The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-15

men are not strong, aud he believed IN goin
;, after them seventy times seven, ii necessar
He believed in moral suasion. Force would nc
!, work with the American people, but mor'
! suasion had been success. He knew men VIII
!. were so proud-sprited that II YOU require
them to come up and make public confessio
they would DO driven entirely beyond your IN
fuence. Mr.. Wheeler or Jonesville supporte
the position taken by Mr.. Remer, and believes
1t the duty OF members to take backslders bac
but would recommend reprimand and signinl
the pledge publicly. Dr. Cassidy OF Centervlll
SAID that after man bad refrained from al
cohol until it was entirely eliminated from hi
system, il he voluntarily went back 10 his cups
he would deserve to be reprlmanded Randolph
Strickland opposed severity as rule. Kind
ness and love would accomplish more than any
other influence in the world. He believed tha
a man must have strong will-power to stand
up, sign the pledge, and keep it, in the face Of
his appetite. George NJ. Chester thought there
would bs no difference OF opinion as to the
treatment Of those who broke the pledge two
or three times, but il was the chronic cases
about which they differed. When men who had
got liquor out Of their systems and resumed
drinking, it was unjust to those who had fought
the fight to permit them to come back into full
membership without full evidence OF their de-
sire and intent to reform. He believed that We
should save where we can, but the club Is not
go-cart for carrying adult babies. 1. N. Bush
OF Howell said men generally are grown up
children, and there comes time when patience
ceases to be virtue. Mr.. Barnes OF Marshall
urged the temperance men to 20 for temper
ance legislation and have a prohbtory law
passed The chairman said he had done "a
much and made as many sacrifices for senti-
merit as any man, but he had found this to be
purely q matter OF business. These pledge
breakers should know that their behavior is no
light matter. If they can keep their pledge
two or three years they can continue to do 80
forever. Luther Reynolds OF Eaton Rapids
believed the temperance pledge the most sacred
pledge ever taken, and that when man kept it
two or three years and then went back, he was
hardly worth saving. Il. Il. Hall of Tecumseh
dissented from this view, and asked where John
Is. Cough would be to-day i. that principle had
been carried out? Morality ID matter Of edu-
cation; you cannot leglslate morality. Educate
the people up to prohbltory law and the leg
islsture will enact one, and the people will sup
port 1t. We have had experience with prohib-
tory law, and 1T educated the people to be law
breakers instead OF supporters OF law DIP.
Sagendorph OF Charlotte said that prohibition
had nothing to do with this question We have
Two things to conslder-our duty to the man,
and our duty to ourselves. We must first ascer-
tain what the man wants to do, and then how
We can help him. II man has no desire to
help himself, We can do but little for him. We
ire under no obligation to get down in the
iltcn and help man out two or three times a ,
law especially il he don't want to be helped ,
'ut. MIR. Sterling OF Eaton Rapids was in ia !
'or OF the resolution OF Judge Mitchell. He
Id not believe that all drunkards are great. i
g hearted fellows. The big hearted fellows
ept their pledges. The pledge breakers are
generally found to be men who whitfield more
ry-goods boxes than they chopped trees He
'ould teach men to respect the sanctity of that
ledge. Judge Mitchell SAID If we gave a man .
understand that we regarded him as having
lolated confidence and therefore unworthy !,
Mess he came back and acknowledged mis- error
Q would be more careful how he broke it
nat old jewish father did not Kill bu. one calf
'r his prodiSal son. II that son had ke I COM
lg nome every week, he wouldn't have killed
anymore calves for him. Mr.. Burnham OF IL
Oily asked why we are called upon to reform
en- ? Why do men tall? They fall through
Moons and drug stores, and those institutions
q supported by all the power of the state. and d
as individuals are in part re sponsible. There a
re we are trying by moral suasion to undo A
nat we had brought on by legal suasion. So b'
n8 as we are supporting these institutions. VI
lty ls-and he should individually try to per- IN
rm Ito relieve the evil with one hand that th
had brought on with the other. vi
Judge Mitchell offered resolution that the T.
iividual, personal efforts OF temperance men m
d women are the most effectuaI means of tn
orming men and women, aided BY tn, ell
ength OF regular organization, and the red n
Don worn constantly. Referred to the com or
ttee on resolutions. III
At the Thursday morning session the COM IN
'tee on resolutions reported as follows us
lereas we believe in the right of the people Fr
Establish government on such principles and ma
'anize Its powers in such form as thew think T
pest erect the safety, peace, and prosperity N'
the state: and acc
whereas, under existing political conditions by
Impossible for the temperance sentiment BE
the people 10 find a falr expression at the Ar
Is without doing violence 10 other convic- ~
Is OF right and duty; and ing
Vhereas, we stand as organizations uoon IL.
form which Is strictly non political in w.
ty sense; and lar
hereas, the question of prohibition ia one T.
ca enters largely as a disturbing element -,
our reform clubs, thereby retarding their 'ol
clal work in the line OF moral suasion, there not
tur
esolved, that reaffirming the non partisan pap
ik IN our platform we are in favor OF taking -
question entirely out OF party politics and ieo
ing IL Tor hnai decision to the people. seu
esoived, that we do not ask OF any political Gee
y an expression upon prohibition, license. ing
rec whisky, but demand at the hands of :.
y party the constitutional right to pass nm -
MS question by direct vote OF the peopie. New
esoived, that in order to secure a full. free pap
unbiased expression upon prohibition nm tere
so WIN any party questions we demand of s;ao
next Legislature that they submit to the ',Ne
PIE Tor ratification or rejection an amend piqr
I 10 the constitution as nearly as nossihIe FREQ