The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-05-10

trict Delegates assembled and were
called to order by Chairman Davis,
at O'Clock P. M:
No. &c. M. Miller and Joseph
Foster.
No. 2-H. M. Frazee and J. G..
Riley.
No. 3-Chas. Bill and G. J. Otto.
No. 5-Eli McMillen.
No. Cd. II. Friend and George E..
Bishotf.
No. John Shartzer and others,
No. 81. w. Lee.
No. I0-W. d. Hoye.
Chairman Davis stated the object
of the meeting in a few appropriate
remarks.
The first thing in order being the
adoption of platform. the following
was submitted and discussed:
This society shall he called 1.-THE
Garrett County Local Option So
ciety," auxiliary to the State Tenn
perance Alliance.
Its object is to secure Local Option
by the votes of the people, at the cleo
ton on the 4th day of November,
1884. All laudable means will be
used to bring about t. desired result.
There shall be one President, Sec,
rotary and Treasurer ; and also one
Vice President in each election dis
trict. with four assistants; and it shall
be their duty to make all arrange.
mentS necessary to a successful con-
duct of the campaign.
ItshaIl be the duty Of the President
to preside at all general or county
meetings, and to fill such vacancies
by appointment, as may occur, in the
different election districts, from time
to time, and to fill all other offices I'M
provided for.
The Secretary shall keep a correct
record of the proceedings of each gen.
eral meeting, and answer all CORE
spOndents.
The Treasurer shall take charge of
all funds placed in his hands, and pay
all bills authorized by the President
and Secretary.
By an amendment the President
was empowered to call the Vice
Presidents together.
The platform was then adopted.
On motion committee of one from
each district was appointed on per
manent organization.
On motion Il committee of three
Was appointed on resolutions.
The committee on permanent Or
ganization reported as follows:
President j. M. Davis.
Vicc-President-C. M. Miller,
Secretary-F. A. Thayer.
Treasurer. NJ. Boyer.
On motion the report was adopted.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows: |
WHEREAS, The traffic in intoXicat-
ing liquors, while it has in the past
benefited and is now benehting few
still it has been. and is
now a gr at curse to our State and
land, bringing thousands yearly to
physical, mental, moral
and spiritual ruin, causing sin, crime,
want, sorrow, Woe aud deg
relation, encouraging diSSentiOn,
strife and litigation. creating business
for and occupying time and attention
of our courts, providing inmates for
and filling our crime pu' ishing, re-
formatory and benevolent institu-
tiOns, increasing the expenditure of
public moneys and burdening the
people with unnecessary taxation.
AND WHEREAS, The reform Of
this great evil is in course of progress
throughout the world, and since the
introduction of local option into
Maryland, but eleven years ago, the
General Assembly has granted unto
many counties the opportunity to de-
termIne by ballot whether the nefar-
ious traffic should continue therein,
and in more than half the counties in
the State local option prevailed and
now prevails and has proven to be
success and given great satisfaction.
AND WHEREAS, AT the late ses-
sion of the General Assembly laws
were enacted for Garrett and three
other counties, granting to the quail
fed voters thereof the privilege of
voting upon this question at the gen.
eral election in November next.
AND WHEREAS, The success of
the measure may depend upon very
few votes, the prerogative thus grant
ed is one of very great importance
and casts upon the people grave
and weighty responsibility, therefore
be it
Resolved, By the Temperance people
Of Gdrret county IN contention assem-
6Led, That the prohibition of the liq-
uor traffic is essential to the attain
ment of high degree of peace, hap
piness, prosperity and moral reform.
ReSotUed. That while we have no
quarrel with, animosity toward. or
antagonistic feelings against the per-
sons engaged in the business legaliz.
ed and encouraged by the General
Laws of the State, as individuals, yet
we consider and believe that a traffic
so damaging to mankind and detri-
mental to christianity should be dis
countenanced and prohibited by stat
ute.
heSOJUed, That it is the duty of the
Church, the friends of humanity, the
advocates of morality, all persons in
terested in the temperance reform, all
who would elevate and purify socie-
ty and promote prosperity, honesty
and economy in public and private
affairs, to labor for local option in a