The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-02
LOCAL MATTERS.
OF Temperance WORKERS.


No'WuhStanding some mSundcrstand-
ng rs TO 'he place oi meeting and the many
at'raction' elsewhere, there assembled nj
HI"co-N'reot BAPTIST church last night 4
large ana rcprc> >cntatiye meeting OF fem
pcrancc workers.
The meeting last night was not. as has
been understood by some. mcofin1 ~ thc
Virginia Local-Op'ion Alliance Lmt
simply Il tcmperarce-mcetiny. called undnr
The auspices OF the Alliance. The time
fixed for the meeting was selected in order
that there might be, Of those in attendance
on the Fair, representative meeting ~
temperance workers. II was called. Of
course. with no earthly reference TO f'c an
preaching election, and was composed Of
men OF every creed and every political
opinion.
Rev. DR.. John Pollard, Of Richmond.
called the meeting TO order and explained
its objects.
Ex-Governor William Smith, of Warren
ton. then took the chair and called on DR..
-. Is. Hawthorne, who led in 4 feryent
prayer for Divine guidance in this great
struggle against the vice of intompcrancc.
". {. Dutton. Esq, Of Portsmouth, was
invited TO act Is secretary.
EX-GOVERNOR SMITH
then made brief bUi stirring address. He
said that they were here for no selfish Urlr-
pose. bat ~ pure g labor of love-" They
had no political or personal ends to sub
serve, and were engaged in no effort 10
harm mortal man, unless, indeed, they
should succeed in diyerting into better
channels some OF the money on which the
rum-,elicr is now fIftcning on the ruin oi
I 1. ]
Great curse Of the land. and cave statistics
10 show that the Use OF Intoxicating liquors
/, greatly on the increase. He said that
especially was the Use Of the mcancst sort
Of liquor greatly on Che increase; that nine
teuths OF the liquor used does not cost fl
teen cents gallon TO manufacture il
although the United States Government
gets a tax of ninety cents gallon on it,.
He quoted official figures to show that tie
people OF the United states paid for in
toXicating liquors for the year ending june
Both last year t,rl'rc h'mdrcd ant MrfV
millions Of dollars.
He made an earnest and effective appeal
AGAINST tie drinking usa"cS of society. adj
VSed the labOrin@ man who fet like buy
mg drink when he came from his work
to spend the ten cents in a pound OF Sugar
to carry hi> wife. and She would give him
an extra kiss, which would bc far ,Wcctcr
than the whiskcv. lie made an earnest ap-
peal TO the ladies 10 persuade their hUs-
bands and brothers to spend thcircycnings
at home, and not i'm the clubs or drinking
saloons.
He concluded by appropriately introdu-
cing
Hon. WILLIAM DANIEII., OF MARYLAND,
I n,sfi
Alliance. Mr. Daniel brought the greet
ings Of Maryland To Virginia. and spoke OF
The supreme importance Of the issue now
before the country. He illustrated the
license system hy the case OF the drlnkard's
vie. who loses her home. her property,
her all. and has not even the remedy for
danarc, Of the citizen who loses even
cow ora hog by railroad train. lie AZ
oucG the necessity Of legal remedies, and
0uofcd Father Mathew. Cardinal Manning,
and Others as fully endorsing TIN, pflncl-
Mo lie clearly explained the local-opuon
movement in Mary land, showing that 1t Is
not general prohibition by the Legislature
hut local option 10y the people. .,
lie then gaye an interesting sketch OF
tl,,. movement i'm Maryland, until they now
have seven counties which have adopted
to have soon at least fourteen.
lie mlotcd from reports OF Common
wealth ATTORNEYS, Grand iWicS, ETC., 10
Show how effective the law has been
,,.hcr. nicd. and that they hold by
incr.oscJ maioritics all OF the counties
thcv once win. lie showed that once
active opponents. such as Governor
Ttn,oos senator CriSlield, Hon. :. Tcahlc
Win &C.. are now firm friends, ana tha'
tbc cause is steadily gaining ground III
Maryland. ....:,o ,rocti-
cable, and effective speech, Wiilcil "I' 'i'
0rrntly applaudcd, and well received
TLr meeting was then briefly addressed
by n,.,sov
II Alexandra, and, OH motion, II was re-
eolvcd to have a business mectllg a'
o,rIock to-day Crhursdayl ana Il ma
meeting Tonight at 1:30. Inc inccolnS ~"
njght viii bc addressed by Rev. Dr. noi,l"s .I's
l. Poulson, who j. regarded ~ one VI Wv
most eloquent and effective popular sie""-
crs in the country ,,.;u ho hold
The meeting this morning VIII y; n.L" .ha
in thc basement and that to-nisht t III 'llt
rn.;n audicnce-rOom OF the UrAcS-
church. The public generally ('hu 'sp'
ciallv the ladies' are inNi'eo'
The following
BUSINESS COMMITTEE
orrointcd: Hon. george {. Round oi
was w1innp "ppT1iiIIii pWiIiam: Judge T. \. Welch, OF
rdmnI,nc. drmin Rev. Julien Bro&ddns' oi MIc'
49,. Rev. r.. W. Cridlin, OF ioie
'',N, dleseH Pew Few W. G. Lumpkiu, OF Peters
niou'", ,'i' and Rev. james Ii. Holmes, Oh h'c"-
,nond