He was also a temperance advocate associated with the Washingtonian movement.
The Liberals' position alienated all but the most hard-line temperance advocates.
"I never expected to find a temperance advocate in my own home, of all places!"
The temperance advocate makes believe that the wine at the marriage feast of Cana was non-alcoholic.
Longley was first elected to the assembly in 1859 as a temperance advocate.
He was popular as a platform speaker, and successful as a temperance advocate.
A temperance advocate, he also set a strong Christian moral tone, such that none of the police were indolent or corrupt.
He was also a leading temperance advocate and prominent in the Presbyterian church.
In 1887, local temperance advocates succeeded in making Hartford, as well as other communities, a dry town.
Strict temperance advocates, who may or may not be religiously motivated, would see drinking even one glass as an abuse.