Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-25
local ann State Nems.
STATE TEMPERANCE CoNVrvr.ox
SECOND DAY.

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! lowed by Sister Holmes.
j. {. Boyce, chairman Of the Friends Conven-
ton of Rhode I.and, dele CAT, 10 this convention.
, spoke earnestly OF the NOBLE prohibttory work
IN the state, aud the uilAence tie Maine law had
! over her sister States.
Song-"l will Guide thee wi h Nv Eve"
MIS- Holmes SAID, that 10 order To be guided by
ms eye we must nut ourselves in the sition to
DC suiu@d ny Ills eye aud hoped that the noble
worS begun so vaIaLtv in this noble State of
maine might 90 or, and on, until every State in
Wv ! n'1h might he IN condition 10 work under
'u' spluAhcs 81 the All-Sceing Eve.-Bro. Dunn
| spoke earnest words.-J. w J,roh SAD nrar,,
! ana work must go hand in hand; prayor witbout
WORK was utao'-Mr. Spratt of Clinton said that
| the dies ebbed aud flowed. and hopedi, continn.
aAce.-tey. MIR. HAYES of IitcbielJ ..ii h
was glad TO meet this be dy in love feast and hooad
! the Hood tide was MOI reached, vet gave ,ope in
| tetesting account Of the temperance work IN
! Ltchhsld, some 400 having signed the pledge in
| the last few months
Time having arrived the convention was caIlel
! TO order, and Gen. Hall was appointed Temporary
chairman H. i. Dunn presented the following
Resolved, That the thanks of this convertion
are due, and are hereby extended to those mem
| hcrs OF Congtess, and Senators of tho United
states, VINO nave ttksn steps to call the attention
OF the people of tue country to the evil t.ndeucie,
OF tue lqsot franc, believing we do that when
the facts shall be fully investigated mea,nrs, viii
be adopted to piohbn the trade throughout the
Nation.
Hon. Neal Dow presented the following. which
was adopted
To tie HoHoraile, tie Leyis1dture Of .Naiae.
The state Temperance Convention, now In Sos
sion at Augusta most respectfuIIv rsnrsssn's -,
the effort made IN Maine to redeem the State ana
people from the ieslt,l curse of ,n,ennorao .'n
one OF the most important movements of this or
any other age, for the promotion OF the wcIrnre
and happ ness of the human family in evcr, ei
ton OF hf.. As the evils of iutempetsuce in
many wGvs are greater than those coning o.
all Other sources of evil combined so the emanci
patton from those evil, will be me greates, No.,
ING that can be bestowed upon any neonIe
This purpose can never be arcrmnii.hc, or,or,
| by putting away the Cause, to Wit: The tr,aic IN
| intoxicating liquors " iii Tins Wow ,nora ~.
| n Quarter Of A C.niuiv "A "a, tho rc.rlo a. II;
| through their legi.lst.te. abolished The noI;cr
license and adopted thai OF ufoAibifion F.
that day To our tlue several add ton.j lnx. bsra
been enacted Al 10 the direction of greaf.r 80
gencv and seycter teprss.inu Tho r.snIt -
been to Danish the lnlunr ,rt tic enttrelv Con, LII
the rural di.iii,ts + Inc ~iYte iron, ii. ,,,an
| towns and villages: hut II hn.',r, vat IN ~. @
| tent in the cite. and larger town wher. !, /;
| carried on ,.ctsilv and alnio.t ,rt,,.lx l..
lowest and yiles part'of our f,t,igD poDu1.,ion
Hislmro.ibls ter any ono who has No, .e.r
| them TO form any inst notion of the d.,r.da,;o
and the wickedness of the men who Ar. nv a.
gagged in the unlawful sale of lquor. Tbev a.,
only 10 be restlaiuei bv sbsrp ana .tr;n.e,t -.
allies. which tacv will hesitate 10 inrnr f"r ,h,
sake OF the profs to be derived from that hor,iJ
tsde. one Of our leading iudee, r,rs,,Iv 80, ~
marked IN open court. that the men WHO deal IN
liquor now do 1t dc lib.lstelv. with rslrnI,,ion
as to the profit on one side and the penalty on tb
other aud the balance they suppose to be on The
side of taking the risk If detection AMI nnr;.h
mept, N'''''''" A"u PUNISH
Tue convention represents that tbere was nexe,
a time when public oplpion in Maine was 90
thoroughly aroused or 40 firmly SET agsin., Tho
hquor tisffc AS now Both the great noli,iraI
parties of the state have declared xyaio.t il in
- <.
and solemn manner and the p.onle A.. fill ~
pared Tor any measure which ma, be recessa,v n
s1trp1te the liquor traffic from the Sta,e.
The convention represept, that aU Fnvlisb
speaking people, the world over. are looking 70
Maine and watching with the grsatest ,n,s,..,
and auxiely the progress of tho ,trngsie bsr.
against the gigantic CRIME Of crime." Every
successful move in thi. STATE ia hailed with iov hy
then and thew are iu.pired by il with rene~eI
hope snd melted TO fresh efforts TO accomplish for
ihemselves the great deliyerauce tn which ,.s
have SO nearly attained
Like wise men bent on the accomplishment of
gre at work for God and hsmanltv we ought Ia
avail ourselves of the highly favorable circum
stances of the present time to complete IL Win
that view we re.psc,fally and EARNESTLY eptreat
the legislature row 70 adopt such further measures
of reprs.sion as shall be deemed ne.dfnl tor tho
absolute suppression Of the liquor traffic in this
state
The following committee was nominated tn nre.
sent the memorial and resolution, to the legi.la
tine. Hon. Neal Dow, h W. Dunn, G. E.
Bracket J. h Osgood e. d. Stsrbird
The following wa, appointed committee nm
Temperance AT on: Joshua Nye If Aupu.ta G.
H. Mathews Of VAUDEVILLE. d. w lei cbenr of
Halioweu
Remarks by y. b. Nut of Esstport. E,nr,ssed
himself ID opposition to the druggists hi The
great + oublc in the matter the acton has been
spasuodlc The groat lesson r,r The te,nner.nl.a
peopls of Name !, 10 work steadily. NOT n coms
here and work earnestly for a few dsTs and
then 90 home and los, their interest un,I snother
winter or another conyention. NJ IN sn,ne gr.st
thing turn. IN to attract their .ttention-hnt in
eyery work. IN ,.li,ipus. moral sociai and tam
perate. to work steadily on-not boiling over Sirb
rntbu, issm to-day and to-morrow cnII ami liz
less.
Rev M 'rowr.end was willing IN a.. ,b.h.u
in motion. and was .srnr.rly n Vino to Len ,Ia
tcmneranrc hail steadily rolEn,, nm ono ~ ~
most bontful indications in The nrogr.ss NJ III.
temperance work Is that men are learning to proD,
an1 thot ~. Ns.t.r oT tt,e Ist - W .uS'
or be co,,tented that men hsvin, learned ~ ma
havine, nnt 1bei, hsnd ~ no ,lo,. .hniJ 70
and lose tbe;r irtarast in the rort Rai,;n' IN
tho Divine nroni.r goiny for,yaTd mill ~. oI
and ,rinnntant sccs.. e no ,,,sa+ ,,o.t "' ANa'
NJ ~ ~ 10; e. ;a - Nv : =; 20, WI