Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-29
LOCAL OPTION.
Memorial OF Over Seventeen Tbeu.
sand Names

|
sand Names
! Report Of Knoxville Local Option
Society.
= K. EDITOR: AS the publ fus :
wish To kunw what has been y. c1sa-
plished by the Local Option s .ci"y
organized In this city some iEoash
ago, the following brief report j. :a
spectfu ~ submitted:
Thel. t4Dea heat of tne summer s;..:
the political Distractions during - t
fall, and the inclemenoy o. thc . ia IL
er during the winter, have Seriously
hindered effort and. acvGssiag
throughout the Stat. Nevertl. e!ess,
no inconsiderable amnunt of wo,k hes
been done IL the city and In large
numbers of cur counties.
Thousands of appeals, pamphlets,
letters, tracts and blank memorials
have been sent ont into every part Of
the State to stir up sentiment, secure
cooperation and obtain signatures.
Nearly ell the official gentlemen have
been written to for endorsement, and
the ciergymen consulted and urged to
assist In the work. And as the result
of these Efforts, the following memo4
rials have been secured and forwarded,
with two Or three exceptions, this
week, by special messengers, to the
legislature
1st. Seven ecclesiastical memorials,
passed by the following bodies: The
Northern Presbyterian, Cumberland
Presby teriau and 'heran Synods, the
Northern and Southern NJ. e. Con-
ferences OF East Tenne5 see and che
Memphis NJ. E. Conference, embracing
all West Tennessee, aud the Sunday
school convention of East Tennessee,
held at Loudon. These seven ecclea
siastical bodies ere composed OF several
hundred clergymen, and represent
between 100 600 and 200 900 church
members. Local option memorials
have been passed by every religious
body before which they have been
brought.
I'd. twenty-five university and coll
lege memorials. The literary institu.
tions OF the State, without q single
known exception, favor local option
legislation. The following institu-
tions are on the petitions, occasionally
q professor and several students re
fusipg to sign: East Tennessee Uni-
versity, Knoxville College, Athens
Uoivers rsity. Maryville College, Central
Tennessee College, Fisk University,
q diversity Of Nashville, Cumberland
Presby t9rlsn University at Lebanon,
Clarksviile College, Baptist University y
at Jackson Qhe entire faculty. trustees
and students signed 10 a mass), Hum
bOldt College, Calleoka College, Wool-
sey College, Mount Pieasart Ins tituse,
Buffalo Institute, Bristol Female Col
lege. Holstnn Seminary ct New Mark
ct, Beach Grove College, Nassau Hall
College, Athens Institute, with sew.
eral minor academies.
81. These university and College
memorials are signed By 100 chsncel-
iors, PRESIDENT, professors and teach
| ere, aud by over 400 students. Van
derbiIt University failed t. receive
| blanks and 30 failed t, sign.
4th. Thirty-two "press" memorials
signed by editors Of religious papers
Of every denomination, and by Is edi'
itors Of secular papers.
9Th. Clergymen's memorial of over
| 100 names. No special effort has bseG
made in this direction. Ministers al
| over the State are in full sympathy
| with this movement. aud are on coun
ty, town and ecclesiastical petitions BY
the hundred.
9Th. High official memorials, signeC
| by Chief Justice Desderick, judge
Key, Postmaster General Maynard
U. 5. District Attorney Wheeler, At.
torney General Heiskell, Representa-
tivs>elect to Congress Pettibone, Chan
cellors n. &. Smith, w. B. st,ley
John Somers; Circuit Judges, Newtor
Hacker, J. G.. Rose, 8. A. Rodgers, N
w, Mcdonnell, Robert CanirelI, D. X
Young. T. d. Eldiidge; Attorneys Gen
eral, John Fain, A. b. Tate, hi. Z. Nc
ConnelI, Lillsrd Thompson, J. a
Fuzzell, B. d. Bell, J. J. Dupuy, J. M
D. Mitchell. and D. D Anderson
Clerks OF the Supreme Bench, J. f
Deaderick, and VIM. Morrow.
| 7th. Official memorial, signed by q
chancery court clerks, Is county cour
clerks, 20 circuit court clerks, ls county
superinteDdents Of public instruction
10 sheriHs aud postmssters.
s b. Special memorials, of the colon,
at Rugby, officers OF the Deaf anC
Dunno A-yium at Knoxville, granc
Jurors of Dyer county, several churct
memorials, &C.. &c.
9so. Nearly fifty county memorials
signed by about 10 600 persons. Knoz
SouAIy eShpo petltiOu Oh over D ,UUN
names; Jefferson county one OF nearly
1000 names.
Ii circumstlnces had permitted, .
memorial Of 100 900 names could bav.
been obtatned d as easily as one ofl7, 900
From all paris OF the State comes in
telligence that the people heartily and
almost unanimously endorse this
temperance movement, and wish and
pray for its success. In but few com,
munities does the eau. g meet with any
| opposition, mostly In whisky cent = g.
and by whisky sellers and syupas
thizsrs. In theory, local option 1s
sound, being in perfect harmony with
the Democratic principles Of Republi
can gOvernment-that the msjority
shall rule; and as wise and egpedleDt
measure for suppressing the liqucI
business by law IL commends Itself Il
oGce 10 the common rnse, sympathy
and support of the people. There j.
no good reason why the law should
| sot psss; there Is good reason t. be-
lieve the law will pass. and that ny tbs
| present legislature, as the majority u1
| the mem bers are thoughtful temper
ance men, and memorials are pouring
in upon them from all sections OF the
State. II the law should fail to pas
| the present general assemb bly, the cause
| is by no means Ut, and no ono nee d
be discouraged. The whisky If fife 8
surely doomed, and it's career OF de-
| atr ftnn onH oho