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VOLUME VI.
PARKERSBURG, ff. VA„ WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1886.
NUMBER 12.
Maryland News.
Garrett County Free.
The Liquor Men Hoisted on their
own Petard.
It will be remembered that Gar
rett county, Md., had but recently
voted on the License question by
districts, and carried 5 out of the
12 districts for Prohibition. Hoping
to recapture the county by a
general vote, the liquor men in
duced the liquor Legislature to
repeal the former law and re
submit the question to a vote of
the county at large. The Temper
ance people were indignant, but
threw their off coats and went
into the three weeks’ contest to
win, with the result as follows:
GARRETT DECLARES FOR PROHIISI
TION.
Prohibition prevailed in Garrett
county by a majority of 13, the
vote standing: For license, 953;
against license, 966. The vote
by districts wa« as follows^
Districts.
No. 1,
No. 2,
No. 3,
No. 4,
No. 5,
No. 6,
No. 7,
No. 8,
No. 9,
No. 10,
No. 11,
For
License.
80
55
148
79
150
49
209
56
33
71
23
Against
License.
52
103
188
47
85
71
233
88
13
90
16
Total,
953
966
“From Frying-Pan Into Fire.
GARRETT COUNTY GONE DRY.
The glorious news comes to us
that Garrett county has driven out
the whisky demon by a majority
of 13 votes. In November, 1884,
five districts of this county went
dry while seven tumbled into the
gutter. Yielding to the demands
ot the grog-sellers, the late Legis
lature shamefully ignored the
wishes of the best people and
repealed the law in tne five dis
tricts and resubmitted the question
to a vote of the whole county.
As the former election resulted in a
majority in the whole county of
103 for whisky it was thought that
this meant utter defeat for Prohi
bition. An energetic campaign
was inaugurated and the adverse
majority was overcome, and by 13
majority the people overthrew
King Alcohol. While in 1884,
seven districts were carried against
Prohibition, now only three or
four voted that way and by re
duced majorities. As the vote
included the whole county, these
are redeemed with the others.
The whisky men propose to
contest the election on a technical
ity, but no danger is anticipated.
John L. Thomas.
Maryland Sons of Temperance.
The Grand Division of the Sons
of Temperance for the State of
Maryland held its semi-annual
session in Westminster, at Carroll
Hail,-»Friday, April 30, commenc
ing at 10 o’clock, A. M, All of the
subordinate divisions in the State
were represented. Dr. C. Billings
lea, of Westminster, presided; R.
C. Smith and C. S. Mosher, of Bal
timore, were secretaries. R. S.
Rawlings, P. W. M. of the State,
was present, and took an active in
terest in the work. Reports of the
delegates showed a decided increase
in membership in all parts of the
State, and a greater interest in
the work,
A public meeting was held at
night with stirring addresses by a
number of speakers.
To Richmond’s shameful vote for
the saloon, Accomac Co. responds
with 300 majority tor Prohibition,
Local Option Elections.
Two Temperance Presidents Inter
viewed.
In a recent issue of the Balti
more Sun we find an account of
“interviews” with Hon. William
Daniel, President, Maryland Prohi
bition Convention, and Hon. Ed
win Higgins, President of the Tem
perance Alliance.
In speaking of the late Local
Option elections, &c. Mr. Daniel
said:
“In Garrett county we gain six
districts and the whole county,
which is a material gain, so that
it is a fair set-off against Brooklyn
and Annapolis. The whisky men
in Garrett were trapped this time
by their own device. Having
obtained in the county aggregate
vote, 173 majority, they got re
submission for the whole county,
believing that they would then
wipe out the five districts’ vote we
then had, and thus carry the
county. At the former election the
result in each district determined
for that district separately and
alone.”
* * “I feel assured from the
information I have gained that the
colored vote has been almost solidly
against us both in this State and
in Virginia, In Richmond the re
sult was precipitated by the liquor
men. It was our first trial there.
There was no Temperance edu
cation there, and our people had
little or no money for the legitimate
purposes of the campaign. All
things considered, we made a
gallant fight, but in future con
tests in the South the colored vote
is the uncertain quantity, and, in
my opinion, in the great majority
of cases, will be cast against us, be
cause the liquor men seem to have
appliances to reach them that the
Temperance men have not. * *
I attribute the loss of Annapolis
very much to the failure of the
officials to execute the law.”
WOMAN AND THE BALI.OT.
On the question of suffrage, Mr.
