Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1886-04-04
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.
Regular Weekly Meeting of the
 County Committed.
Formation of the County Democratic
 Antt-Cuiumre League.

was 'n most ricketty condition and threatened to orerturn every lime thrrc was an extra heavy gust of wind.
 The chairman explained iha, the building had been kindly loaned to the Committee Ly prominent Democrat. who was temporarily sojournmg in Yuma. For the present the members would have to stand or sit on the hoCr as there were no chairs. Ths chairman added that he had, on his own responsibility, ordered strong iron bar for the door to keep out hogs applause and newspaper re- por,ers. [Great applause. A member here arose and stated that he had donated for the use of the Com mittee pound of candles. [Applause.] A letter was read from the Organist, announcing that he had returned to town from the Sulphur Springs valley. A member said the Organist had treat. ed this Committee in most dsrespect- full manner. He moved the letter be laid on the table.
 The chairman called the attention of the speaker to the fact that there was no | table.
 The letter and subject were thereupon both dropped-the latter on the floor. A member then brought up the ques- ton of the anti-Chinese League. He said this half breed Mugwump political scheme had proved tizzle, as it deserved to. Had these men taken council with the Democratic party in this county, the movement would have proved grand success. It was now the duty of this Committee to bring out some live issue, which would prove of service to tbe party this fall.
 Another speaker said he trusted they would fix upon something thoroughly | Jeffersonian with tinge of Jacksonian m it..
 The first speaker said he had pro- posal to make: This country was be- coming effete. The manners--and drinks-of our fathers were dying out. l Applause. One of the most permicious and un-Democratic habits was the use of tea. Besides that i, was Chinese beverage, which alone was sufficient reason for its rejection. He moved that league be formed and all who use tea be strictly boycotted, Applause. Another member said he fully ap. proved of what the last speaker had said but he would go further: They should not only correct bad habits, but entour- age good ones. He moved that the boy colt include all who do not drink whisky and chew tobacco. Applause.
 A member proposed that parsons be excepted from the latter clause. The author of the motion said he ob- jected to this. He had no use for par. sons anyhow--nor lawyers, nor editors either. Applause.
 The motion with its additional clause was then put 10 vore and carried unanimously.
 On motion, it was resolved that the league be known as "The Democratic Anti-Culture League of Cochise Coun- ty"
 A discussion then arose, as to the date at which the boycott should commence One speaker thought the time should be set at December 3Ist. so as to give peo. pie time to accustom their stomachs to the change. This proposal met with q storm of dissent. After half an hours talk, it was finally agreed to make the boycott retroactive, from the first of January last, that is to say, all who have uied tea, or have not drunk whisky and chewed tobacco regularly, since that date, will be boycotted.
 A membe- then proposed that com mittee of three be appointed, Joy the Chair, to fix up bhclsiss
 - Another member objected. Such committee would have too much power. They could make too much. Applause. Any man would be glad to pay couple of dollars to keep his name off the list. [Applause.] This brought up another very long and hot discussion. It Was at last agreed that the city should be di- vided into districts, one of each to be as- signed to each member of the Demo- cratic County Committee, who were to be allowed to make all they could out of the list and would be taxed 25 per cent, for each name they handed in to the Sec. retary, for the black list.
 A member asked whether anything , had been heard from President Cleve. land, in regard ts those postmasterships.
 The Chairman replied in the negative. Mnymuys I