Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-23
THE WATER DRINKERS.
TnEiK COUNTY ooSyrsr,us uSuEp
IN" oouuty Committee EmpowcEsd III rhl
vacancies ON Tho TioRst-Ths mass
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vacancies ON Tho TioKsI-Ths mass
Meeting la tun Uoart sousr.
The Prohibition convention was in
session when wo went to press Monday
afternoon. Following is n continuation of
| the proceedings
The president called attention to the
fact that Wm. II. Brosius aud William
Heideloaugh, the Republican nominees for
tho state Lagialaturo on tho southern
ticket, were named rs tho Prchibition candi
datcs. Ho would like 60 know why they
wcro so named.
Mr.. Black explained that Mr.. Brosius,
| who was n member of tho last House. had
| voted for local optiop, aud hs official acte
aud private life were satisfactory 20 the
Prohibition party. II lie chose to 10
pudiate tho nomination, on If his party
ohose to require from him rcpudiatiou
| of it they could do NO. Mr. uCidClbaugh
was also endorsed as satisfactory.
Rev. Fir. Powiok asked why oludi
date for associate judge had not hu1n
| placed upon tho ticket.
| Mr.. Black replied that tho candidate
must DO learned IN tho law, aud uniortuu-
Stely mono of tho members of tho Lannas
ter bar were acting with tho Prohibition
party.
After somo further discussion the ticket
presented by tho committee was uuaui-
Iuously endorHod. ..E E...
| Mr.. Black offered a resolution which wal
adopted empowering the county commit
| tee to I'LL any vacluiCs that may OCCUR IN
| tho ticket, or in tho committee, aud to do
any other work that they may deem noc
eHsary. .E
Mg. Goodman offered resolution in.
| strnuling tho county committee tD Chll'
lenEe the Republican and Demo0ratia
committees to arrange meeting for join
discussion OF tho issues Involved ia the
campaign. Adopted.
Rev. j. B. Turner advised thorough
! organization vi the party. IL was by or
| guuiGltion that tho Republicans had
| psrpetuated THEN power.
Mr.. Black being called upon made q
| speech giving his views ~ 90 the best
means Of providing tI'o "siaess ~ wmN
for Campaign purposes
AZ the conclusion Of BIZ. Black s speech
! a committee to raise funds for tho CarIpaimu
was appointed, aud a subscription being
started N the convention over S2Q0 was
quickly collected.
Capt. l.. NJ. Lester, OF Philaia phia, vs.
introduced and addrrasoi the convention
nt some length.
| Arrangements were maho to have 800
copies of the Hogs Protector, u temper
auco paper Of which Capt Lester II
editor, distributed ~ tbs county during
|
| OF each uumbgr a, th6 yapor will Con
tain Lancaster uews. p. ;. Go0ion ~ wiI
be the local editor.
, AZ the close OF the cDuyentiou Tho
county committee met aud organized Oy
. selecting James Black, a. chairman. =. =
Goodman, EecTctaTy auG Rev. N. Fraynn
treasurer.
: 1t was resolved thas tho oty momb.,o
OF the county committed should b. the
executive committee Of tho county com
Inittec.
The Mas an@.,IuE
/ ThG mass mGeting Caiel IA tho CtGIt
, E3us5, 20 rh;ify the ,m.lali3as male by
the county convention vas rather s'im.S
attended, there bein., lass than d hIudraJ
present, only two Of whom were ladies',
Without the usual formality Of naming
, officers of the meeting, Capt. L II. !. sjrg,
. the orator o. tho Cysuigg, was as once
introduced a3d made speech of az
! hours lsIg d, 10 which lie forcibly
presented the evils Of iutcmpcTanG3 aai the
blessings which hav5 iiowcd from tho pro
= hibition of Intoxicating drinks. Capt.
, Lester is Of small stature, Is bald-headsd
and smooth face, except that he wears
} mutton chop whiskerB. He has rather
striking featuTes, and is full of fire. Hrb
; denuuciatiou OF tho old parties for what
he called their subseryiency to tho "rum
speaker regarded thu Democratic party as a
lum party per So, from which nothing good
could be expected. Bat he was oven more
! bitter against tho Republicans fUr their
, hypooriticai diGktrinE fOr votes with both
I parties, In Maine they aru for PTrnibi-
tion ia the West for beer. Capt. LESTER
, scored Blaine numerically for his uOma
. gOgic artifcas in securing the PT0hibgipu
vote of Maine tor tas RepubIiean Stale
aRl Ir.ss. - .AI.Art
the vote on the Prohibition amendment to
the state constitution. Capt. LBsLer 10
= terlaTded his lecture with macy apt
ane cdOtCs.
Tne run TTxt OF tho EGNs1Iutions.
Following is the tan text Of the rsS0-
, lltions adopted An abstract Of whien
was given on Monday
Res0losd, That under the c0nsCituliuu OF
! the United States, Congress having e-o!u
8 siVe jurisdiction over tho Diatuo' of
, Columbia, and national domains. the
territories, from which states will TIC
| created, with power to permit os prohibit
q tho traffic in Intoxicating drinks therein.
: with like power 20 permit ur prohibit tho
, | importation OF such drinks from foreign
countries, makes tho prohibiting Of such
Y traffic a national question, aud the pli' -
form declaration OF the Rspublioan aud
0 Demonratic parties in opposition.
. HSSOkOeu, ilLl LDt DECLARATION OF tht M
j. tional convention of the Democratic party
in 1876, 1880 aud 1884 against what they
4 call sumptuary laws" and Mr.. Clcve
o lands public utterauces in his lette, OF
) acceptance, supporting such declaration,
aud the declaration of the national con-
8 venticn of thu Republican party in 1872
= and rcaftiTmed IN 1884, that liquor and
!. tobacco are righ.ful sources Of national
Q revenue, and further declaring acgiust
( temperance, prohibition and Sunday
= laws, ," and the published letter Ot Shr,
s Blaine iavOTing the peTpetuation Of the
Q liquor traffic, and lis refusal TO vote for
8 the constitutional amendmout in Maine,
a where both the Democratic and RepUbli-
can parties, and MIR. Cleveland and Mr.
- Blaine. their nominees for the presidency,
the declared supporters OF the banoiul
y liquor business Of our country, described
to be the 'sigan.ic c,ime of crimes. !" eVi
t both should be ropuiratsd by lovers #
} their country aud ofright
4 Resolusd, That the majority OF Al COZ Gy
. which the Prohibition Of tho traffic Ia ia
Q toxicating beverages has been placed in
n the constitution OF the stat: OF MANI
] after aa experience by her people from
Z 1861 TO the present time of the bsneiiss nj
Prohibition, incontestably proves the y,'u1