The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-08-01
TEMPERANCE AND PROHIBITION
Strong Resolutions Adopted by Oak
land District n, Z. Conference.

land District n. E. Conference.
At the District Conference held at
Mt. Lake Park, July IL and 13, 1912,
the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
With reference to the temperance
situation in:Maryland, be it
Resolved, That we would count our
selves more than happy if in Maryland
as in West Virginia we had the oppor-
tunity to enter into a state wide cam
paign for Constitutional Prohibition
throughout Maryland. However, op-
posed as we are to the saloon, we work,
under the leadership of any movement
that antagoniZes the saloon, to the best
OF our acknowledgement ability.
Resolved, That we regret very sin
cerelY the failure of the Maryland legis-
lature at its last session to pass the
state wide local option bill, which would
have been the means of closing at least
several saloons within the boundary of
our territory. 1t has been reported that
the bill was defeated by the vote of
Senator who had given his writ
ten pledge that he would vote for
state wide Local Option Bill. If such
be the case we hereby record:
l. Our adherence of such conduct as
opposed to common decency and moral
ality, as subversive to pure legislation
and the will of the people, and justly
open to the contempt of all good citi-
zens.
2. That we feel it incumbent upon
ourselves to serve notice upon any
political party that wherever or when
ever they place in nomination politician
of such character, we feel it our bounden
duty to do our uttermost to secure the
defeat of such candidate and by this
| statement we record our positive oppos-
ltlon to the denomination of any man
who is not ready to give every commun-
itY in the state, by the passage of a
State Wide Local Option Bill, the right
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un-American saloon or not.
We hereby pledge ourselves to en-
courage and promote every effort that
may be employed for the passage of a
State Wide Local Option Bill at the
next session of the State Legislature.
Resolved, That we approve of the
Anti-Salloon League and all other tenn
perance organizations that are working
for the overthrow of the liquor traffic;
and that we endorse with all possible
emphasis the splendid leadership of
Superintendent Anderson in the contest
against the saloon keepers, the brewers,
the distillers, and the whole conscience
less liquor outfit,
With reference to National Temper
ance problems, be it resolved;
/. That we petition the Senate and
House of Representatives to pass the
Kenyon Bill to prevent the importation
of Intoxicating liquors into prohibition
territory.
p That we demand in the interest of
the right Of the people to govern them
selves, the enactment of such legisla-
ton before the adjournment of the
present session of Congress.
g. That our Secretary be ordered to
send a copy of these resolutions to the
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. to the two Senators from Mary
land, the two Senators from West Vir-
ginia, and to all the Congressman OF
both states urging them to do their ut
most to obtain legislation to secure re.
lease from National interference with
the will of the people in dry territory.
j. +. WELLS, Secretary.