Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-06-04
LOCAL OPTION MEETING.
Proceedings OF the Concentrations
mittees, Addresses, Etc.

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The members of the Local Option Execu-
tive Committee of this county assembled at
the Fair Grounds at this place pursuant to
adjournment of April GOTH last, on Tues
day list inst, at III O'Clock, A. NJ The OBJ
ject of the meeting was to appoint a sub or
working committee in each election district
A letter from VIM. Daniels, ESQ.,, Presi-
dent of the Maryland State Temperance AL
lance, was read, accepting the Montgomery
County temperance Society, as an auxiliary.
Quite number Of the delegates were alb
sent, some at the Democratic County Con-
vention, assembled. at the same time at the
Court House, and elsewhere, and with view
of having them meet with the Committee,
the meeting adjourned to meet again at the
Court House at II o'clock, P. M.
AT the appointed hour the meeting again
assembled with Messrs. John Horner chair
man, and d. H. Bouic, secretary Upon
calling the roll majority of the members
were found to be present only seven being
absent
Mr. w. Farquhar appeared and said he
was authorized to attend as proxy for Messrs.
Bentley and Porter. He was accordingly
accepted as such and allowed two votes
The chairman stated that the object of the
meeting was to organize subcommittee in
each election district.
Mr. Farquhar stated that Messrs. Bentley
and Porter with others, had told him to ad-
vocate the enlargement of the Committee
and that he favored it himself
Mr.. Benz. Fawcett moved to increase the
Committee five additional in each district.
Hon. A. b. Davis seconded the motion. In
doing SO Mr. Davis said he took great pleas
ure in seconding the resolution because it
had originated with a gentlemen to whom
the people are under obligations for the
passage of law prohibiting the sale Of in
toxicating liquors on election days; and be-
cause he was an earnest, faithful worker in
the temperance cause. Motion carried
The Chairman appointed the following to
to So oct members for the District Commit
tees: Silas w. Davis, Jackson Day, II. p.
Hays, John DeSellum, Benz Fawcett, Geo
r. Rice, VIM. H. Farquhar, and NJ L. Ven
able.
The Committee then retired to jury room
to select additional members.
B. Rush Roberts, Esq, advocated the add
ton of two or three colored members to the
Executive Committee.
At this point the Chairman said the col
ored people might organize separate branch
for themselves, or they could be represented
on the Committee under consideration, but
the main desire was to get everybody inter
ested and to vote for local option. He did
not care to talk Of drinking whisky now
that he said, would be attended to after
while.
Isaac Young, Esq, of MedIey's district,
was called upon to address the meeting.
This gentlemanappeared on the rostrum and
in substance said that he considered it a
pleasing duty to address meeting of this
kind upon the subject Of local option. love
to talk upon this subject as it is hand in
hand with religion and all that goes to ele-
vate the human race The most of you are
not here Of yourselves to-day; you are not
so much concerned about yourselves as for
your ofspring-your sons and daughters-it
is for them that you trem6le for them your
anxiety. There is not one within this build
ing who is not convinced that the sale of
liquor is not exercising banetul influence,
and knows that it is his duty TO vote for local
option. He said there are too many men of
good sense in Montgomery county to let
this channel of destruction go on unopposed
they are ready to vote for the abolition of
intoxicating liquors, thus removing the
tempter from the young and rising genera
ton. How far have you to 60 TO find what
great inroads this monster is milking upon
our society and prosperity? 1t is found rs
Il skeleton III many homes Of our citizens
to-day.
IL is said that We are taking away the
rights of our len"w citizens by voting ior
this measure. This is not sO--nO man has IL
right u sell To- his neighbor that which de-
prives him OF reason and reduces him and
his family To bcggary and want. He said he
believed that the inhabitants of perdition
are increased ten fold more by this than by
any other one agency IN the word-remem-
bcrl say, by any other one agency Again
have heard men say that they could take a
drink or let it "A one, but tell you this is IL
mistake for have seen men of stronger
nerve and stronger mind than either you or
who have bowed down before the fell de-
stroycr. Let me ask you, young man, 10
notice how many of our great and able
statesmen, warriors, poets and sages have
fallen beneath the blows Of King Alcohol
There was Tom Marshall, the eminent law
yer of Kentucky, who, when his client de.
sired him to appear before a court and try a
case for him, had to be pulled from the gut
ter and washed up and dressed up so as to
make respectable appearance before an as.
semblage.
and accomplished daughter-what, with all
this temptation set before the young men 81
the present day, what assurance, ask, have
you that she will not marry a drunkard, 81
her husband become IA frequenter Of saloon MS
and eventually fill an inebriate's grave
Now, this question is brought home TO goa
are you ready TO meet itY are you ready
10 ACT in this matters
There Is but one way tn correct your soci.
ETY. and that is 10 remove the rum-shops from
your midst--then society will correct itsel
you will then send good and true men q
make wholesome laws for you, a thing that
cannot be done by u drunken rabble.
In conclusion he said, he was not dele.
gate TO this convention but give heart and
hand 10 this noble work.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Young's remarks
Judge Bouic was loudly called for. In the
course Of his remarks the speaker said thai
he had well formed opinions in regard u
: local option, not drawn from the conclusion,
Of others but from the observation Of year
and he was prepared 10 say that one. fourth