Daniel said:
“It seems very unfair that a
large class of ignorant colored
people, as well as whites, can so
easily be influenced to cast their
vote on the wrong side of great
moral questions and determine the
result against the right. That they
should have this power, whilst
intelligent, Christian women,
whose homes are everything to
them, are deprived of all power of
protecting them against the igno
rant and often vicious classes of the
community—it seems to me that
the tendency of this state of things
will prove the necessity of arming
the women of the home against the
saloon.”
ME. HIGGINS NOT DISCOURAGED.
Mr. Edwin Higgins, the Presi
dent of the State Temperance Alli
ance, also expressed himself very
well satisfied with the results of the
election. “I do not feel at all dis
couraged by the Richmond elec
tion. It shows that one man in
three stood up for the right. The
seed corn was planted, and here
after we will reap the harvest. In
six years we will carry Richmond
for Prohibition.”
MOKE NAMES N AMED.
For the Maryland Convention Free
mans.
We have already mailed the
Freeman containing proceedings of
the two Maryland Conventions to
more than 250 ministers, as well
as to all lists of names sent us.
We still have several hundred cop
ies left. Won’t our Maryland
friends at once send us additional
lists of Temperance workers, to
whom we may send these copies, i
Help us put them where they’ll do ;
the most good. I
I. 0. G. T
Mr. Thomas at the Front.
Along the B. A' 0. Lines.
Ed. Freeman :
Some weeks have elapsed since
I penned my last Good Templar
letter to the Freeman. Occupied
with other duties and cares, I have
had few moments which were free
from labor which I trust will show
good results when the time oomes
to “bring in the sheaves.”
My last epistle wTas penned on a
train that carried me over, under
and through numerous land slides
from Morgantown to Palatine.
The municipal contest in the
latter town had just resulted in a
glorious victory for Prohibition,
but it seemed to an observer that
the people were content to let their
charity begin and end at home, as
they took little interest in the
good work going on throughout
the State. When the time comes
to strike the blow, however, I
doubt not that under the lead of
Brother Ford, McCloy and others,
Palatine will do her part.
At Grafton, I found the I. O. G.
T. and W. C. T. U. working in
harmony and good results are
attending the efforts. In straining
after fanciful victories for non
partisan methods, the Grafton
papers are blind to the known
fact that the most earnest and
successful efforts to elect the “dry”
ticket there were made by Brothers
Clayton, Ilelmick and others,
zealous Good Templars and full
fledged Prohibitionists, with a big
P. I propheBy that ere long Graf
ton journalists will be called upon
to exercise their muncbausen
abilities over certain local events.
Webster nobly responded to the
call made upon h*r, and an efficient
Lodge was instituted which can be
called upon for service. Rev.
Simonton and Prof. Jolliffe have
zealous seconders in their efforts
for the good of humanity.
In Weston, a small Lodge of
Good Templars is battling earnest
ly in the good cause, finding little
aid from those who should be fore
most in the fight for clear brains.
I am told that a certain preacher
who was once resident there, must
be held responsible for much of
the lethargy that exists. It is
time that the staunch yeomanry
of Lewis county were stirring to
end the shameless disregard for
law which obtains in Weston, and
which is winked at by many who
should be first to condemn and
punish.
T 1 %f T 7^ 1 n r\nr\nl nrl iwr l 4- »• L ^
souled men who will do their part
to redeem Lewie county. With
such men as Revs. Barnett and
Lightburn and Bro. Jackson, Jane
Lew Lodge I. 0. G. T. will do her
part in our great work.
Buckhannon has strong men
and the Lodge organized there will
be a valuable aid. Brothers Clark
and Boggess are veterans and are
backed by others equally zealous
in the good cause.
At Clarksburg our hearts were
cheered by intercourse with
Brother Jasper Pew and his wife,
and I venture to say the Freeman
editor and our G. W. C. T. will
join me in pleasant remembrances
of our visit. Clarksburg Lodge
was mustered into service and it is
to be devoutly hoped that a W. C.
r. U. can soon be organized to aid
them in their work. There is good
Prohibition timber in Clarksburg,
out organization is necessary to
nake it thoroughly effective.
A flying trip to Ellenboro to
participate in Gough Memorial
services ended a week of constant
abor which so far as appearances
ndicate was pregnant with good
■esults.
Salem demanded a visit on Mon
lay and Hopewell Lodge was re
nstituted with prospects of rapid
jrowth and future energy which
will make it felt at home and
abroad.
