Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-26
THE rEMPERANcE ro1LEns.
Second Day Of the Annual Convention Of
the Maine etate Temperance society,"
Exciting Contest over Minority Reso.
buttons.


The attendance was not large.
President r. W. Dunn of waterville
called the meeting to order.
Rev. ID. B. Randall OF Lewiston offered
prayer.
Col. J. B. Peaks of Dover was added to
the committee to nominate officers of the
society.
Rev. ID. B. Randall of Lewiston. was call.
ed on and said: have not been absent from
temperance convention for over 80 wears
unless prevented by sickness. NY heart was
never more encouraged in the cause than it il
this morning. There is as much temperance
sentiment among the people of Maine to-day
as there ever has been. The temperance peo-
pie have not been AZ active within a year pas,
as before. He believed that temperance
should be taught in our common schools. The
liquor interest is combined against the tenn
perance cau-e. | know that there is arraved
against us powerful moneyed monopoly
Mrs Harriet Jones # Winthrop, Treas
urer of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of Maine, addressed the meeting Mrs.
Jones said she did not believe that there we're
a great many real temperance people in
Maine. temperance person is one who
does not have anything to do with alcohol.
We as tempe rance peopl. should be united.
" men we see the ulapiuateu houses, the
weeping wives and mothers. the ragged
children, 1t seems to me that we are not doing
our duty. We have heard much about the
fanatical temperance people. say, praise the
Lord for the fanaticaI temperance men and
women.
Gen. Neal Dow in answer to repeated calls
came brth lie reviewed a speech of the
Bishop of Rochester who had travelled in
America, in relation to the liquor question in
this country. He took exceptions to the
Bishops speech. letter OF Thurlow Weed
IN the New fork tribune, was referred to
and his (Dow's) answer to 1t in New York
paper The entire commercial press is OPP
posed to US with one or two exceptions.
There Is not one single fact that will justify
the statement that the Maine liquor law is a
failure. The liquor trade is great and profita
ble'trade, and 1t is difficult to stamp il out.
we nave shut up the distiIerles and brewer
res. l say we have everything under the
light OF the sun to encourage us
The COMMITTEE on Nominations then re-
ported as follows:
President-Neai Dow.
Secretary-B. Z. Jersey
lreasurer-Eilsha Atkins
wee Presidents - Androscoggin, Nelson
DInglev, DR., Lewiston; Aroostook, Geo. NJ
Park, iloulton; Cumberland. Job Sanford.
Portland; Franklin. Z. j. Talbot. Wilton;
Hancock, D. L. Chllcott, Ellsworth; kenne-
bee. A. X L. Butfum, Gardiner: Knox, E.
ii. b, al, Union; Lincoln, j. A. Hall. Damar-
iscotta; Oxford. w. I. Eu>tis, Dixfeld; ;
Penobscot Hiram Ruggies, Carmel; Piscat-
aquis, j B>Peaks, Dover; Sagadohoc, Henry
Tallman, Bath; Somerset, Chandler Baker,
bingham; waldo, D. X Taber. Unity ;
W ashington, n. b. Nutt' Passport; ork, s.
Z. hamilton, oaco.
Executive Committee-D. W. LeLacheur.
Portland; Rev. ID Il. Randall, Lewiston;
Joshua Nye. Augusta; +. u. Stickney, Ban
gor; L. r. Simonton, Camden.
state Central Committee to act IN conJunc-
ton with the Executive COMMITTEE john +.
Swasey, Canton; Il. w. Stetson, Damaris-
Gotta; X. w. Dunn, Waterville; d. e. Hall
Rockland; Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens, Stroud
water; leo r. .'rackett, Belfast; jordan
Rand; Mrs. DIR. Quinby.
The report was adopted by the meeting.
Hospital, said am glad to say that none of
our insane people drink to-day. wish it
could be said of the sane. There are large
quantities of intoxicating liquors sold in this
city There are two classes OF grog shops,
one for the higher classes and one for the
lower. notice that the 1rue stores sell
liquor every day IN the week, sundays ana
all. Nearly all their income Is derived from
the sale of liquor and cigars. Three quarters
of the drug stores IN this city sell liquor.
nave maze a resolve that never snail vote OF
mine 90 into the ballot box for man VINO Is
not temperance man :,
Col. w. L. Eustls was called on ana said :;
have devoted the best days OF my lie 10
this work. Temperance Is no respecter OF
persons. Tod never made man SO rich IN
wealthy curse