The Evening critic., 1884-02-23
TEMPERANCE MAss-MEErING
At Forrest Hall, Georgetown. Under
the Auspices of the District Tenn
pernnce Alliance.


perancc Alliance.
The hall was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity last evening, Mr.. A. NJ. Brandt, pre-
siding. The meeting opened by prayer, fol-
lowed by recitation by Mrs. Thyme, and
singing by Miss Minnie Evan, after which
Hon. Nelson Dingley, Ex-Governor Of the
State of Maine, was introduced, who stated
that while he came more rs listener than
as q speaker, he was always ready to raise
his voice in protection of home, native land
and liberty He said brother Congress
man had asked him the other day how long
he had been temperance man, and his re-
ply was, so very long that he could hardly
tell, but his nearest recollection was that he
signed the pledge at his mothers request
when seven years Of age, and
Had Been FaithruI Ever Since.
Itwa the moral and beneficial advice and
warning of his mother that always pro-
tected him and delivered him from the
evils of intemperance, and he advised all
parents to instil temperance principles in
their children from birth. He believed in
moral suasion for the consumer, trying to
persuade the drinking man to abandon his
evil ways, but ho also thought legal suasiou
necessary. Legal suasion for the saloon
keepers. To arrest their progress and pro-
hibit the licensing Of that evil and tempta-
tion to our youth. Dash away all tempta-
tions. Wipe out all dram shops by law,
and the moral and legal suasi on will work
hand in hand in perfect harmony. He said
great deal had been stated of late in tho
newspapers
About Prohibition.
That it was a failure-a failure in his
State (Maine). He could not agree with
them. 1t had been stated that the number
of arrests in the State of Maine for drunk
enness last year was 1850, aud Dio Lewis
claimed to have ascertained these facts
from the prison report. Now he desired tn
state he held in his hand the prison report
referred to by Dio Lewis, and on page 40
| it read as follows: Last year there wero
1857 arrests in this State Estate OF Maine)
| for drunke nness." Not much difference,
| claims of the whisky men than they
| really are. He advised tho Alliance to
| put their shoulder to the wheel and vic
| tory was assured them, for when people
| once became introduced to a prohibition
law, properly enforced, there never would
| be any desire to return to licensing the
| evil.
Mr.. A. NJ. Brandt, the presiding officer,
| then offered the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted amid great APP
| plause:
|
whereas, The evils OF the alcoholic tranic are
| 80 apparent to every honest mind, and the
| pursuit OF life, liberty and happiness en-
dangered, as we'll as the safety OF all oui
| homes, the protection of our youth and the I'D
| vancement OF the Christian religion retarded,
| that we, as temperance and Christian men
|. view with alarm the strides alcohol Is making
| In our midst and In our country; that II DO
| hooves us TO be united everywhere Ia our Of
forts to crush this evil; therefore,
Resoiged, BY this mass meeting, that In view
l IA hn IN nj als I'M N 4
defeat at the polls all honest efforts for the pro
lection OF our homes and has been debating u
the great political parties, using It's corrup
ton funds to defeat our brethren, tina
this District Temperance Alliance be requested
70 Issue an address TO the country, to al
church temperance and other reform organ
tzations, urging unity OF action In recommend
Ing for Offices OF public trust to the two grea
political parties only such men as are knowi
as temperance men, and by all honorab II
means TO defeat II possible, all men known
BE a. further resolved, That we regard this a
high moral question that should be treated
as such, irrespective OF party lines, but do no
deem II eXpedient for temperance people .
nominate separate tickets as rule, but rathe
TO, II possible, have men nominated by both o
either OF the great political parties who vii
accede to our wishes, and then as Init vot
for and work for his or their election. Tina
thorough organization be had In all the states
and the alliance shall take means to tina
| end.
The meeting was then addressed by Hose
B. Moulton, esq, president of tho Dlstric
Temperance Alliance, who explained tn
platform Of the Alliance and requisites
those present aud DESTROYS In assisting then
in rescuing the perishing and wiping GU
the liquor traffic from our midst, to sign tn
rolls and pledge of the alliance, which me
with the hearty support and response o
those present. An immense number @
pledges were received.
Mr.. ]. @. Lee, chaplain of the Soldiers
Temperance Union, next addressed tn
meeting, who advised earnest work in orde
to protect our homes, families and all tina
was near and dear to us. He was followed b
some excellent music, after which th
N meeting adjourned amid great enthusiasm