The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-07-25
The Citizens Anti-License League
of Cecil County

vention which assembled at North
East last week to perfect arrange
ments for conducting a successful
campaign against the saloon this fall
in the county. Arrangements were
perfected for successful and telling
temperance camp meeting at Wood.
lawn, three days preceding the relig
ious camp. The tents will be
prepared in time to accommodate
the temperance meeting which will
be held on the 7th, 9Th and 9th of
August.
The finance committee estimate
$3.50 will be needed to defray the
necessary ex penses Of the camp. and
committees were appointed to collect
that amount which was apportioned
among the districts, aud as much
more as possible, the balance
to be used for campaign purposes.
NJ. W. W. Carter of the 9Th district
reported $94 subscribed in the 9th
district already. Other collections
were reported aggregating sl25.
Committees on the different
branches of the necessary work to be
done were appointed.
The following resolutions were of
fered by Rev. I. jewell and passed
That it is the sense of the conven-
ton that we urge each Vice President
to raise $50, if possible, in his dis
trict, by personal solicitation or
otherwise for campaign purposes.
That the Vice. Residents of each
district be requested to organize
their own districts to conduct the
campaign in the coming contest.
1t was decided that the executive
committee should consist of the
President, the two Vice Presidents at
Large. Secretaries, Treasurer, Chair
men of the different Standing Com.
mittees, together with the officers of
the County W. G. T. U. and the
original committee of the I. o. G.. T.
who called the convention.
The program committee for the
camp was appointed as follows: the
Chalrmen of the Committees on
securing Speakers and Music-Rev.
I. jewell and J. NJ. Campbell, Mrs.
Milligan, W. w. Carter and Geo. o.
Carey.
A letter from DR.. Mackall was read
which expressed the following bray e
as well as patriotic sentiments.
After regretting his inability 20 at
tend the meeting on account of
absence from home, the letter con-
cludes:
Gas the friends of the present
Prohibition law we'll know my earn,
est desire is to preserve our county
from retrograde movement, believ-
ing as 1 do that the establishment
of liquor saloons would be disastrous
to the best interests of our County.
My defeat of the movement in the
Legislature in '88 to resubmit the
question of license or prohibition to
the people, was as l anticipated. my
political death, but l am we'll pleased
to die in such cause and thank God
| am yet alive to do battle for the
right. Our vantage ground to-day is
that we are not afraid to go before
the people and work in the right.
Our disadvantage is that the enemy
is working in the dark and we can,
not follow the trail of the serpent.
But~~my faith is enduring in the
triumph both over error and of
righteousness over crime. The
friends of license do not fight like
men in an honest cause and we may
challenge them to meet US in vain.
If God permits, l hope to be with
you at Woodlawn and while my foot
Is not on the platform as a speaker,
both my voice aad my pen belong to
the cause for all they are worth Let
US be ourselves temperate but deter
mined and we need not fear the
result"
The paragraph in the above of
special moment reads: "My defeat of
the movement in the legislature of
'S9 to resubmit the question of IL
cense or prohibited to tae people,
was as l anticipated, my political
death" Consider. you protesting
christian and temperance voters,
whose party slavery allows one of
your best representatives to fall
victim to the votes and political
power of the saloon for defending
your cause in the legislature, you
ought, every one of you 10 be heartily
ashamed to own that you belong to
parties that obey the slightest be
hests of the saloon while your fearful