The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-24
THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.
Meeting of the Maryland Alliance in Il. l.
timore-Its 18Th Annual Session.

with American flags. Among the dele
gates present were number of colored
persons Before the morning session
was started the hall was well filled, the
sexes being equally divided. Mr.. + Twin
Higgins, president of the Alliance, oc
cuIieti the chair with Mr.. {. :. MosheI
as secretary.
MIR. Daniel, in highly eulos istic
speech, introduced the president, MIR.
f Twin Higgins. who read his animal re-
port. lie referred to the recent progress SIS
made by the prohi ,ition cause in the
ate, and claimed that in the counties
in which local option has been defeated,
with the exception of Charles and st.
Mary : counties, if the registered voters
who did not woe had voted for II c law,
it would have h ca ad"p'rd. L. Prince
Georges. w .>hinstou and other coun-
ties local option would have been car
ried by handsome majorities. MIR. Hig-
gins praised the work of the Women S
Christian Temperance Union for it's eff
forts to secure The passage of the law for
the introduction of scientific text books
in the schools, showing the effects of al
coholic stimulants and narcotics upon
the human system.
The legislature passed prohibitory
laws for Buckeystown, Frederick cour ty,
Libertytown, Worcester county, and for
Emory Grove and the country around for
a mile in Baltimore county. Also a
| ,cal option bill for Bishopsville, Wor-
cester county.
1t passed bills for the resubmission OF
local option in Garrett county, where at
present it prevails in five election dis
tricts; for Annapolis, where the law
Was endorsed by over 800 majority, and
a part of Anne Arundel county, includ-
ing Brooklyn: and for Cecil county,
which five years ago adopted it by over
l 600 majority.
The Alliance prepared petitions and
bills, and submitted them to the Gen
eral Assembly for general local option
law, which would save the necessity OF
many local laws and the expense, labor
and loss of time incident to obtaining
them. At the same time petitions We're
presented from many leading and intlu-
entail citizens of Baltimore for an act
for the city, prohibiting the issuing of
licenses for the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors in any block Or square without the
written assent of the majority OF the ow
ners of the property situate and voters
within the same. The com
mittee never rrade a report, favorable or
upon these reasonable
measures. The Baltimore city delega-
ton, one delegate absent, declined to
present your petitions.
said one of the delegation: I'VE were
not sent here for temperance legislation;
we have conferred toy ther, and cannot
present your petitions. The chairman
IF your c)mmittee expresses his surprise,
and replied: Present them, and say
you do SO by request The response
was: No, we cannot, for it would be
S .ood."
So, the right of petition was refused
by the city delegation in the Horse-a
right supposed to be as firmly estab
ished in legislative bodies, under our
form of government, as
are the everlasting hills in the physical
world. 1nvectives are idle.
The delegates of local option Cecil and
Hartford did not fail us, however, in the
and the petitions were pre-
sented to the House.
In conclusion. Mr.. Higgins urged
thorough organization of the temperance
forces to arrange that at the same time
hn e r,nt
if it is submitted, shall be
submitted prohibition amendment
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Mr.. David II. Bouic, of Rockville,
vice president of the Montgomery County
Temperance Alliance, spoke Of the work
ing of local prohibition in that county
A'ter FIVE years experience of it he said
the financial prosperity and sobriety
have wonderfully increased. | examined
The court records, and the number OF
indictments, which used to
average 20 to 50 a year, now averages
only 10 to 20 a year. Our Jail WAS never
empty until May, 1881, since thcr. it has
been empty several times, once for thu ee
mont! $ at Il time, and today at noon the
asst two prisoners were discharged, so
hat our jail Is again empty. There are
violations of the local option law, OF
course, but there is no county where the
aw is better administered. We used to
average one hundred arrests year for
and disorderly conduct in
Rockville; | know from the dockets
here haven't been more than five in the
i've years OF local option. Our law is
he shortest and best. 1t is mistake to
Except anything, and it is just as bad to
offer Il reward 10 the iuformer.
ANNE ARUNDEL.
Nj. Edwards Munro, of Annapolis. le-
ported that a meeting had been held IN
Annapols for high license. Committees
rom the meeting and from the Alliance
vent before the l. sislature work. Tor
ligh license AID retention OF the proili
Prise a bill for resu omission was passed,
10 we were both fooled. II. spoke very
tightly OF Senator liayes's work in the
Cause, but that their own
alter promising them every thing,
lad failed them i'll the hour ., need.
Miss Annie CAN'T, also of Annapolis.
sand she had been around in rh 1t town q
good deal and that she had only seen
,wO Il! uuken men IN AnuaDJllS in three
Years.
OTHER REPORTS
Rev. MI. ii ,nna said the law was a
perfect success ON D:al's Island as far as
my law can be success. There may
AVE been gallon or two of whisky sold
here in the last year. II our men d!dn
get Maryland liz htiu5 in b fillmore aid
we'd get alon. all righ.. Mr..
James Daniel reported that nearly every
body in Somers ct county Was very well
satisfied with the working OF the law
Dr. VIM. II Wilmer, the late naval
officer, stated that in Charles county the
question of local option had been de
eated three times. 1t lacks material
and enterprise. For long
lime the bli- hit Was slavery: now it is
whisky. and the same is tine of Southern
Mary land generally.
OTHER COUNTIES.
Rev. Mr.. II zzird reported that they
Are making grand progress in Dolches-
Ter. Local option prevails in all districts
We NJ squito district. Where the mos
4 ,itos Sing SO gr.ndly tie people drink
In Cambridge the law has
been only partially executed. The great
trouble is the Jins trade from Baltimore,