The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-05-28
TEMPERANCE CAUSE.
PROHIBITION COUNTY C0NVEN-
TION HELD IN ELKTON ON
TUESDAY.
Strong Organization Formed to Carry on
a Determined Fight For Prohibition
During TIE Coming Campaign.
Resolutions Adopted.


of n call issued by the committee appointed
at the meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Sixth district, held in the West Noting
ham Chapel on May2. The members of the
appointed committee were Rev. d. L. SHAY,
Rev. W. L. Greenfield, C. S. Abrahams,
Thomas J. Wilson, Lloyd BaIlerston and f.
Il. Burlington.
The convention was held in the Sunday
School room OF the NJ. T.. Church, and was
called to order at II a. M, by the Rev. \. s.
Mowbray, tho pastor. Rev. d. L. Shaw,
pastor of the West Nottingham Presbyterian
Church was selected to preside, and Rev T..
Z. Poole, of the Charcs;own NJ. f. Church,
made Secretary. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. Henry Branch Il representative of the
Maryland State Temperance League. In TAX
ing tho chair the Rev. Mr.. Shaw referred
to the fact-ot how several weeks ago the
friends of temperance In the Sixth district
met at West Nottingham to consider what
could be done III order to further the Interest,"
of the cause, and that it was then desided
that much benefit would accure from meet
ing of representative temperance men from
the various districts of the county. Tie
meeting to-day in Elkton. he said was the re.
sult-and he asked that there be an express
sion of views by those present
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
AT the afternoon session the following reso-
luiions were reported by the committee and
adopted by the convention:
Your Committee appointed to consider and
recommend plan of procedure for the con-
duct Of the campaign now before the voters
of the county rs the result Of which license
or no license shall prevail among us during
the next four years thereafter would make
the following recommendations:
That for the conduct of said campaign,
an executive committee, to represent the en-
tire county. be appointed by the President Of
OF this meeting at such time hereafter as may
be convenient, to consist of twenty-seven (27)
persons, three from each election district. the
said members from each district to be ap-
pointed one from the Democratic Republican
and Prohibition parties, each.
2. That said committee shall at its first
method of conducting said campaign as shall
be deemed most advisable and shall for said
first meeting assemble at such time and place
as the President Of the meeting shall name.
3. That in view OF the fact that prohbi
tion has prevailed in our county since the
year 1881, with exception of period OF four
wears. and our people in all their interests
have felt its beneicent effects and in view OF
the fact that the license law in force during
said four years was in the year 1884 most
overwhelmingly condemned by our voters
and in view of the further fact that an
amended license law is now before said voters
for their adoption or rejection in November
next, we submit the following considerations
to the people of our county.
An examination OF the proposed license law
and consideration of the circumstances that
have promoted its proposed adoption lead to
the following conclusions:
Who has asked for the new arrangements
to regulate the sale of Intoxicating drinks?
Did the demand for n change come from the
business or moral interests Of the community?
Are such interests to be benefited by such
change? None have made such claims except
those who expect to make a pecuniary profit
by it and who were the prime movers for this
law and industrIously circulated petitions to
procure it.
This law proposes to create a favored class
in our county to whom and TO whom only,
are to accrue all the profits and benefits to be
derived by retailing and selling drinks to
their less favored neighbors who are not fin
ancially able to buy their stimulants at whole
sale.
That said law proposes to create new OFF,
GERS in our county, to be paid at the public
expense and clothed with extraordinary pow
ers which in our judgement make the pro-
posed license law unconstitutional, the result
of which would leave US without any law at
all upon the subject and every man might
sell intoxicants at his pleasure.
This law makes sweeping changes In law
that in its nature was Il contract with the
voters Of the county and for which changes
thev did not ask and which Is contrary to the
expressed wish Of a majority of said voters.
As a bribe to secure votes for said law, the
people are offered generous part r. the pro-
fits of the proposed business. to be larger or
smaller as said business is prosperous or not.
We think this is an insult to the communities
to whom such offer is made
On the pretense that public houses are
needed for the travelling public and that the
same cannot be provided without liquor SELL
ing attachments, 1t is proposed to annex to
hotels, a feature which is obnoxious to the
greater portion of the travelling public and
only lin making such places in realitynuisances
to them and all who have occasion to visit
the same.
To the charge that liquor Is now illicitIy
sold, the question is asked, when did the lic-
ensing the sale OF liquor ever prevent its sale
and who has ever known of liquor sellers
taking part in the suppression of illicit sell
ing?
8. In our belief the provision Of said lic-
ense law permitting wholesale places to sell
In quantities from a pint upwards will prove
to open the way to speak easies existing un-
der the sanction OF law.