The Morning herald., 1878-09-13
THE FOES OF RUM.
THE TEMPERANCE coNvENTIoN-No NoadK.
NATIONS YET.


at O'Clock yesterday afternoon In the old
Foundry. When the meeting was called to
order there were perhaps 80 persons present.
which was during the afternoon increased
to twice that number. j. K. Babcock ocs |
eunied the chair, and after Brother Mann
had4made prayer and the audience had
sung hymn, the Convention proceeded to |
business by getting at a permanent organlza
tion.
Levi Garrett moved that committee of
three be appointed to permanently organize
the Convention. Carried.
George M. butcher, Rev. A. D. Davis |
and Rev. j. B. Mann were appointed as the
committee.
The Committee soon named the officers,
as follows:
President-Levi Garrett.
Vice. e-Presidents-Messr Crawford, White |
and Mcdonald.
Secretary-S. NJ. Foulk.
The officers took their seats on the plat
form. ;..r'.r
Mr.. Crawford moved that all persons
known to be temperance men should act as
delegates.
Mr.. Wells moved to amend, that all tenn
perance men fayoring nomination shou d
be delegates. Accepted, and the mo1ion
carried. ~.
Mr.. Davis, in speaking to the motion just
adopted, said he was afraid this would
debar him from acting as delegate, from
the cause that he did not know whether he
was in favor of nominating ticket or not,
and could net tell until further on ia the
Convention. eThe whole assenhblage ap.,
peared to him to have decidedly one-sided
look 90 far as political parties were con-
cerned, and temperance men OF Democratic
persuasion were not present In large mum.
hers. He closed by stating that he would
not help to nominate a msnf thereby Mr..
Wares majority would be increased, and
his action would depend on the complexlen
of the work which might be done.
A BID FOR GREENBACKERs.
Mr.. Wells, as q preliminary basis on
which the Convention might act, presented
q preamble and five resolutions. The reso'
lutions set forth the following views:
First-That it was the firm intention oi
the Convention to nominate none but tenn
peronce men to office, and all men should
vote for none but strictly temperance men
Second-A rigid condemnation OF the use
e of money and rum in influencing votes.
q Third An extension of kindly and heart
felt sympathy to the mechanical and laoop'
}. ing classes, and favoring all such move
Q ments as tend to right the present public
i wrongs and foreshadow tie forcing OF tht
8 bondholders to pay the expenses OF th'
ID government.
Fourth-A recommendation to the Legis
70 lature to say whether Delaware shall nav
sr license or no license laws. and whether tn
r magistrates shall be empowered to punls
~ the breaking of such laws.
Fifth-Expressing firm intention to &
ar on in the temperance work until the sale 0
10 rum shall stop In Delaware.
vi 1t was moved that the preamble and re
solutions be adopted.
a. Mr.. Davis said that in his opinion the
NJ might be more fully considered. he wous
y like to know whether 1t was proposed 70
!lsN the temperance men to 60 over to the Na
or tional Greenback Labor party, as was ir
u, ferred by the third resolution. :
IL Mr.. Wells-No greenback party was IN
e e tended. ,
,ir ma motion 70 Aaops the resolHtions q
~ read was taser ~ ana lost, and anothe
3s- motion Was Dsde Shat each Of the fesolt
%. tionsbe read spd adoptad Or diseaNaedi
ns to majority d de Delegates decided. Th
so motion was then put ana carried, and II
re- frsx and second Y6solBttons were adopte
I nu as they <haa been read. =.
Wl6N Ch6 IulTu rthD1WtlOA SoahS ~ Az
OF consideration Brother Mann was on his fee
Temperance men, said he, have naugns
ue do with bonds. Democrats who are crylr
nd ont against them are bondholders then
selves. It was necessary to bring bond
If into existence owing to the war. And IL
me North would be guilty of sheer rascality
er. it would break the contract. Three-fourt
Die of the so.called labor reformers are run
sellers and thieves. For my part give =
OF honesty first and then temperance. M
ne Bayard, in his Newport speech, opposed
ne taxation of bonds, and it was the best h
'ne publican speech ever heard.
Rev. q. Sanderson-Nr. Bayard did
1n- object to taxing OF bonds.
een Bro. Mann-No, sir. You are wrong,
not stated so clearly and distinctly.
ry. Rev. Nr, McNichol-What have we to
ar "a tenn perance men with bonds and bon
In holders. It looks like an underbid for d.
me satisfied men, God forbid it.
few Mr.. Wells new explained in an eloque
lily and lengthy dissertation upon the gree
and back question. To elevate the down trf
hus den orking men WAS noble object, a
tne one of the greatest things to do so was te
our perapce.
an Mann-This labor talk now going on
ne; the land is the greatest tomfoolery lmag
snu abls.
dly Chair-Are you ready for the question
ers Dayis-No, we're rot ready. l am
'ery here to 60 into national affairs, but
zen, temperance men we can do something.
His On motion of Mr. Sanderson the resc
line tion was laid on the table-14 to 6.
Vere The fourth and fifth resolutions "
eve adopted.
Il Mr.. Wells offered sixth resolution
Z this effect, "The office should seek
2, man, and we do not favor the nominal
L. of an office seeker" Adopted.
Mr.. Wells was on his feet again with
olu- Kearney resolution, remodele1 and smot
How ed over. The idea in this was not to
An dorse the labor movements but sin
and expressing sympathy for the laboring 4
ana asking them to cooperats In
Tue crusade, on rum. j.
TIt looks little that way still" said
Davis, closing one eye and looking qu
caI;v at Mr.. Wells, 'but 1t Is o little be