West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-12-21
Our Temperance Meetings.

The 9th Ward meeting, held in
the NJ. p. Church, last Friday even
ing was very well attended, con-
sidering the meager notice, and
was especially characterized by
an excellent spirit and much en-
thusiasm.
| Mr.. w. t, Sensenney was called
to preside, and after singing and
prayer by Rev. F. B. Carroll, opened
the exercises with brief remarks
full of pith and point, that prepared
the audience for the stirring
speeches that followed.
Rev. J. w. Carter spoke to edifi-
cation of the annual
CONFIDENCE GAME AND FARCE.
that the Parkersburg people had
played to their disgust from year to
year. The confidence game lasted
generally about three weeks prior
to the annual election, and consist
ed in the party managers and can
didates crying aloud to the people
in favor of judicious license and
strict enforcement of law. This
closing on election day, the Farce
begins and runs through the rest of
the year, and consists in the Coun-
Gil elect refusing and failing to do
everything they pledged themselves
to perform.
P. T. Barnum, one of the shrewd-
est business men of the age, says,
on an average saloon detracts
S., 900 from the value of surround
ing property. At this rate the SO
saloons of Parkersburg depletes the
value of the property of the city to
the extent of $4,000.
REGULATION DOES REGULATE,
but the regulation always comes
from the other side, The bar-rooms
regulate the Council.
But we haven't room to follow
any of the excellent speeches of the
evening.
Rev. +. B. Carroll came next in
ringing address that brought down
the house in some happy flights.
Rev. &C. Conway, pastor of the
M. P. Church, was the last speaker,
and left the audience filled with
lively enthusiasm by his eloquent
and stirring appeal for consistency
in working, praying and voting all
in the same direction.
S. Fairburn, G. w. Rowland and
VIM. Ross were appointed COM
mittee for the 9th Ward, to see that
the petitions were presented to
every voter. a.
THE MONDAY EVENING MEETING.
The meeting at the M. E. Church
on Monday evening, was not very
largely attended, but if all the peo-
pie of the city had known what
they were to lose by their absence,
they would ali have been there.
Short addresses were made by
Rev. w. A. Powell, w. G. Snod-
grass, DR.. Warner, J. w. Carter,
and Mr.. Bagley, who being pres
ent spoke of his observations Of the
workings of prohibition in Kan
sas, and of intemperance in China,
France, England, and other coun-
tries. Several of the speakers per-
petrated some rich and racy diver
sions that we enjoyed too well to
think to take notes, but it may be
emphatically remarked that the
doomed traffic had no show for
quarter at the hands of that COM
pany, neither those who would
prop and tide the miserable bust
ness along by license.
A TEMPERANCE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
For the city was elected as follows
First Ward-J. E. Remley.
Second Ward-J. L. Devol.
Third Wards. T. Stapleton.
Fourth Ward-H. III. Oils, Jr.
Fifth Ward-H. T. Ringer.
Sixth Wards. Fairburn.
At Large-Dave D. johnson.
1t was made the duty of these
committeemen to see to it that can
vassers were set to work at once to
present the petitions to every voter
in their respective wards.
ENCOURAGING.
DR.. Warner gave very encour-
aging account of the spirit and en-