The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-03-04
FROM ANNAPOLIS.
TEMPERANCE DAY
Local Option Discussion by its Chosen Advocates.

Local Option Discussion by its Chosen Advocates.
ANNAPOLIS. March 1.-THE temperance
people came down to the legislature to-
day and took the standing committee on
that subject from the House into com
mttee room and laid before them the
purpose of their coming. The delega
ton comprised about twenty-five men.
and was headed by NJ. William Daniel.
From Baltimore city there were Messrs.
Henry Janney, Edwin Blackburn, VIM.
Bridges. Col Odum. VIM. Sherwood,
Robert Mclaughlin. r. Il. Smith and W.
Leslie Robinson. From Baltimore coun-
ty-Messrs. James Whitley, Jones and
Frizel. From Kent county essrs.
Chas. Baker, Edward Jaubier and others
representing every district. From How
ard county-Rev. c. o. Isaacs. Charles
McCauley and others. From Prince
George. Eli Hunt from Washington
connty-Hm. Wyand from Carroll Rev,
Mr.. Winston; from Anne Arundel W.
Hyde. When these gentlemen arrived
by the morning train they communlca-
ted with the Committee on Temperance,
and that body obtained permission of the
lIouse--which had convened to hold
session. Mr.. Henry Duvall, of Balti-
more city, against whose general bill
these gentlemen had come down here to-
protest, was also invited to appear before
the committee.
When ali hands had gathered in the
committee room, Mr.. Daniel, as spokes-
man, stated that they were drawn here
i'll favor of 4 bill SO drafted as to exempt
from again voting on prohibition laws.
and t. at it was SO worded that each
county should decide for itself. and not
make it general. The general bill now
before the House would vitiate all those
good works done in the temperance
caus, in the last twenty years. No
county where local option is already es-
tablished wants another vote on the queS
t on. 1t would be a bad thing to allow
the vote of Baltimore city to have any
effect on rural districts and countless
Let us have Baltimore city separate and
each county separate. At the same
time. an earnest protest was made against
the general bill as before the House.
Mr. Lugenbeel. chairman of the commit
tee, requested the views of other mem
bers of the deleg alton. He said he wan
ted to state himself that Frederick coun-
ty, which he represented in the iegisla-
ture, was local option in several districts
and was unwilling to lose what she had
gained by general bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Weldon. of Queen Anne's, echoed.
these sentiments. Mr.. Counsel. Of Tai
bot, SAID seven years ago an election on
local option was held. and III four dis
tricts handsome ma joritieS were return
ed for the temperance cause. In the
Fifth district the traffic in liquor was the
disgust of every good citizen. He did
not want any more local option elections
there. They might lose what they had
gained. Mr. Baker of Kent county,
said that they all knew Kent was the
banner local option county. The senti-
ent in favor of temperance was increaS-
ing there. and he would not favor any
general bill for revote. He thought
that every county that wanted local OPP
ton should put forth its efforts to Sc
cure it on the district division plan.
Mr.. Winston. of Carroll Zone Of the
chaplains of the House,. stated that Car
roll mad recently voted on the local OPP
ton question. 1t was during general
election, and the cause was lost. He
was satisfied that at special election
the county could be carried for temper
ance. Mr.. Wyard, Of Washington coun-
ty. said that some of the districts in his
county were under local option law. He
would like bill by the district system,
and that the other districts could be al
lowed to vote without disturbing the
other districts. The benefit of the law
in that community was marked.
Mr.. Hyde. of Anne Arundel. said he
had no objection to 4 general bill, but
wished it to be distinctly understood
that the vote in one city or county
should have no effect upon the result in
another. Rev Mr.. Isaacs, of Howard,
aid they wanted vote in that county.
al believed that they could carry it for
loo1 option at from three hundred to five
.nuh'ed majority. Mr.. Frizel, Of Bal
.,n'"ie county. SAID they all wanted it in
MAJ. .haI to.ty, and didn't care in what
sn"Pe IL s"se. However much the dele
sa'iohs u'i.ed on minor points. they all
n,ineiT,. I'm !selves as opposed to Mr..
'u'a,i OH. ",ich makes not only the
. NV, "u' Iuc fo> general. When all
o omeS ~ s ssea. MI given their ideas
pn Tue su"Iee!' NJ !i; luvall said that he
hau o'lereo MS oiil iLtood faith, not
withstanding all reports | the contrary
lie was not following locl option as
business and he regretted gre tlv flat il
| iaNC bCCH III d W II liilp Tao
of politics. AS it is. politics has tic
grasp on it. There were two OF .brao
sides to the question, and he thong, Z,
general bill was the only consistent oil.
He thought further, that it was unbe
coming and unkind to impugu man s
motives. and intimate that he had done
this thing because of wish to thwart
local option. The man who said he had
! Snab intayfi,ns had l,rn1ya, 6
the Commandments. He had seen by
the papers that it had been said that he
/ had offered the bill for the purpose of de-
feating local option, knowing that gen
eral law would never receive the sane
ton of the people, and that il had ac-
ted as a check on the local option bills
before the House.
| Mr.. Weldon here attempted to speak.
but Mr.. Duvail continued. passonately.
saying; No, Sir: won't have my mo-
myself. Why should l be traduced ,
My friends know | would not try to do
= mean thing not at this time of nv life.
Whiskey traffic is an evil. There are a
| good many evils. | would be glad to see
this gotten rid of. When bring in a
bill to eject this 1 don't think | ought to
be miSrepresented, and spoken unkindlv
of regarding it. You have all said that
you want to leave this thing to the peo-
pie. Have | not done this in my bill -
Mr.. Weldon interrupted again. saying
that Mr.. Duvall was out of order. He
then went on to say something. Mr..
Duvall, refusing to be disposed of. inter
rupted in his turn, and said he had as
much right TO talk as the gentlemen
from Queen Anne's Mr.. Weldon, soto
voce-'' Not to advocate anti-temper-
ance,H] He was opposed to the local
| bills. Let the people decide. Let them
| say whether local option OF prohibition
| should be enforced over the State
| AT this point the committee adjourned
and the discussion was cut short, only to
be resumed i'll the House, over the Local
| Option bill for Anne Arundel county
| When this came up there was a move
ment to postpone it until Tuesday next
| Over this there was a debate of an hour.
The Garfield Memorial.