Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-03
AN EARNEST APPEAL
In Behalf of Temperance Legis'
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throughout the State:
At mass meeting of the religious socie-
ties and citizens of Knoxville, recently
held in this city. resolutions were unani-
of the liquor traffic by prohibitory laws,
or, that being impossible then by local
option laws, Able and earnest speeches 10
that effect were made by representative and
leading gentlemen Of the city, and a Sc
ciety was formed TO canvass the county for
signatures to mem orial to be sent to the
next Legislature, praying for the passage of
prohibitory lava, or, that impossible, OF
local option laws, to allow the people to
decide by vote whether they will have in
toxicating liquors sold within their coun-
ties, districts or towns. Such canvass.
with most gratifying success, is nearly
completed in this city, and is being con-
Quoted thr- ughout the county. - .-. .-. --
This movement is endorsed, by every
paper published in this city-the Tribune
the CHRONICLE, the Dispatch, the Republi-
can, the Meth odist, the Beacon (Baptist and
the Golden Cross. The clergy of Knoxville
without exception, are heartily in favor OF
it. The people that rep ef mt the Christi
anity and moral and social welfare, and
the character and leadership of the city.
are almost unit in its behalf. They believe
moral suasion must be supplemented and
supported by law. 1L.tss.s Ell
And now, to the people of East Tennes-
see and the whole state, we, the under
signed, their representatives, and in their
behalf appeal for your endorsement and
cooperation in this movement. We can
not succeed alone. We must have your
| alliance and support
Has not the time come, in the providence
| of God, for some united and Determined
action?
Intemperance costs our state every year
at least S13,0O0,000 in direct expenditure
| An equal amount is consumed in indirect
waste making total of SIC C00,t0O annu'
| ally lost to our people. lntemperance
produces two-thirds of our criminal and
pauper classes, large per cent. of Oul
vice, ignorance and insanity, and spread:
| disease, suffering and woe and general de-
moralization everywhere in its track. IT.
entire history is one of ruin and poverty
and crime and sorrow-of broken hearts
and bighted homes and hopeless graves.
And our state legalizes traffic which i;
| at the bottom of it ala traffic which il
dramatically opposed to morality and re-
ligioD, and the greatest enemy on earth To-
| day of good government, education, public
order, peaceful and happy homes, progress
and civilization. There is not principle
of political economy, nor single Interest
of of church and state, Of earth and heaven
that the liquor traffic is not marshalle1
| against as darkness against light. So un.
iustifiableis the business, and SO destructive
wicked and cruel in all its operations and
results that were it not legalized by the
state it would be indictable at common law
We can not exaggerate the evils and mis-
evils of intemperarce, and we can no
| overstate the moral crlmlnallty and mex
cusableness of the liquor traffic.
And as long as he business is iDtrencheC
in law We are pOwerless to stop or sup
press it. We may advocate and employ
moral sUasion to the utmost to save the youth
of the state and the drinking classes, bu
as long quor saloons are open all abou
us what can we hope? what Roadway cal
we make
We therefore appeal TO the people of the
| whole state to cooperate with Us In secur
ing the passage. by the next legislature, o
local option laws; as ministers an churches
| we appeal to the christians of the state; g.
| f4therB and mOtn ers, with children CROWNS
up, and to be exposed TO tenn tation. WI
appeal to the parents of the state; and O.
friends of humanity and good government
virtue and the pub ic good. we appeal t.
the phiIahthropists and citizen-voters o
the tate t. unite with US in sending a me
mortal to The coming legi lature, so larg
a respectful and commanding that
sh. II be needed and its petition allowed.
| Several states of the union are Under pro
hibiion laws, and some. as New Jersey
Maryland, North Carolina. Texas, Arkan
sas, Kentucky, and in modified forms. W is
consin, l llnois and others are under loes
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LIST month (June) through the house O
commons, by majority of Il, local optic
law, for which the people ha
been long struggliDg--and shall ne
we in Tennessee if We will have simila
privilege of defence and security against
terrible ev by law of the state2
We believe the sentiment of East Ten
nessee, and of other Sc tions, is in favo
of such protective laws, but that sentimen
must be organized, united and etfe tivel
expressed through pubic meetings, reso
lutions and Representatives to the legisls
ture.
, We, therefore, earnestly urge and entries
: the united effort of all the peop'e with u
5 and the formation in the various cite
!, vi lagos and communities of societies fC
the purpose of agltating this matter, an
! csnvassing the counties for signatures
men and women, and young persons c
suitable age al understanding, to memo
rial to be sent to the next legislature, pray
ing for the passage of prohi laws, or
! that be impossible, then of local option Law
b and we earnestly urge the people of til
state to use their influence to secure th
y : election of men as represe natives who wi
-. "a favor such enectmen S.
/, As our legislature meets in Decemht
d whatever is done in this dire,
h ton must be undertaken and accom-
IS plshed during this summer and early faI
. Christian brethren of all the church
- and citizens and patriots of the common
v wealth, shall we not all unite in commc
cause and against common enemy, ar
secure law which shall allow us, as int
ligent f eemen, TO say, at the ballot DO
whether, in our state or in our vario
sections, we will longer endure the, ev.
= and mysteries OF intemperance and t.
g, sin and disgrace Of the liquor traffic
by Very earnestly and respectfully, &c,
i3e VICE PRESIDENTS.
j. A. Rayl, w. w. Woodruff,
+. T. Atwell, j. M. Durham.
- F. A; R; Scott, Jno. Lichtenwang,
j: w: Gaut, David Richards,
Z. A; Hodge, j. S. Mccullough;
n Z. W. DePue, G. W. LeVere, 80.
l.. G Shepard, JIM, Armistead.
MS Edw. Kinzel. f..
IL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WITH THE VI
or PRESIDENT.
tn President-T. FL. Humes, d. D., E
%. Tennessee University.
President-J. S. Mccullough, D.
Knoxville College.
Southern Nj ethodist-Revs. G. G. Rank
j. 81. Keith, d. D., j. B. Carnes, j..
Cash.
Southern Pres oyterian-Revs. Jan