Year: 1873

I'd the following resolution:


That the Indiana State Temper
,nce Alliance by voluntary subscrip-
tion,a will revise and expend $25 900
in one year from this date; that this
money shall be raised by counties, and
among them according to
and shall be used for the
purpose Of employing men to traverse
the State with a view to educate the
public mind in reference to the tenn
perance question; to organize an Exec
utive Committee in each county, COM
posed Of not less than three nor more
than five persons, whose business 1t
shall be to superintend the work in
their county.


A months reflection will show the
necessity of this resolution. The sup
porters Of the liquor traffic have an as
sociation, the direct object of which is,
to break down the temperance law at
our next legislature. At one of their
meetings they passed the following
resolution:


I'VE will use all honorable means to
deprive political and puritanical men
of the power they have long exercised
in the councils of political parties, and
that we will support no candidate Tor
any Office who is identified with that
narrow minded element


Such being the direct issue, the abet-
ters of the liquor traffic have made, it
is evident that some systematic course
must be adopted, to foster and extend
temperance sentiments among the peo-
pie of the State, or the law which has
already accomplished SO much good
will be stricken down we know of no
more practical way than that indicated
by the resolution of the alliance. We
therefore earnestly commend it to the
serious consideration of every lover of
good order and temperance.


We left the meeting of the alliance
before its close, to 60 to Anderson in
Madison Co., where we held two meet
ings which were large and very enthu-
siastic. We are pleased to learn that
the temperance law has worked hap
py reformation there. When the law
was passed there were thirteen saloons
in Anderson, now there are only two.
As consequence, drunkenness and
crime has almost disappeared.
Our next point was Warsaw, Kosci-
usko county. We held three meet
ings there, each succeeding meeting
increased in interest and size. The
last was attended by upwards of one
thousand people, all of whom testified
by rising vote, that they approved Of
the present temperance law, and
would do all in their power to sustain
and enforce it. Many who we're oppos-
ed to the law when it was enacted are
now stl ongly in favor of it, since they
have witnessed the vast amount Of
good it has done. We we're shown
around the city by Representative
Thayer. . lie pointed out several
places that were whiskey saloons few
month ago. Now they are used fo1
business purposes, which tend to th'
benefit instead of the destruction o
mankind. The resolution in favor o
soberity and good order is very marked
in Warsaw. This is no doubt OWN!
to the fact that they have an activ,
vigilance committee in good workin,
order, whose business it is to see tha
the law is enforced. This should b
the case in every town throughout th'
State.


Our next point was Pierstown. w
found the people thoroughly alive o1
this question. The Presbyterian min
lister had delivered sermon on intem
perance the night before our arriva
which had produced good effect, $
that we had large audience. At thi
place every saloon has been closed. !
drug store keeper, however, has bee
doing considerable mischief, but hi
race is about run. He sold whiske
to a man who was in the habit Of get
ting drunk. tfter drinking the whis
key he went home and smashed all tn
dishes in the house, and abused hi
wife fearfully. On this and som
other violations of the law the drue
gist has, we understand, been sued fc


one thousand dollars damages with


very fair prospect of having to for


over the amount. Thus it would seel


that drug stores will have to atone f


their sins. 1t is high time they shoul,


for all over the State some of tt


druggists has been Systematically d.


vising means to evade the law, an


have thus been the authors of muc


mischief. =


From Princeton We went to Silv,


Lake. There also we found the pc,


pie alive to the good cause. just b.


fore meeting, furious snow stor


came on which prevented many cou,


try people from attending. Here eve


grog shop is shut up.


Our next destination was Bourbo


Marshall county. There we had


soul-stirring meeting. We found OF
saloon selling under permit, and OF


drug store doing great mischief Bu


thank fortune, the law has fallen upt


these men. Two cases ofselling


minors have been filed in court again


the saloon keeper. Ifthese should


sustained. his license becomes forfei


ed, and he will be debarred from pr


curing another one for five years.


his craft will be at an end. Five cas-


have been instituted against the dru
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