The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-09-01

lowing resolutions, which were
unanimously and enthusiastically
adopted.
| REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas, Public Office is a public trust;
and, whereas, public officers who advise and
enact laws In violation of the honest and
intelligent will of the people, misuse that
trust, and forfeit their right to public con-
idence; and, whereas, the support of an en-
lightened public opinion is the strong prop
TO the arm of the dutiful public officer;
Therefore, Be it Resolved, by the people of
Weston and Lewis county, is Mass Meeting
assembled
/. That we most profoundly regret the sad
and sorrowful accidents from intemperance
in our midst within the last few months,
and express sympathy for the victims there
of and their unfortunate families.
| 2. That we demand of our public men,
both civil and official, that they take more
decided stand in favor OF suppressing The
liquor traffic, which is destroying our fair
est youth, and is bringing shame and sor-
row on our best families.
| 3. That debt of gratitude is due from tn e
public to Mayor Brannon, and w. S. Smith
| @IU ocNi WASh ilShaidJ Vic ppcClhl IOIct ny
him appointed, for the just and efficient en-
forcement of the law against the liquor
| traffic.
| 4. That the action of the Councilman of
Weston, by which they abrogated the ordi-
nance allowing an illegal seller of liquor to
be fined Gil and jailed 30 days, in default of
payment thereof, and by which they declar-
ed the punishment for such otfense to be
| 81 mi wit No inn ric To
force the same, and by which they reduce
the limitation of prosecution to 30 days, all
of which was done over the veto of Mayor
Brannon, as revolutionary in it's character,
and immoral and lawless in its tendency.
| 5. That we pledge ourselves to the
hearty support of any and all officers in
their efforts to suppress the liquor traffic.
ISRAEL SIMMONS, Chairman.
| 7. N. BARNES,
| j. G. JACKSON,
| P. j. SIMPSON,
Rev. NJ. L. BARNETT,
! Committee.
| Whereas, F. C. Gaylord, NJ. j. Casey, j. B.
| Ftnster and G. Z. Hale, Oouncilmen of the
| town of Weston, have by their recent revo-
| lutionary action in endeavoring to destroy
| the power of the Mayor to destroy the Illegal
sale of whisky, declared themselves in ia:
vor of lawlessness and disorder by repeating
the whisky ordinance, therefore, be it,
Resolved, That we, the citizens OF the
| town of Weston, earnestly demand the said
Councilmen to resign their positions as such
The above was adopted by most
hearty response, more SO than any
motion or resolution before the
house.
Loud calls were made for w. w.
Brannon, who appeared upon the
stand, and in an appropriate man
ner, thanked the immense crowd
for their hearty and ringing en-
dorsement of his official course, and
proceeded to make q short speech.
Calls were made for w. G. McGay
and W. S. O'Brien, and others, who
responded in happy manner. A
small group of whisky men and
their henchmen being present,
made loud calls for Louis Bennett,
the Prosecuting Attorney, who re-
responded in long and tedious
harangue, claiming for himself that
he was "the best Prosecuting At
torney Lewis county ever had"
When he was through, W. w.
Brannon was loudly called for and
riddled him in a few moments so
badly that he looked ghostly. The
question naturally suggested itself,
why Mr.. Bennett is so warmly
supported by every man in the
county who has been Or is engaged
in the whisky business, if he has
prosecuted them so vigorously as
he presents? Why is it that he
was called upon to speak, and ap-
plauded only by the whisky men
and their supporters 2" 1t may be
asked, "Why 1T is that every whis-
ky saloon in tne county was open
in his behalf at the last Democratic