphantly,
therefore,
: ResOtred: That we will make the ele- 4
walton OF that sentiment above mere 1
partisanship and it's concentration i'm /