Telegram-herald., 1888-05-22
LOCAL OPTION TALK
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RA<zs vsEs sixty ave members out u the
roaDg Meas Psehibizion Cub meeting
last evening ia the 0reui< Court roaai-
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ported
President A. Oven Croz'sr stated the
object of Ihs meeting. s1d ca1Eioasd them
agaiEst taking about the knock out Of
the local 0ptioa lss. 80 - not . say or 10
anything detrimental 70 the cause. - every
word s0ald doubtless be reported and used
against them in ths consing esmpaign-
IA II. Walker szic be did nct think thai
ProhlbltionisIs cugAt 20 sit1Er mourn or
rsl0ics because Local option had oesn siped
o1E 81 ons tell stroke OF the pen Of the
SupEems Coaft While IL was not what
they asked for, still Il uas betteF than
nothing. snd he did lot think that . sin
gle PEohibifi0nist had opposed or worked
against IL de thought Lns passing OF the
local option las Was really done BY q lot
OF schsming politicians aud legislators.
who nsd bsen seemingly rebaked BY the
verdict Of the supreme Court. and il VAS
hard olos 10 the party that had backed the
men who made the lAs.
The following resolutions were then
adopted.
WHEzxAs. The local option law has been
declared unconstitutional by our Supreme
Court,
AzD WHEEzAs, A considerable portion of
the general tar or liquor Law OF the State
has also been lately 50 declared. and there
~ Little or nothing Of the liquor legislation
Of the last Legislature remains except the
increased tax or license fee.
Therefore. the Young Meas Prohibition
Ciub of Grand Rapids resolve:
1. That Ne are atteriy and irrevocably
opposed TO high license or increased taxa
Ei0n OF the traffic. thus intrsnching il all
the more firmly as part OF the permanent
policy OF the state and nation.
z Local option, as the settled policy of
| the State IN dealing with the liquor trattc,
would be TOO narrow. weak and inefficient.
| ;. SO broad an evil needs . broader rem
| edy.
A. Its repeal in several Northern States.
in Atlanta, Ca, and in several counties in
Canada, clearly demonstrates its instability
5. II selling liquor be made crime in
one county, every principle of justice
requires that Il should be declared by the
| general Law 10 DC so in every county in the
/ State
8. A law that withdraws fsom the cities
| the aid Of the rural vote is both unwise and
unsafs-
Z. We demand the responsibility for the
repeated failures aud abortions in liquor
legislation in our State be placed where IL
bslongs-upon those in power who, for par
usan purposes, and 10 stay the rising tide o.
| prohibition. tsmporize aud play with inter
ssts the most sacred and dear TO the people
| their homes and their country.
). While We believe many in the Legis-
lature. ann outside. were honest and SINGER,
in their support Of this policy, yet We car
bnt believe there were those in high au
thority whose motives in this matter NIGH
not bear the closest scrutiny.
o. This incident clearly demonstrates thu
need of new, united party. not only t.
elect officers 10 enforce laws. but 10 properly
enact them.
10. For ourselves, we seek and will wori
for State and National prohibition, until NJ
saloon shall exist by the sanction OF law IL
all our land; and we call upon those gooC
people who. in the local option counties. 81
earnestly sought to drive the evil from theil
own hearthstOnes, and now, in sorrow anC
bitterness. see il return, to remember that
not until the ira hc is driven from our ma
ton will their frssides be safe, and to joiI
US in the cry for National prohibition, anC
party 10 champion and enforce it.
| IL. We challenge public attention to tn,
insolent and unreasonable demands of tn,
organized liquor power. Ii eyades open dis
cussion, and seeks 10 stihe the press by pur
chasing silence. II brioes the publ
conscience with liquor revenue" which
il iTst extorts from those who toll. 1t des
perately opposes complete prohibition, an,
defeats the peoples will by fraud and cor
ruptiOn at the ballot box, and then by in
umidation perverts legislative investig,
ton. IL breaks down. wherever pOssiblI
even the weakest kind of legislation, an
demands freedom TO assault society and pi
its vocation without limitation or restraint
thus demonstrating the utility of all com
promise measures, and the necessity, i
t-pressrvation, OF its complete overthrow
II. We can but hope this will be the las
opportunity afforded politicians Of doubt
ful fidelity, to play football with the pee
pies reform. and hereby submit. as appl
cable to the situation, the memorable word
Of Lincoln:
You can fool all the people some
the time. and some Of the people all OF th
time, but yo1 cannot fool all Of the pee
pie all Of the time"
Rev. DR.. Richardson and Rev. Z. Z
Brooks made remarks pertinent to III
question, and W. G. Shepard. who
called .hs youngest ProhibitiOnist in ID
. / N@ls "4* C2iAe1 upon lof u IeN EcmAke-
Mr.. Shepard pleaded guilty 10 being q
Ohio man. said that he might be termed a
Ex-Republican, and thought be should NJ
be called upon TO speak st bis own funera
lie did not want to do anything that woul
call down upon bis head the Eagle club. a
though il was only . stuffed club. Th
Republican party was only . Blaine part,
and il vas on It's death bed. and at q
. coming campaign would cast its last in
! portsnt vote.
Z. g. Barber related how he, with job
Russell. had saved a temperance man frol
being tsrred aud iesthered in years gor
/, | BY. said that the Prohibition party was
,, | young George Washington, wish a keer
edged hatchss that would chop down n
cherry tree or break the back Of the Rspul
licsn party.
Judge J. n Tstem was called f
and said that the party was not q kie
gioved, sunday school party. but was 90
ten up expressly for the drunken man
join. He wanted drunken men over q
others 20 join the clue. it made no diffe
snce whether they sbstsined from drinkin
or not. be wanted their votes. and
drunken mans vote was Just IS gcoa ss
| Prohi0iu0Rists Votes was what he VI
after.