, 1876-01-16
TEMPERANCE.
Effort to Form 4 pDlitico-Tcm-
pcrance Organization il
Chicago.
Object of the Sunday Meetings in tie
First Methodist Church.
POLITICS AND TEMPERANCE.

| POLITICS AND TEMPERANCE.
] ORGANIZING A raErY.
An adjourned meeting Of citizens in favor O
the formation OF a temperance political rart,
was held last evening at No. 900 West Madison
| et1cet. Iho crowd ia attcndarca was ncishc,
larse nor enthusiastic, aud ). 0. ErAynan, ESQ
wl.c presided. experienced no d.iHcully il main.
| talEius orecr.
I Andre" Ernst, Of tho Committee on Printing,
submitted h:s report IL regard to the publication
OF an address to the people OF Chicago aud ycin-
| lty calling u1ass-mcctluH Of those favorable to
the formation Of political party Of which Tenn
| ueranee should bo tie chief plank i'll tho nla:-
| form. lie stated that the daily papers Q; tnis
city IND agreed to publish such an address, AZ
also the Weeh!es, and suggested that the offer
be accepted. Tho report wxs, on motion accept-
ed and ordered liied. Speeches we're made bv
those present, and after some debate It was &C.
cided to publish the following address this morn
lug, after which an adjouru1noas uas had until
Thursday. the 9th of January.
Following is the address:
To The Ih.'.iAg Itn, l. u Chicago: A. meeting Of
the frleas!s OF &enlcrnree &t tie hail Nc. 3co Nes:
Alat:3soA Street, sur tie Eu+poGe OF Pro-
AlbitorS Ltaeu preparatory 20 oliic@l action. tho
following PAPER vas adopted aud ordered puhllshe
Tile pAfer. after Setting. forth great length tile
cFs:s growing cut ct thu Use OF HCGr, concludes as
fo4ews:1
The on!y ray IN which ne car rid ourselves Of the
great responsibilities Involved il the traic is to out
Law Il by refusing reccsziize It. and By t:,e legal
lroiGltio:i Of tLt n..o-au1, manufacture and ss
of all th1t iutoxicAte.
In order to do thii the ballot as in tic
fe.r cf God, assured thzt He will lod lis a. sef nousi-
tlt fur Tie right f voting franchise as TOR any
otEe4 moral -ct Of our lives.
Se!-lEeserTa.icn,-that nrs law Of nature,-duty to
our Children ard ol> ftl1owMe1l, tie rreGervc1oI If
our civil Political and religious institutions, demand
this uf 1ig.
Therefore, IN raistDs the banner Of 1rga prohibit On
against this traffic, 1t.d iu ARA. ing in 10
hslcai organization fo. Us extinction invoke and
sh. the aia md co-o;eeatio of ey-
cry ttile al caliy Of eysry Christian vot:r
There Is oie political economy, na1cia
dom. social science .,Gral philosophy in
tue single word onulto.i, applies. tie liquor
thaa in all the rlairus political partisans
drE!seu sui E:rtt Lat will teu eefAte natlo
nj character nj lresr-G. oar liberties.
i" pisa u1;tc: in this h4i.aIf propose
to ors-.iEe 1.7ty Cor political action, with l,raili-
piles.
The experience OF the rast and the fscts Of the res-
EN- R1nnni=h ::.at rely uEon tbs existing
parties to. Iroibisor leg,=lstion, ID King
their coulsyls; and. pro1itle the liquor iutos-
est they compelled from internal p5essurs to shane
their 1,n4ltr auu tntasures.
Independent Political action the Abandonment Of
ths held Of reform. tbs alternatives lrf. Ee
propose to the former from tiR time oar1ard
10 l+rfevt ot5sn.zAtion 4ud lay plans for tr-
ture atton. ADJOURNED meeting will b held 1t the
jan. ~ All friendly to tho movement ara cordially
n ri Ii