Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-24

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spectacle people, need REPUTATION
He proceeds to try his hand At Il
Well, Il should smile" at the Est he
makes Surely theLegisIature il in a
grin Those charges" Mr.. Editor.
were not against those respectable
citizens" who were at that meeting
They were against those who sent
round the drum to call the citizens TO
the meeting and then manipulated
the ''innocents." Some people talk
too much "out of meeting One Of
the High Priests of thar remarkably
meeting said few days ago to a
friend Of mine, a citizen and "Busi-
ness Man." who (after the courteous
president at that meeting had declar-
ed him in order). had the impudence
to deliver himself against the propos-
ed High License and Resubmissionu
policy, in substance, thus: "You had
no business there-tbe meeting was
called by high license and liquor men
you'd have been Kissed down. If
bad not prevented" Now let the
excellent gentlemen who honestly
signed for High License to cure what
they consider Free Rum, ponder that.
Then let them think on this, viz !:
that after the resolutions Of that
meeting. so beautifully declaring In
favor Of wise laws to stop driokingn
and save our youth" and declaring
in favor Of High License" to accom-.
plish this, 10 when their progeny is
produced before the legislature in
the shape Of the "wise Legislation"
promised, it has the mark Of the
same old c0onn on it. it is the old
license system-the same old system
that ruined multitudes of the noble
youth and men Of Annapolis in other
days aud broke so many wives and
mothers hearts. Now, gentlemen,
respectable citizens" / mean those
who were honest in wanting the
traffic checked. wbo honestly thought
High License would do IL, how do
you feel when you read that bill !?
Did you go TO that meeting and sign
that petition expecting such a result
| respect you enough to say that |
believe you did not. / hold that you
have been duped -unsuspecti0g per-
haps, you have none the less really
gotten into the tolls of the same old
Child of Beliall Now, gentlemen,
what as to this You, ! mean who
have real principle; who would really
like to see this community saved
from curse and death ? Had you
not better do, in a manly way, as one
of your number, at least, has done,
go and say, Il did not sign for such
a bill; take my name off," Do that
and you will then stand in position
of genuine self-respect. Then when
you see men reeling from the open
saloon, you may say, II did not help
to that !" ! appeal to you earnestly,
because l believe you want DO such
evil thing as this repeal bill proposes
to make j our city the drinking shops
of The county whose people, by assent
of all, don't want this vile thing
Now as to the yet more remarkable
memorial just issued as 10 the name
OF that High License meeting, / want
to say that it reminds me Of the old
Virginia darkey, heard Of by all, who
wouldn't waste bis ammunition on
the buck that was bounding so beau
tifuliy, because ii left alone it would
presently break its own neck!n i
think those citizens whom we credit
as well wishers of humanity must
have groaned as they were made to
father those accusations Hear the
Memorial - drunkenness has ac-
tually increased ! Isle Staggering
men and boys are now a most fire.
quent spectacle on the streets of our
city. (slc) The law Local Option
has intensified debauchery, having
broken down safeguards it now me-
naces all the minors Of the city with
the infatuations of secret vice |!
Legislators, we favor temperance
Cob y We would approve oil wise
laws to restrain drunkenness, ell laws
in the interest of virtue, morality and
the protection of our youth" There
lore what,-put down the clubs !
Make the Governor issue qao icGr-
ranto, which up to this time he has
virtually refused to do? Legislate
SO that testimony may be taken, on
prosecution of the clubs, without ex-
posing the witnesses to prosecution
because Of their testimony ? No, you
good and innocent citizeDs Hear
the Memorial Therefore we beg
now to be permitted to vote down at
the polls this ininnnfnns law Of Local