Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-23

Iappend the declaration and resolu-
tons OF the "Law and Order Club" Of
this town, which is replete with Interests
"As committee appointed at an in
formal meeting Of certain citizens OF
Lafayette, KY, held in the interest OF
good morals TO present declaration
Of principles, we offer the following:
We believe all men have rights and
that it is good and sound principle in
law that no man has the right to so use
his own as to injure the rights OF others
and therefore we declare ourselves un-
alterably opposed TO NIL wrong doing,
but deem it expedlent to specify some
things, as moro especially meeting our
disapprobation, such as the illegal Gale OF
intoxicating liquors, the violation OF
Sunday laws and the setting up and
keeping gambling houses, also all in
dividual gambling, whereby anything
OF value is won or lost, and hereby
pledge our united efforts to break up
and prevent all such violations OF the
statute laws OF our commonwealth, and
! he ordinances OF the town OF Lafayette
Ky, and to bring 10 punishment, any
one who dares to so violate such laws.
BY this we mean to use all legal and
proper means to accomplish this end,
to be hereafter determined by the club,
which shall be known as the Law and
Order Club of Lafayette, Ky.
While every man is possessed OF that
sort Of freedom which allows the power,
yet no man has the right to do wrong,
and if he does so, he acts not only
against his own best interests here and
in the life to come. And when his con-
duct is such rs to corrupt the youth it
is most reprehensible indeed, and is rot
only destructive OF individual hope but
also OF the commonwealth. 1t becomes,
therefore, imperative upon those who
love good order. and right doing, to
lrown upon and visbly dscountenancc
all violations of correct principles, as
we'll as to unite in the well directed
pursuit OF all indicators to just retri-
button
Good and moral citizens, when they
can and do not at least try to repress
the evil around them, become them
selves responsible for that which is thus
allowed and while we do not propose
to enter into the political strife, we do
declare it to be every mans duty to cast
his vote conscientiously for the one who
is moral, to the end that we may have
such officers as will legislate properly
and execute rigidly, i'll the way best
conducive to the public interest. That
we may, by the use OF the best possible
means, accomplish the greatest possible
good, we deem it expedient to unite in
organization by the election OF Pres
ident and Vice President, Secretary,
a Treasurer and Sergeant-at- Arms; &c
: create fund to be- used in the prosecu-
ton OF the work undertaken by the
club, the means OF doing which to b.
regulated by the Club from time Il
time. ELDRED E. PATE,
A. p COLLINS,
Committee.
The following are the members OF the
Law and Order Club of Lafayette:
Prof S. l.. Frogge, Pres; Rev. ]. d
Fraser, L. J. Purcell, DIR. G.. j. North
ington, Rev. Eldred E. Pate, Sec, anC
Treas, DR.. d. E. Boyd, G. B. Fraser
Sergt. alarms, Henry B. Marshall, S
i NJ. Fraser, A. p. Collins, Vice Pres, I
f. Collins, Il. j. Cooper, Gid Brame,
r. J Carothers.
The above named gentlemen intend
to suppress the whiskey traffic in this
town. 1t has become almost intolera-
BILE, and they apprehend the danger that
would ultimately exc out OF it. They
are right, and they will have the good
wishes of thoughtful men and women
| THE efforts OF the young men to gel
up ball at the Tobacco Exchange were
, Intellectual, and the proposed entertain
|, ment has collapsed" The failure, we
. suppose, was owing to the inclemency
q of the weather. We haven't heard any
s better reason.
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