The Beginning of the Temperance Movement in Vineland (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Beginning of the Temperance Movement in Vineland Early in its history Vineland became widely known through its temperance policy, the decisive action of the settlers in preventing the sale of intoxicating liquors and the annual vote against license keeping the town free from the demoralizing influence of the saloon and legalized liquor traffic. Through this effort on the part of its citizens, Vineland acquired a reputation for sobriety, industry and intelligence, which it has maintained for the half century of its existence! This has not been accomplished without persistent work by those who had the best interest of the community at heart, attempts having been made to establish the saloon in Vineland against the will of the people. While many of the earnest workers in the cause of temperance have passed from this field of action there still remain others who will continue the work so successfully maintained. With the ever growing public sentiment against the liquor traffic the present inhabitants or Vineland cannot allow the labors of the faithful men and women to be undone or the moral standard lowered. All citizens without regard to personal prejudice should unite in upholding the temperance policy established in June 1863. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.