The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-22

The committee on nominations reported
the following list of officers. The re-
port was accepted and adopted and those
named were declared elected President.
! Rev. DIR. Cyrus Hamlin: vice presidents.
Mrs. Clinton Smith of Middebury.
Rev. G.. 5. Sargent of New Haven /;
secretary and treasurer. +. ii. Thorp of
Middlebury; executive committee, Rev.
L. III. Archibald of Addison. +. X. Hav-
en- of Nergennes, Seneca Hazard of Fer
risburgh, G. f. Smith of Bristol. Rufus
Smith of Addison, II. II. Bristol of Pam
ton, Casper ii. Dean of Monkton, L. w.
| Stowe of New Haven, f. f.. Stewart of
Weybridge, G. A. Bump of Salisbury,
w. Ii. Mathews of Cornwall. l.. G.. Bar
rows of Middlebury, X. IL. Holmes of
Bridport, Joseph e. Smith of Shoreham,
Samuel IL. Bascom of Orwell, ID. w
Holmes of Whiting, Samuel James of
| Weybridge.
Rey. Mr.. Palmer. for the committee on
resolutions, reported the following:
Resotred, That the past year only brings fresh
and abundant evidence that the officers of law in
our county are culpably uniaithiu to their sol
cinn obligations and oath OF Office in their neglect
! ofopen and repeated violations of our prohibit
| tory laws.
| Resotrct, That we pronounce it a grave error
to think say that sucu betrayal of trust is al-
| thorized by the public sentiment of the cou ty.
ResOtred. That all temperance work is doomed
| to Illuminating failure in any community where
the dram-shop, under any guise, is permitted to
| ply its trade,
ResolUed, That we again commend to our ex
| ecuttve committee the necessity of repeated and
| thorough canvass of the county in the interests
| both of total abstinence and legal rrhibition.
| heS0tUed, That the eNigcncies of the temper
ance campaign cannot he met successfully until
the friends OF humanit yso far copy the tactics OF
the enemy as to organize for specific, new and
| aggressive work.
Resotred, That we hear with DELIGHT and en-.
c3uragement the idings OF progress won by the
| Kansas, Iowa and the South.
| Resotred, That we have none but words of
cheer ana appreciation for the women of our
State who have ha the wisdom TO organize in
| the prosecution of temperance wo K. We shall
| 10 wei to copy their zeal and perseverance.
| HeSoHed, That we dcprecHtc the mistaken
uGory Ihat tne eVll OF lntcnperance can be prop
cry dealt with by closing our eyes to its exist
ence, by letting II alon r by impatient hostility
to others trying to do their duty
Edgar Sanford thought the first reso-
luton should be amended: that the Off
GERS were not wholly responsible. but
should have had the hearty support of
the people.
1t was announced that the executive
committee of the society had, at meet
ing nearly year ago. adopted a resolu-
ton. which was sent to the States attor-
ney. assuring him of the hearty support
of the society.
Rev. Mr.. Spearc arose to move the
the adoption of the resolutions. As in
dicating what could be done. he read
extracts from journals, recting action
taken toward the suppression of the sale
of intoxicating drinks. He argued that
if this traffic is put down in other States.
and elsewhere i'm this State. it can be
here, if the officers will do their duty.
This betrayal of trust on the part of the
officers is not, he said, chargeabe to the
influence of the temperance people; it IS
the outcome of pressure brought to bear
by the opposition. What temperance
men lack more than anything else is
organization; that Is the secret of the
power of the opposition.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted on Mr. Speare's motion.
a collection. amounting to $500 was
taken up to defrav expenses. The so
ciety then adjourned.
AT meeting of the executive com
mittee. Il central committee. consisting
of l.. g. Burrows. W. II. Mathews and
Samuel James, was appointed to act
with the chairman in promoting the in
tercsts of the cause in the county. 1t
was voted to invite the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union to appoint a
Il committee of three to cooperate with
this central committee.