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The Ohio Organ, Of The Temperance Reform
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Letter from Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 12, 1853, to Bro. Cary reports defeat of Temperance bill in state House despite majority support, blames constitutional rules and absences. Urges electing 51-52 pledged supporters for next legislature, organizing local Temperance Alliance, and publishing vote records.
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Bro. Cary: You will see by the reports of the proceedings of the House of Representatives, that the Temperance bill has been defeated for this session, although it received a majority of four votes on its final passage. Our present wise Constitution provides that a majority of all the members elected to each House shall vote in favor of any bill, before it shall become a law. The Temperance bill has, I believe, in every instance, when a test vote has been had, secured a majority of the members present and voting. Had we therefore had the same chance that our brethren have in other States, we should have had a very efficient temperance law this winter; for I am well assured, that it would have passed the Senate if it had passed the House. But it should also be borne in mind, that two of our friends voted against the bill, knowing it must be defeated, so as to have the privilege of moving for a reconsideration. And better still, there were two certain, if not three, who were absent, and who are known to be friends of the bill. Our friends counted forty-eight, and some forty-nine, who were in favor of the bill, but they never could be all on hand at any one time when the bill could be reached. Be it remembered that we must have forty-nine votes in the House of Representatives in favor of the measure, and in order to make sure of this we must elect for the next Legislature at least fifty-one or two, pledged friends of the Maine Law. You may put Franklin county down for two of these. How many will Hamilton give us? We shall see. We are getting signers to our Temperance Alliance Constitution and next Thursday we meet for organization. Can you not come up and help us. We meet at 2 o'clock, P. M., and if you will come up we can have a rousing meeting. If it be possible, please be with us. I think you had better publish the proceedings of the House on the temperance bill. and keep the names of the friends and enemies standing, in separate rows, that they may be remembered at the next election; but our friends Montgomery and Allen must be put right, as they are on the right side. We intend to carry out that resolution to obtain five hundred subscribers to the Organ in this county. Perhaps we shan't do it, but we will try.
As ever yours,
M:
COLUMBUS.
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Bro. Cary
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the temperance bill failed in the ohio house due to needing a majority of all elected members, despite support from 48-49 votes and majority of those present; urges electing at least 51-52 pledged supporters for the next legislature to pass the maine law and calls for organizing a local temperance alliance.
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