The Morning herald., 1876-10-04
THETEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.

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IN the Temperance Convention.
The Temperance men are not baffied by
the recent little breeze in Masonic Temple
which sent the unity of the whole thing in
to the saddest kind of chaos. The sturdy
little band which met again that night, and
formed a new convention, did not remain to-
gether until the time when graveyards
yawn, for nothing. They were determined
as Mr.. Wells expressed, Before God and
man," and If the appointing of time for
another Convention met this purpose, It
will be consumated On Tuesday next in the
institute, where they meet again, and will
nominate ticket. All are invited to at
tend. The Committee has lost faith In
ministers and churches since those resolu-
tions at the last Convention were amended
by a minister and omGibussed through at
such galloping rate that the body was
captured by Republican emissaries. The
Convention on Tuesday next will be one of
practical Temperance men and women, In
the interest of Temperance len nislation. All
who favor Temperance can attend. The
last Convention is thing of the past
they will talk OF the present. The follow
ing is submitted by one of the Committee
MS the spicy debate between Rev. J. B.
Mann and j. V. Smith, the Congressional
candidates named by the Convention
Rev. j. B. Mann spoke at some length
against the propriety of nomination. Every
man could Judge Of these matters for him
self. He could make his selection from the
tickets of the parties in the field, and exer-
else his own judgement in striking from bis
ticket candidates Objectionable to the tenn
perance cause. 1t would only hurt the
cause to insist upon putting a third candi-
date in the field at the present time. The
temperance element is not strong enough.
1t is as yet in its infancy and we must allow
il time to grow. When it becomes strong
enough to demoralize, overthrow and break
up the parties now in the field and ride
triumphantly into power over the ruins, then
write the name of j. B. Mann on its register
and count on its remaing there as long as
life shall last.
Rev. j. V. Smith of Smyrna, said that he
felt delicacy in regard to utteriDg his
sentiments on the subject after his name
nad been presented to the convention as the
prospective congressional nominee. He had
not intended to say anything at all, and In
I'LL WOuAO uOb udtO uOuO nOS AoN
Brother Manu- not assumed the position ne
had just done. Brother Mann had taken q
position the speaker never thought he would
have assumed before temperance convent
ion, L am sorry that a man bold enough to
face lion in his path, should stand up here
and say as he had done, that when the tenn
Derauce party had become a great national
party and there was no truble for him to slide
in upon it's bilows, then he would swing on
board the temperance craft aud call out,
"Eave'nt we done it," Chls remark caused
general laugh.) Mr.. Smith continued, this
convention was called to do specific work,
and is about to be manipulated by members
of a certau party.
1t is asserted by the prominent men in the
moyemcn cnt, that if several of those who had
signed the Iron Clad Oath, had not gone
pack on them in the convention and eaten
crow, there would have been peace and har-
mODy,