West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
Hebrews
and bids you God speed.
THos. Rory. Score. @rY..

. THoS. R0BY. Secro, t
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, June 10.
The State Tenn perance Cow. an
ton of West Virginia acknow
edges your salutations, extends
greetings and prays for your tri-
umph. James $40. m
FRANK BURT. Spec. Com.
THIS FROM WESTON. .-ro9
WESTON June 49,
Rev H Langford, Temperance
Convention, Parkersburg: cover
two hundred whisky indictments
have been found and Grand Jury
still in session. The elephant must
CO." &c. M STEELE.
The above was greeted with
storms of hearty applause, and
many impromptu replies were sug-
gested, among which Hold the
Fort" Peg away" &c. dae as,a
FARMERS DELEGATES ADMITTED TO
SEATS. ..i<. -..t
Prof. A. L. PurinJon here asked
privilege and read a communi-
cation fi,om a farmers organization
IN Mason county, which was hear
tily received ano thereupon Mr.. A.
B. Alexander and MI. W. H. King,
the delegates bearing the letter,
were formally introduced to the
Convention and admitted to seats,
and upon invitation Mr.. Alexander
addressed the Convention, explain
ing the farmers movement which
they represented. .s.. e|l Bile.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PRESS
ITS PRACTICAL ADOPTION.
Following is the report: t"
Your Com mittee beg leave to
state that it is our opinion that
THE WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN Is
the greatest and most important
lever of success in the temperance
work in West Virginia; that the
paper started oman inadequate en-
dowment, in consequence of which
its operations have been greatly
hampered, and that it cannot be
shat power for good in the cause
which its friends expect Of it, I'M
til it is thoroughly established Il
nancially. 1t needs now ST. Oo'
This Convention can and ought to
pledge this amount nop, for the
campaign is upon US, and the time
for mere sounding RESOLVES has past
The time for doing something il
here. Let the Convention lay ev
erything else aside, and provide
this fund without moments de
lay. The way to raise money il
to raise it. Let US then raise Sl,
500 and make the FREEMAN wha
it was originally intended to be
free in every respect, that it ma,
ring out in thunder tones all owe
our hills and valleys, that Yves
Virginia must and shall be forevei
freed from the Intolerance of the whis.
Ky traffic. ts
We are profoundly grateful t.
many of our State papers for the
recognitions they have given The
cause of temperance in West Vir
glnia, and earnestly hope tina
they will not weary in we'll doing
but will continue their demands
upon the Legislature until a Pro
hlbition Amendment to our State
Constitution is submitted to vote
of the people.
G W ATKINSON, CHAIRMAN.
Mr. Atkinson followed the read
ing with pointed and vigor
ously emphatic appeal for some
thing substantial and practical
then and there, closing his remarks
by starting the business of the re-
port with $50 subscription to the
FREEMAN stock.
In few minutes there were Sc
cured 9 subscriptions of $50 each, &
OF s25 each, of $40 each and 8 Of
30 each, making in all, 1905.
The report was further spoken tc
by DIR Warner, Dave D Johnson
Rev T b Hughes, Frank Burt, and
Others, urging that this work Of
putting the FREEMAN on a firm f.
nancial footing be followed up to
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