The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-02-11
TIE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Starting The Local Option Camp. at ana pa
A 81 Gag Preaentatlon oftAe C.s,-Oiscassion
Tie Gcaeral Bi,l-Views OF Temper.Lce
Men And Committee Men.
ANNAPOLIS. MD. Feb. s. 1889

ANNAPOLIS MD. Feb. s. 1889.
The l. ,c.,I Option cimpaign was starr
e ! in earnest fo.da Rvs. G. W. Bad
win. w. +. Sp.lkc aud & &. b .ker. Il
c mmittpe from the Methodi>t> preach
,.r>' meeting ni Baltimore. sud NJ VIM.
Daniel. president nf the Maryland Stat"
/, In ,".ranrc Aiianc". appeared brt"r,
the special committee at the House of
Delegates on temperance, Mr.. Lugen-
peel. chairman.
Mr.. Baldwin. on behalf Of the drlega-
tinuS said they had been appointed I"
present u request TINT the question ct
the sale nf int"xi jag iiqu Is be sub
united for decision t ne voters nf Bal
tlnnr,, and the counties Wher 1t remains
nndeci led. IL pieiriIinr their request
t-y did so in the capacity at men act
in in Il dnubl- capacity "a cliiz"nS hav-
in : the S i'ue interest in our z 'nllr and
venerable Commonwealth ~ other citI
zruS moved hv patii.''ic considerations
an rat nest desire to lr 'nntr the Welfare
nf their felloY-ma". bS personal anxiety.
but knowing but that If the strong
hand of tile law d. not thln'tlr the frat
tic in drink their own sons aud daughters
MAY become the victims "i its i">autia
ble greed; and, secondly. they were here
~ the pastors OF churches. cn"Srn hi
the free sulirag"S - Christian citizens -
their spiritual 4uiJes and driend' 3 and
would he untrue t. their people i; they
nrli peace while those who entrusted
their hghe>tS interests t. their krrpin.,
we're hriur cnnfitn ,llv d,,>trn"d by
dunk They w"ulI Ia" dumb dogs. >tu
pill wiic',m'". Govt DIV defenders. hire
ipw >hrpard~. blrni .:utd.> who head th..
a 4 "A.
car. III " were. IL / i.nund il the van Of
CT I, our &c u>ly a. d >rradIa>rir
.n ayr,l fpr t Il, g."", against ttc evil.
til. nome against the gi"I@"rr. They
TX. d. ir>t. that laws ht' pissed III Bal
r,more aud the counties whrte the qr,s-
rnn is undecided. suhnhtrins /" legal
terS whether or mmt lie nSe shall b..
c,..u,ed for the S,l" at al ol,'ic drinks
Sec"ndi that in :. itil> The question
n,. d., CT led by w r.i> ,,l ia th. e,unti..s
nv districts. Thi i. III It the question
b. submitted al q special election held
far that purpose. ait'! not 1T IA general
election. History i the p!o>rcuIIng at
t.,rnev of the c,mmn ,wralth OF man
ind agnirl>t tue hqunr :: ruined
homes wtetchr.! aud mi~rr..bl lido
a ID o,ph ms dei,an he'd 'nrn aud w"-
IL, L
rr-S. INSANE az, Iums and ain>h"u>sS.-
The only defense was it furnished part
of the money to support thcS- in>ti1u-
tons for the. plililrup Of filling them.
aud pan,ier, 10 a morbid appetite already
rreat.d. TIE committee was fhe Jury
on this appeal Mr.. Duval. of the com
,nlttee. explained that his b II Was for "A
General law for the " hole State to settle
th, On, stlon at once by general vote, AS
-. ruh.rnat,rial rlectiruS. Local bills
lid not have the drSiicd effect This
rill prohlb ted diSriliing or selling liq-
unrS. aud il Il WAS not passed he Incense
could he Increased 1t wnrlld take the
place a.; al previous ieui ii N, and j.
;, at,.u wuull open the question a.aln in
,,,u>,. counties v here it. had been settle.
Mr. Baker wanted t. know # a pr.,vl>e
,.,lId n, II b,. inserted III tn. bill 81 that
hose countries where local option pre-
i,.at Of the. bill. but it WIS urged t',rt it
v.r,Id irnp,riize the bl II. Com.
all of the co,umlitve. said in ,Ib,t lie
y..ula s,nurr lnnSe the chances of elect
,nra R,uu.,Iican Ia olrrrs> from that
district than see the hIunr question
,jr.nr,i again. Mr. Baker c.,ntendrd
hat the bill as it "l> wuu!d. II beaten.
leleat local. npri"n where 1t prevails al
ready. Mr.. Duvall san, hr wtS w,.dl..I
II the State wanted i let them have it,
II no. let the people saw :, aud Ike h .
consequences He :,. told tin. uu,tpr