An unsatisfactory call at Flem
ington, and the institution of a
splendid Lodge at Rowlesburg,
wound up my western campaign,
and I hastened home to enjoy a
few days of communion with my
own little family previous to obey
ing a call to attend the councils of
the workers of “Maryland, my
Maryland.”*
The visinle results of the tour,
are 46 Lodges and about 1,500 Good
Templars enlisted. Unless the
war is vigorously pushed to a
successful end in the redemption
ot West Virginia, these will be
“nothing but leaves.”
The Freeman Reports of the
Maryland Conventions.
Freeman friends will appreciate
the following compliment, coming
from so high a source as Hon. Win.
Daniel, late candidate for Vice
President on the ticket with St.
John.
In a business letter to the editor,
since the Maryland Conventions,
Mr. Daniel says: “The Freeman
contains such excellent accounts of
both our conventions that I don’t
see how it can fail to interest
every reader who has any Temper
ance sentiment whatever about
him.’’ * * * “Again heartily
commending you for the excellent
“get up” of the two conventions,
I am yours truly,
Wm. Daniel.
SEND FOR THEM.
We have yet on hand several
hundred copies of this Convention
Edition, which we are anxious to
send free to Maryland friends, or
any others wishing to read the
proceedings of these two State
gatherings of stirring and aggress
ive Prohibition workers.
Send for single copy, or send lists
of names of Maryland Temperance
workers, and so help put these
Freemans where they’ll do good.
Judge McCarthy’s Reasons for
Refusing License.
“Huntingdon,Pa, April 30.—Hon.
Charles R. McCarthy, one of the
associate indges of this county, has
published in the local papers his
reasons for being opposed to grant
ing license. He says he is opposed
to giving licenses because the very
courts that grant them may be
compelled to sit in judgment on
crime of the most diabolical char
acter, being the direct outgrowth
of the licenses they have granted;
because he believes the granting of
licenses to be a sin, and that no
good can result from it and much
evil may
Surely here is reason enough for
any honorable court to refuse to
grant license to sell whisky.
Conscious Inconsistency.
No man mocks God so supreme
ly as the man who votes to per
petuate the rum traffic and then
cries, “Oh I’m temperance, I’m a
prohibitionist as much as you are.”
It is the answer of Cain, and is
only made because of a conscious
ness of inconsistency.— Wisconsin
Prohibitionist.
.Send Us the News.
To make the Freeman of value
to our Maryland friends, they
must send us their news and com
munications, and then take the
paper to get what they send. We
earnestly ask them to “push
things’’ just now, along both these
lines.
Rhode Island has adopted Prohi
bition. Good for “Little Rhody!”
—Ritchie Gazette.
There’s a Republican paper that
isn’t afraid of the liquor lash.
Good for the Gazette.
THE FREEMAN
For a Dollar.
NOW’S THE TIME TO PUSH
THINGS.
As stated last week, we
made our public announce
ment to the Maryland Conven
tions, the occasion of our general of
fer of the Freeman for a dollar a
year, to all new subscribers be
tween now and November, next.
This offer extends as well to old
subscribers, who may pay up ar
rears and current year’s subscrip
tion at former rate and renew for a
dollar.
We sincerely hope all friends of
the common cause, to whom the
Freeman comes, in Maryland,
West Virginia, and elsewhere, will
meet this generous oiler with the
Bamo spirit and faith in which it
is made.
The Freeman has no other busi
ness or purpose than to render the
best possible service in the cause
of Prohibition to tho largest pos
sible constituency.
If it can materially enlarge its
constituency, it can come and con
tinue to come at one dollar. It is
for our friends: to say whether its
subscription lists shall be doubled
or trebled. If they so decide, the
matter is settled.
If Prohibition sentiment is de
veloped and crystalled into law, it
must, be done largely through the
medium of Temperance papers.
To get these papers into fami
lies, requires the active work of
friends in every neighborhood.
We earnestly ask all such friends
to whom this message comes, to
start at once the work of getting
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tion.
The Annual Meeting of this As
sociation will be held in St. Louis,
May 4th to 8th, and arrangements
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Liquor Traffic Arguments.
At Benton, Mo., a Temperance
revival was in progress, under the
leadership of Rev. B. Deering, of
St. Louis. Some miscreant in the
employ of the saloon-keepers, put
croton oil, a virulent poison, into
the water pitcher on the stand and
the clergyman and several other
persons who drank the water are
now in a precarious condition.