The New York herald., 1869-09-03
THE sArIoSAL TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
Adoption Sf . Platform-Ansthcr stirrins
Discsssion on the Policy Of Party Organ.
txation-Wosucu In the Work.

Adoption sf . Platfern-Ansther stirriss
Discassien on the Policy Of Party Organ.
txatien-Wsosu In tho Work.
CHICAGO. Sept. Q. 1852.
The National Temperance Convention reassembled
this morning at nine O'Clock.
Judge Black President OF the Convention. led In
prayer He then read an extract from an editorial
In the Chicago Tribune a. olows:-'As to the efrort
to prevent all men BY law from drinking spirituous
liquors nineteen -twenteths OF the American people
wil In our judgment, at all times oppose it, Such
. law rests on force 1t is good for nothing until
backed BY the police. the sherins posse, the con.
stables club. the army and the navy" Tho Judge
then said that the Idea that they intended to employ
force to accomplish their work was ridiculous; they
worked only by moral suasion.
Mr.. Ransom. of New Jersey, read the platform, as
follows:-
whereas protection and allegiance reciprocal dutes
Of 81. entitled % The full complete psrisc!
o : .:S nrxs IN The of
the trac in Intoxicating drinks greatly lmpss tho psrson
isns psre: hofs.ssy unwilling to adopt .dsauss
TSsrsies., ~. Ssi,on.! ocuy.n.i9. assembled
sSs. Of Il: in the dscnsrss Of solemn duty
TO country and race unite tn tho following de-
Ss Ss%
S.S .: st.ss: .sa ;ss,r aaisa
:ssasSss: q SspsS.s:s isshss. s;5:sy
ton OF American Independence and our federal oon,uton
being
sulaed Any .y.tsm whatever
p..: Sis. @ ns
mount qasson and absolutely refuse TO do anything toward
OF aesona s'is IL
snp y a .s.
political parties and Organise ourselves into "Naonsl
s:ss 'Ss II ,p S'' the
rss @.wh!ls We adopt the name cf AMT. Drs%.hop
asnSanos ~ i.,isn III: pSSc debt and psds, ad.
stituon we deem nczpeden to give promnonoe TO other
FIN-Tha central executive committee Of
state and TERRITORY p,t,c o. Columbia be appointed
their judgment will best promote tho interests OF the party
The third plank OF the platform called out vigor
ous discussion. Chaplain Iozier was opposed to 1t
entirely He was heart and soul q temperance man.
but was opposed to giving up hts political principles
because he was temperance man.
Only those opposed il VINO had axes to grind.
Or. Jewett, OF Tennessee had fought IN the repub-
iican ranks from the %Sssinnns He owed Lever sver'tnas
passed the prohibition law, and the same party did
the same thing In Connecticut and Maine. In Con-
down with the cause. In the last Convention In
Maine the republican party Incorporated temper
ance pauf IN their platform and opposed the new
Mr. RUSSELL OF MICHIGAN, answered MIR. Jewctt de-
nying that which Mr. Jewett had credited the repub
can party with. He undertook TO prove that the
republican party had done nothing for the temper
ance cause.
Mr. Jewett-Now name one democratic paper
that has ever como out In its favor.
Dr. William Ross. of Illinois, said he could name
one -"Brick" Pomeroy's He has published article
nffc at INF Wa ha
lives up to 1t. too.
Mr. Russell went on with euloVium OF the demo-
cratic party, closing his remarks by prophcsying
success TO the temperance party at last
Mrs. Baou, OF Minnesota, did not think she had o
@ she 20 on the ns ss Mo
should they Judge OF the political parties but by
their deeds' should they beg them to maintain
reclied au anecdote Of poor, starving boy,
who was asked why he did not beg. ana answered: -
bo s
whose homes are desolate begs whose illtreatm ent
at the hands Of men ruined by the dramshop is so
plain that 1t plainly bcgsf She thought they were
now ready for new party. II there was any good
In the republican or democratic parties let them
them. This party was their party-the true humane
party. II needed temperance women, and must
Women rne H,p men sH me creates nr,nc,paties or
Powers women are the creators OF men.
MI Leonard said he was from Egypt.. IL was the
wish OF oil Egyptians and Christians that third
party be established. He said the republican plat
form meant abolition and post offices, while the
democratic platform meant ntgger and whisKov.
Mr.. nlton, OF WISCONSIN, said It was not time for
the temperance men TO political ties anu form
party with this one plank for platform. He had
grave doubts about the success or tae movement.
Is there any reasonable prospect that can draw
enough people from the republican party to over
come the remainder and the democratic partyi IA
v0ice-.I will give 800 dozen for all the demo.
Gratis who will leave their party for thls."l Temper
rance is not the only question now IN this country
There arc important questions IN which temperance
men are interested, and men are not going to leave
one idea now that the political parties have their
machinery oil ready their lines laid and all ready to
work. Give the parties to understand tina; tempe
rance men will not support whiskcy men, and after
a defeat or two they would 10 careful whom they
nominate against
resotuton was here introduced and passed by o
unanimous vote that the name of the party De "The
National Temperance Party"
Rev. DR.. Hatfield, Of Chicago, said II was painful
to him to differ from men OF sense. He did not be-
lieve In the formation OF y new party. wnat they
wanted was conviction. grown into the mind, that
the liquor business Is wrong, and until that was
done distinct parties are DOgwO0d stubbe. Expe-
ricnce shows that whore distinct temperance ques.
tons were made the issue they met with defeat
The temperance men OF Massachusetts, say II they
can ward or the folly OF third party AMI make the
republicans believe that they would desert tho party
II they did not DO right they would get what they
wanted The party that hopes for the organization
OF third party ~ the one that was irving to break
up the Union and desired to keep up slavery. lt is
Considerable sparrng followed between DR.. Hat
deld and X. J. Hammond, which was rather sharp
In lis character. Mr.. tiainnlOuu was HiSScu uuWu,
and the Convention adjourned until two O'Clock.
On reassembling at two O'Clock the discussion Of
the third plank was resumed
G. II. Farrell OF Illinois, said the republican and
democratic parties were dead. New issues were
wanted. II useless to ask either OF the parties
for assistance.
Rev. Mr. Dixon OF Illinois, was for new party
The third resolution as reported by the committee,
was then adopted with but one dissenting voice.
Mr.. Bloss, OF Illinois. offered substituted to the
fourth resolution. that having declared that all per-
sons have right to be protected in person ana pro-
perty against the liquor trafc they hold that the
means TO secure that protection Is equally right;
therefore suffrage should be impartial without
gard to nationality, color or sex.
The amendment after debate. was rejected and
the resolution adopted.
The 6fth resolution was passed unanimously.
The preamble was adopted aud the whole plat
form then adopted by rising vote, with three cheers
aud tiger
doxology was then sung.
Mr.. 0errit Smith presented and read long ad-
dress which he had prepared. half dozen or more
motions made to- strike out OF Mr.. Smiths ad-
dress certain expressions which were deemed onsn-