The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-09-23

3. That being accorded by the political par
ties, respectively, the imprint of "For Local
Option and against Local Optionn on all the
tickets to be used In the ensuing election; and
with the distinct understanding that the vote
thus taken shall have the force of vote of
instruction. for which the people and not the
representatives shall be responsible; and with
the distinct and unequivocal pledge ofthe Legls-
lative candidates that they will be governed BY
the same, without regard to their individual
opinions on the merits of the question ut issue
we, the Auxiliary Alliance of Hartford county,
accept the arrangement in good faith, as it stands
related TO both parties, with our sincere thanks
for the couI tesy extended to us.
4. That the question at issue IN this canvass is
the question of submission, and not the ques-
-tion OF prohibition, Except in SO far as the one
necessarily involves the other,) and the issue Is
joined between those who hold that the people
should not have power 10 determine whether
intoxicating liquors shall be sold in their midst,
by authority and under protection of the law,
and those who hold that they should have that
! he is hereby requested TO communicate to all
| the candidates of Hartford colnty for the Senate
and House Of Delegates of the State of Maryland,
| the following questions and request their an
| swers thereto: traa
LIST. Will you, in your individual capacity as
| candidate before the people for the Senate Cor
| House OF Delegates, rs the case may be,) accept,
| as vote OF instruction; majority of all tho
| votes cast on the question of the submission of
local option law to the people of Hartford
| county,
I'd. win you, in your individual capacity as
| representative, be governed by this vote of in
struction in good faith without regard to your
| individual opinions on this subject, and in sub
mission to- the will of your constituents thus
expressed?
| Sd. That if the answers be In the affirmative
the President shall publish the questions and
answers together; but if in the negative, on the
part of any individual or the candidates of eth
er party, then the President shall call the ALI
ance together at once to take the matter into
| consideration.
4. That, having accepted the principle of in
struction in lieu of the principle of representa-
ton, and thereby put the issue solely between
the local option and anti-local option voters,
after we shall have received the pledge of ali
the candidates to abide by the instruction, we,
as the friends of temperance reform, have no
further concern with regard to men as cand-
dates; that is, as temperance men we have no
one to elect and no one to defeat, the sole work
in our hands being TO obtain votes for local OPP
| ton.
5. That the chairman of each election district
| be directed to call his committee together at
the earliest possible day, and organize for active
work under counsel and cooperation of the
| President Of the Alliance.
I q. That temperance advocate, If suitable
one can be obtained, be employed for one month
TO hold meetings in all parts of the county, and
|
penses of the campaign.
On motion, the matter of holding a grand
temperance mass meeting in the neighborhood
CT Bel Air, was committed to Messrs. G. j..
Moore, Thomas Hays and DR.. Benz Smith and
Revs. L. L. Kieffer and B. F. Benson.
Rev. Mr.. Kieffer offered the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted by a ris-
ing vote:
Resolved That the Hartford County Temper
ance Alliance has heard, with unfeigned sorrow,
the sad intelligence of the death of tile President
of the United States, and that we extend our
warmest sympathy to his greatly afflicted fami-
ly, while at the same time we are deeply sensi-
BILE of the great loss sustained by the nation in
this sad event.
The action of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee led to great deal of discussion. The
common understanding was that, by that ac-
ton, majority of all the votes cast at the No.
vember election would be required to instruct.
But in the course of the discussion the secre-
tary of that committee being in the assembly,
was asked to explain the matter. He said the
question which gave rise to the words, "a ma
jority of all the votes cast" was whether the
Democrats would be governed by the Democrat
ic temperance vote, or by all the votes cast on
that question; and the action was to say that
all the votes, Democratic and Republican,
should be counted, to instruct Democratic rep.
resentatives. This brought great relief to the
Alliance, as it removed the chief obstacle to
harmony out of the way.
The Alliance accepted Secretary Youngs ex-
PLANTATION, and in short time finished its bust.
ness, after session of inteEse interest, which
was marrcd by no offensive word or unpleasant
incident