Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-10
TEMPERANCE TALK.


ing session. The following execu-
tive committee for the State was APP
pointed:
j. j. Hickman and Col. Switzler,
Columbia R. S. Richardson, Macon
City Rev. J. H. Matthews, Jetfer-
son City ; Rev. J. A. Brooks, T. j.
Gooch, j. M. Gordon, Mexico; B.
Gratz Brown, Rev. w. X. Marshall,
C. Laughlin, St. Louis; Col. j.
w. Shields, Carthage; A. NJ. Mil
lard, Rolla; Judge K. H.. Barnes,
Marshfield Dabney Dade, Spring
field; W. D.. Crandall Brookield
J. Ne. Dunlay, Sedalia Judge rhos
Bashaw, Paris Senator Burkholder,
Trenton; Senator w. ID. Wallace,
Lebanon; Senator Mannering, IT.
Joseph Col. w. w. Shoddy, Soda
liza; r. Baldwin, Warrensburg w.
Pope Yeaman, d. D., Glasgow; Col.
McIlhaney, Mexico; Rev. w. C.
Colby, jefferson City; Col. Pines
Ii. Shelton, Windsor.
OFFICERS OF COMMITTEE.
L. A. Brooks, Mexico, Chairman ;
j. Ii. Mathews, Jefferson City, Sec
rotary J. NJ. Gordon, Mexico, Treas.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the convention:
WHEREAS, The various temperance
organizations of this State have hith-
erto worked as separate organizations
without any unity of purpose further
than to educate the people and
Whereas, That Senate Of the State
of Missouri, during the last legisla-
ture failed to carry out the earnest
petitions of thousands of our fellow
citizens pleading for the submission
of a constitutional amendment, pro-
hlbiting the manufacture and sale OF
intoxicating liquors in our State, to a
vote Of the people; and
Whereas, We al hope to accom-
plish nothing without a more com
plete organization of our forces and
Whereas, We deem it inexpedient
to create q new political party there
fore be it
ResolUed, That this meeting, COM
posed of delegates from the various
temperance orders of the State, shall
be known AS 1.-The Temperance Ali
ance of Missouri"
l.. The officers of this organization
shall be a president. vice-president.
secretary and IN executive commit
tee, to be elected at each annual con.
vention, and to be composed Of thir
ty members and the officers of this
association, five of whom shall con-
stitute a quorum.
2. This association shall convene
annually, unless more frequently
called together by the Executive
Committee.
). The Executive Committee shall
proceed at once to organize q county
committee IN each county in the state
4. 1t shall be the duty of eacl
county committee to organize sub
committees in every township in theiI
respective counties.
5. The business of each COMMITTEES
shall be, when organized, to advance
the general interests of the temper
ance cause and induce as many vo
tiers as is possible IL their respective
townships to sign a pledge commit
ting themselves to the cause of TEN
perance and prohibition for all tim
to come.
6. That in all future state, count
and municipal elections, the member
of this association shall co-operat'
together in their respective parties
and support for office such men onl.
as can he relied on TO advance tn
cause of temperance.
Z. That each county and township
organization shall adopt such meas
ures as the Executive Committee O
the State may deem best for the rails
ing of funds for the advancement ant
maintenance of the temperance work
s. The State Executive Commit
tee shall employ as many persons Q
ability as they may see fit, to can
vass the field and to organize tn
temperance clements, and to advC
cate prohibition.
8. That the county and sub-com
mittees shall pay into the State treas
ury Is per cent. of all collections
which are to be applied by the Execu
tive Committee for the furtherance {
= the cause at large.
| 10. The State treasurer and tn
treasurer of all county and sub-cou
!. mit:ees shall be placed under sue
bond rs their committees may deter
mine.
DIR. Brooks oratory and Pro
Treloar's music were highly compl
mented by the press of Sedalia dul
ing the sitting of the convention.
Mr.. T. j. Casey and wife spel
the Fourth of July in Moberly.