Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-02-25
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Mr. Effv,--Oa III. evening o. Thursday.
Soyctulcr 10. the B,yantown and Hu. h..,il,e
Tenp<rsucs Association held . Temperance
meeting al The Frienis Church si lush-s.ille
With . good suitence. considering ;hs .I-
trem-lr bad condition Of the roads The meet.
ing ~.. opened b, the spirited ,in-iss Of .
TEMPERANCE song after whtrh Nr. y gunrs sss
called on for speech lie said many Of eur
people take no great intsres, in Temperance
I .nd think its saIsc-rst aaaatiesl, but ssme-
tines thea parents see = son brought home at
midaighi drunk . rs .t..ss, ti.sy brzs 10
lhins there is something in IL or let father
spend his time and means At any OF the drink
! ing houses shiCh sbound IN our rons,ry sntil
bis family 10 perisAing ~iIh sant sad hunger
then they TOO viii ihiak there is something in
/ IL.
| Tie then referred 10 the report OF the Internal
Revesue Commissi, nsr, G. r. Rsum, 10 Which
| he SAYS that the production Of disii-d liquors
BY legal disiilieries over 90 600 600 Of tar
able gallons, exclusive Of the products OF hua-
drsds. II not thousands OF illicit stills, which
are constantly pursuing their unlicensed bust.
meas 10 secret, swelling thesggrreate 10 fright
fol proportions. But the amen nj Of iiq uor dis
titled give a very indefinite idea of the amour,
of liquor drunk. The liquor business as q
Whole. IL fraud OF the Iaost slarias kind, TO
say netting Of The liquors which are extended
or diluted by money loving puhlicsns, who
kindly cheat their customers for their own
good. very large proportion OF the li9uor.
| sold in this country are chemically concocted
Of drugs and other sbominations ~hich rem
ders il impossible TO obtain any dehnit- idea OF
the amount Of Intoxicating poison dealt out
over the counters Of the bar.
Every one familiar With the subject knows
beverages OF this kind are coscoctsd ana sold
siihoui limit.
Solomon's vine, which Bit like = serpent
and siung like an adder, 10 not TO be con pared
Of these Internal compounds, which bite like a
W hole colsny Of serpeuts and venomous rep.
tiles of all kinds effects Of which to be seen
on every side. The religious aud moral rle-
ments Of the whole country were arrsying
themselves against this gigantic monster. In
Ohio the people are stirring petitions signed
BY hundreds Of thousands Of iis citizens are be-
ing poured into its Legislature, praying for =
local option law. In Indiana a local option
bill 10 under consideration in the Legislature.
with good prospects Of it's passage. In Vir-
GINA snd West Virginia the temperance ele-
ment is actively At work Then shall we not
continue in future MS in the past, TO battle with
this giant crime ill victory perches on Our
banners, and this enemy of our race 10 baRished
from our otherwise avorrd land.
After listening to n temperance song the
meeting was addressed by Mr.. s. r. Neave, on
the local aspect of the work in our midst. AZ
ter more Temperance songs the company dis
persed, feeling, that although defeated last fall
they are not discouraged but are still ready
TO do battle for the cause that they believe lies
at the foundation Of our happi ness ~ people,
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