The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-24

we affirm that instead of being licensed,
either for a HIGH or low price, the rum
traffic shouId be absolutely and forever
nroh;b;ted
, That the necn,e of any community
shonld he entitled at all times TO veto any
Driv;lages extended tn the l;uuor interest
and we protest against anv attempt by
State or nation to foist this evil upon any
people who desire To be free from it.
That while we will never cease to
petition our Legislature for such laws As
| will result IN redeeming orr State from
uim, with all it's evil consequences, we
protest AGAINST the late effort of some of
our legislators to deny the right of peti-
| ton. and we propose. in order to make
these petitions effective. to vote only for
such men to the Legislature as are in
hearty sympathy with our objects.
| 5. That grateful for the measures OF
| ST ccess resultant upon IL wears of local
option work. we recogniz. that these sue
cesses have cost vast outlay of time. la
Dor and money. and we are warned by
dear experience that prohibition thus Sc
cured is in constant peril of annulu,.ut
aud repeal at The hands OF a few law.
makers We therefore deem that the
| time has come to relegate local option
work 10 the counties, cities and districts,
and as a State organization we will from
now henceforth strive for State constitu-
tional prohibition, determined to fight it
| out on this line if it takes all the sum-
mefs of all the years between now and
eternity.
6. That in county aud local struggles
for local option the hearty Endorsement
| and moral support of the State Alliance
-. ~ I.
/. That in the coming constitutional
| convention we see provdential oppor-
| tunity to secure the blessing of constitu-
tional prohibition, and all the machinery
| of the Alliance should be directed to
procure the incorporation of prohib
tory clause in the new constitution when
submitted to the people.
s. That in order to thoroughly arouse
the State to the Importance of this op
pOrtunity, we instruct the executive
committee, if practicable. to engage a
State lecturer, who shall travel the en-
t're State and organize the sentiment
.n ;a,aoa pi a LIZ u; io.oe WHICH can oe
y: nat IN the noble women, the pulpit
s',oo ~. n'-e e.ncie"I "nu
work and we crava . ct;,l mora .ctiva
coon grafton; by the press. because of the
evil which would result from its corrup-
h ~ .He i'l"oi i".1esls, ny Ihe pupil
greatest obstacle in their work of spread
ing ChrSt's kingdom: 10y the women, be-
cause the licensed liquor evil is the bane
tieii ho,ne' lhe oes.royer Vi Ineir
10 That this alliance congratnlates
the MARYLAND Womal.s Christian Tenn
perance MON over the adoption of scien
I.'io te'IpeIaice INSTRUCTION III Tue scnoois
to an, nennln nnr hest etforts IN sacnre
such needed amendments to that law As
Will make 1t more effective for the pur-
pose Ter "hich IL was designed. Cnaries
v VI, w W. ~ '
sor, w. G. Herbert: John l.. Thomas,
secret,ry.
r. az INC evening SESSION new JULIUS l..
>rrf'' "f sENAi"h '"lQ' lT'.
Senator Culuuitt of G.nroa said,
am no here as A tramn nor nronaoan.
dist. nor a refo, mer nor total abstain,
fanatic lam here as a citizen and I
a popular notion chat if YOU want to de
stroy Il man who is in politics. let it be
known that he is not a friend of the Ii
ou,r traffic r. won't do for b;o man
with n heard ON his face to have ANYTHING
to do wi.h a temperance MEETING. That's
all good enough for old maids and Sun
day sci DOL teachers and preachers, There
are FOO e,aments :, soo;.,v sh.k;no
had. ,u,;ah ouo Cav s.,.r, o..s
nanus' WHICH are lar away IRON eaeh
other. The one class is far removed
above the common svmnathie, of man.
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.,
''"'S "''" 'ne'i GLASS Is 'ne 10" All" ue-
bauched, the very dregs of society. The
salvation Gepends on the great mass of
t, ,,;,, s;.,: a..
"' u""S'
Can 1eei Tor one another woes. Sena-
tor Culquitt then gave a review of the
prohibition campaign in Atlanta. which
l., so;3 ..s,,nas r,r,,o.+ :, d., h.,u;.
" A0 "'"'i'o"
tuat VIII overthrow the hordes OF the IL
guor tra tfic. The main argument was an
appeal to the pride of the AtIantaps
.1,o,,;h;, = n, ,,ood o,h
' 0-o
morse FOWL, they SAID, out 1t would
never do for city. Just so in MARYLAND
they NAV s,v nrobibitiop all o., II .r,rnh
p,, n,
III P'"oe ''No ieoei'oA' muse people
aren't cit Ems OF city: they are very
goJd i'll til, il quiet little way: prohibi
tion's good enough for them Rut wbe,
Won com. Ia baltimore a ci,v win citi
y.ns wby ~. fnnI;>h 10 III of r,,,h;h;
ron fnr :. III, n;tv, an",h. r., .:'
argument AGAINST nrnbIbi,inp * 1h.
money; the revenue derived from the L
cepses of the saloon. And what have
YOU gained. though YOU have $50 600
more liz Won, city ire; sury and b.v. lns,
the immortal souls of tif v boyso What
of the siohs md tears of mothers the
hI;oht.d h,m, and wra,.L.d I;v.s ,,f ,h..
hosso can n. yer rsfer tn this ar,nmsu,
that the people of this country are semi
barbari;.ns. lot enlightened Christian
citizens. NJ It this argument with scotr
scoru and g, tempt.
They say the liquor men of Atlapt;,
are going to take their Capital ont of our
town and settle in Texas. Well, God
help them, bu,-save Texas, And If
city does los some of its capital. A city
isn't it's ma .niticeut stores: it isn't bricks
and mortar and paved streets. Good as
these are, they are nausht if they art
threaded by dissolute aud debaucled
MN. " ~, pNI' S'o no ioines
the h ,mrs he mud novels. What makes