NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



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our brethren of tho West for the signal victories 

 they hav<- iu-liii-vi-il iii behalf of un honest und r.(iml 

 administration of thu (Jovernment, and wo cordially 



.ill in. -ii, without regard to past political dusig- 

 mitu xvitlt us in an houeat and ^reat ef- 

 fort !. c:ini!:i!. tin'ir uoblo example and achieve a 

 '. ii"! in tho interest of any party, but in tho 

 num.' iiM.I in In-half of u ooininon country. 



II. That wn \\ill u*o our most earnest efforts to 

 eoouru tu.' .-U-.-tioii of tho candidates thin day noini- 



Tlu- N\-\v llaiii|>sliire State Temperance Un- 

 ion hold it.- annual State Convention at Concord 

 on tlie 18th of December, 1873. There was a 

 ittondance, every important section of the 

 M it.- being represented. A large number of 

 l.idii-s were present, and admitted as delegates. 

 1'Yoiu the reports read to the meeting by tho 

 n.'1-ording secretary and the treasurer, this <r- 

 ptiii/atiou appears to be in a prosperous con- 

 dition ; 11 nd tlie president, in a short address, 

 congratulated the Union upon the success that 

 had attended its operations during the past year. 



Tho following preambles and resolutions 

 were adopted by the convention : 



Whereas, The evil of intemperance still exists in 

 our land, desolating homes, crushing hearts, creating 

 pauperism, engendering crime, ruining health, and 

 blighting the intellectual and moral natures of all 

 who yield to its influence ; and 



WMTMI, The State Temperance Union thus or- 

 gnnizu to oppose, by moral and intellectual means, 

 this great and alarming evil : therefore, be it 



Risoloed, That the first year's work of our organ- 

 ization has been quite as successful as could reason- 

 ably be expected, and fully convinces us that we are 

 laboring in the right way, and strengthens the convic- 

 tion that success in our work largely depends upon 1. 

 The organization of reform clubs wherever practica- 

 ble ; 2. The formation of county and town temper- 

 ance unions, auxiliary to the State Union ; 3. The 

 organization of churches and Sabbath-schools into 

 temperance societies ; 4. Cordial cooperation with 

 all the temperance organizations in their work ; 5. 

 The circulation of the pledge among all classes of 

 people ; and, 6. Special effort to interest the young 

 in the principles and practice of total abstinence. 

 We base our hopes or ultimate success largely on 

 the education of the masses in the direction in which 

 we are working, being fully persuaded that a deep 

 and earnest popular sentiment in behalf of temper- 

 ance principles is absolutely essential to the suc- 

 cessful prosecution of our work, and that without 

 this enlightened sentiment we cannot reasonably 

 hope for the triumph of the temperance cause. 



Rftoloed, That temperance is a cardinal virtue, the 

 rigid practice of which is enjoined on all who aim 

 to reach the highest self-culture, and to confer tho 

 greatest amount of good upon society. 



Retained. That inasmuch as total abstinence alone 

 insures safety to the moderate drinker no less than 

 to the reformed inebriate, we urge its practice on 

 every one, both as a safeguard to himself, and as 

 an example to others ; and we enjoin on temperance 

 men everywhere the paramount importance of 

 teaching and practising this principle by circulating 

 the pledge, and exhorting to its faithful mainte- 

 nance. 



Resolved, That the formation of temperance leagues 

 in various parts of our State by earnest and devoted 

 women is one of the hopeful signs of the times, and 

 we welcome them to the ranks of organized temper- 

 ance workers, assuring them of our sympathy and 

 hearty good-will. 



Resolved, That when the temperance cause is lifted 

 out of tho arena of party politics as a distinctive 



work and taken up by the ohurchei M moral and 

 religious duty we will nee greater results than can 

 reasonably bo hoped for under existing circumstance*. 

 We regard it M a duty, that every temperance roan 

 owe* himself and society to vote only for such man 

 M most nearly represent his principle* and the wel- 

 fare of the country. In view of thin fact we 0*11 

 upon the political parties to place in nomination only 

 uch an we can consistently and honorably support ; 

 men who, both by precept and practice, are true to 

 the principles that underlie the temperance reform. 



Rttolced, That we do again pledge ourselves to la- 

 bor for obtaining from every person his or her signa- 

 ture to the pledge ; that we as citizens will giv our 

 sympathy and aid to the mayors and aldermen of 

 our cities and to the selectmen of our towns as they 

 fulfill the oaths of their office in the legal suppres- 

 sion of the traffic which is one great hmderanco to 

 morality and religion in our State. 



Jfaolcedj That wo are unqualifiedly opposed to all 

 schemes looking to the repeal of the prohibitory law 

 and substitution of license in any form in its stead. 

 We adhere unswervingly to the belief that tlie traf- 

 fic in intoxicating liquors is a crime, and as such has 

 no right to demand the protection of law. While be- 

 lieving that men are amenable to moral suasion in 

 greater degree than to any other reformatory prin- 

 ciple, yet we recognize the fact that legal as well as 

 moral means are essential in carrying on our work. 

 Let, then, our motto be, " Moral suasion for the tempt- 

 ed ; moral and legal suasion for the tempter ; moral 

 suasion for the drunkard ; moral and legal suasion 

 for the drunkard-maker." 



Resolved, That while we point with much satisfac- 

 tion to the work we have already accomplished in the 

 cause cf moral reform, wo ask our brethren abroad to 

 consider it merely an earnest of what we hope to ac- 

 complish in the future, and that we confidently look 

 forward to the time when the benign cause of tem- 

 perance will be held as high above all mere partisan- 

 ship as are the tenets of Christian churches, believ- 

 ing that, when that exalted position is reached and 

 held, we shall have every assurance of final victory 

 over intemperance. 



Resolved, That the labors of our State Agent, Mr. 

 Francis Murphy, have been so greatly prospered as 

 to occasion in our hearts deep feelings of gratitude 

 to God for the blessings vouchsafed to our cause 

 through his instrumentality, and whether he longer 

 continues with us or removes to other fields of labor, 

 we most cordially indorse him as a true, earnest, ana 

 consistent temperance man, a friend to all who need 

 sympathy and help in their efforts to free themselves 

 from the terrible thraldom of intemperance." 



The temperance candidates for the offices of 

 Governor and Railroad Commissioner were 

 John Blackmer and David Heald. 



There was no election of Governor or Rail- 

 road Commissioner by the people. For Gov- 

 ernor, the whole number of votes cast was 

 71,893, of which John Blackmer had 2,097, 

 Luther McCutchins 34,143, and James A. Wes- 

 ton 35,608 necessary for a choice being 85,- 

 942. For Railroad Commissioner, whole num- 

 ber of votes cast, 71,752, of which David 

 Heald had 2,107 ; Granville P. Conn, 84,186 ; 

 Alvah "W. Sulloway, 35,482 necessary for a 

 choice being 85,877. 



At the district elections, also, four of the 

 twelve Senators and three of the five Coun- 

 cilors were not, elected. 



The election of all these officers devolved on 

 the Legislature, which assembled on June 3d. 

 The final results of the ballotings were as fol- 

 lows : For Governor, James A. Weston 182; 



