Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-23
LIQUOR LOGIC.
OUTCOME OF THECHiCAGO CON
VENTION.
They Determine to Make Their Bus
mess Representative sc Obe>
dience to Law and Denounce
Prohibition.

The National C invention OF l. q1or Manu-.
facturers adopted the report of thu specia
committee appointed to outline a plan for
future action. Thsreport provides that the
association shall be known as the National
Protective Association" AMI that it shall be
directed by National committee of one rep
resentative from each State, and of this num-
Der an Execu i've Committee of seven is te
be appointed to actively condue.
one work or the association.
The resolutions adopted declare that I'VE
most earnestly favor temperance and strongly
condemn intemperance, and appeal to every
member of the trade to make proof of this
declaration in his daily life aud the daily con
duct Of his bu siness." Resolutions further
declare i'll favor of both public aud private
morality and good ord n and popular educa-
ton. They unalterably oppose prohibition
as an invasion of the rights OF cit zens and
therefore wrong in principle and impracti.
cable in policy.
The following are the resolutions as
adopted:
Resolved, That we recogaz, to its fullest
extent the duties and responsibilities resting
upon W as citiz ms, AMI pledge ourselves to
the faithful performance of every duty.
Resolved, Tha: we most earnestly favor
temperance and most strongly condemn in
temperance, and appeal to every member of
the trade to make proof of this declaration
by his daily life aal tho daily con lucs Of his
business.
Rsolved, That it is our duty as it is OF
oil good citiz.ns, to obey the laws of ou'
country, and we condemn every violation Of
the law, regardless of the dam iga inflicted
upon any individual or upon our general fu5-
mess interests.
Resolved, That we are in favor of both
public and private morality, good order and
popular education, and that We fe, the duty
resting on US as individuals and as trade to
work with the great body of our p,ople IL
the advancement of their interests.
Resolved, That we are unaterably opposed
TO prohibition, general or local, as an inva sion
OF the rights OF the citizen, AMI therefore
wrong in principle and impracsicable in
policy. Instead of attempting to destroy q
business that employees immense capital and
supports vast number of honest workmen
the efforts of our enemies should be directed
to eliminating the evils existing and res ultine
from the abuse of liquors. In this work al
would unite ahd only those be found in op-
position who have no Interests to protect, nc
character to maintain, no ambition to crafty
40 conscience to appease. The very work of
reformation isgreatly retarded by the efforts
throluh n-ohihito,.y 10 we 70 1a,tro,, n ,,,o,
industry AMI to degrade the men therein ems
oloyei.
Resolved, That in our adherence of all
titled rulers, we should no. install the statutes
BOOK as tyrant, nor establish a tyranny in
.he law. We hold that the Law SHOULD pros
;ecs the innocent and the honest AMI punisl
;he guilty and dishonest.
Resolvei. Taat the general prosperity OF
our country is promote directly by indus
tries giving EN- oloym INT to labor and capital
converting raw m aterial into articles of uni-
versal use, tsus benefi ting the farmer the
railroad and the capitalist.
Resolved, That we are in favor Of alb ,o'ute
non>interference in politics as an organizl-
tion, except in such places AMI at s1cl times
10 oSoh'A 10 hCSSoSalf " ptOJcCb OuCSoiN Is
and our business ag iiust such legislation as
seeks to destroy our ira lie AMI no. to remedy
the evils therein existing.
Resolved, That we end orse the license sys-
tenn and favor the enforcement of laws
by the States imposing reas Enable
license that will give to reputable
citiz,ns the right to s,ll wine, malt
and spurious liquors; we recognize
AMI admit the evils that result from the
abuse of all kin Is OF liq1,r and condemn in
thu strongest form evsry place, by whatso-
ever mans known, that encourages or per-
mlts the abuse; we likewise cond anu the in.
discriminate issue Of lc,nc IS, aud the estab
tishment or federation of disreputabla CHAR.
acters, who expose their depravity under
the guise of intox cation; our interests as
well as our duty as citiz,ls demand that we
enter a solemn protest ag iuss all suca pla-
ces, and p'eige ourselves asa ira lie to CO.
operate with thu off ,,rs of tn, law and with
al cool citizsns to p event thu issue of Ii :
cences to all disrepueab,e places.