Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-15
Correspondence.
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

National Temperance Convention
Tho PLATFORM = WOmens' Suffrage
COnventiOn--Trade- w. a. "A. Keith
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CHICAGO, Sept. 2, 1869-The chief event Of
the week has been the National Temperance
Convention, and tho organization oil anew
national party, styling itself the National
Prohibi ton Party. The preliminary meeting
was held Tuesday evening, tho 1st inst. and
the regular sessions continued through tho
day and evening ofWednesday and Thursday
There was respectable attendance of dele
gates, among whom were a large proportion
Of clergymen- or old anti-slavery reformers,
there were such pioneers Of both temperance
and anti-alavery as Gerrt Smith and William
Goodell Gerrit Smith rnado the loading
speech and wrote the address to the public
A letter was read from r.. @. Delevan, of
Albany, arguing againss the formation of u
distinct political party at present, but prom
lsing to abide by tho decision of the conyou-
tion. AS this is the organization of a new
national party, as q natter of history put
on record tho Platform which was adopted
article by article with unanimity and much
enthusiasm.
PLATFORM. - -
WHEREAS, Protection and allegiance are recinro.
cal duties, and every citizen who yields obedience
TO the just commands of his government ia entitled
to the full complete and perfect protection of fiat
government in the enjoyment of personal security
personal liberty and private property; and,
WHEREAS The traffic In intoxicating drinks
greatly impairs the personal security and personal
liberty OF large masses Of citizens, and renders
private property insecure; and
WHEREAS The existing parties are hopelessy
unwilling to adopt an adequate policy on this oues-
iion; therefore We in national convention assem-
pied, as citzenso OF this free republic sharing In
the duties and responsibilities of the Government
In discharge of asoemn duty we owe to our conn.
try and our race unite In the following declaration
OF principles:
First. That while we acknowledge the true patri.
otsm and profound statesmanship of those parties
VINO lald broad and deep the foundations of this
government, securing at once the rights of the
States severaly and their inseparable union by the
feueIal constitution, we would not merely ''gar-
nlsh the sepulchres" of our republic fathers but
we do hereby renew our solemn pledges of fealty
70 othelmpershabe principles of civil and reliUious
iOerty, embodied In the Declaration Of American
independence and the Federal Constitution.
second, That the traffic in intoxicating bever.
ages IS adshonor to Christian civilization, mimic.
al to the best interests of society political wrong
OF unequalled enormty, subversive Of the ordinary
oGlec's OF government, not capable of being regi.
lated or restrained by any system of license what
ever, but impertively demand for its suppression
eheotVe legal prohibition both by State and Ma.
tional legislation.
Third, That in view of this, and inasmucb as the
exisung political parties either oppose or ignore
retuse to do anything toward the suppression OF
the rum trafio, which is robbing tho nation of It's
brightest ntellects, destroying its material pros.
peri'y, and rapidly undermining its very foundO.
uon, weare driven by an imperative sense Of duty
to sever our connection with the these political par
Ties, and organize ourselves into a National Tenn.
perance Party having for it's primary object the
drinks.
Fourth, That while wo adopt the name of tho
temperance Party as expressive of our primary OBJ.
Ject and while VIC denounco all reputation of Tho
public debt and pledge fleity to the principles of
the ti Deolaraton OF Independence and the Federal
Constitution, we deem II inexpedlent to give prom.
inence to other political issues
tIth, That Central Executive Committee, of
one from each State and Territory and the District
OF ooiumDia' be appointed by the Chair, whose
dutyit shall be to take such action as In thoir
Judgment will best promote the interests of tlle
party
:, Az hrst the convention adopted the namo Of
National Anti-Dram Shop Party. Then it
unanimously substituted Temperance for
ANTI Dram Shop. Finally, on the last even
ing, IT changed the name to National Prohib
itlon Party, and under that sign they pro.
pose to conquer There was earnest discns-
sion and sono vehement exhortation during
tne meeting. But there was u marked lack
ol practlcal eood sense, as mightbo expected
from such class.
ihh NOnibNb butFHhtiE CONVENTION
meets here next Thursday and Friday. It
remains to be seen whether the women will
manage their convention any better than the
Temperance Reformers did.
TRADE
has opened two or three weeks lator than
usual on account OF the backwardness Of the
season and slowness In making collections. A
large business is expected from Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Iowa. Indiana and Michigan
Will equal the trade Of former years. But
the corn crop of Illinois, in large portions of
the state, is 30 deficient and late that moth
ing but extraordinary warm weather and an
exemption from frost till October, can insure
an average crop then. Tic commercial class
are as Interested as tho agricultural in good
crops and remunerative prices. Tho mer-
chants here are preparing FOR " large trade
this fall for deficient harvests in s0mo To-
calities are made up by good ones in other
sections, and the whole northwest is tributary
TO this city.
Prominent among tho Wholesale houses
that supply the wants Of the Northwest, is tho
widely-kown firm Of
d. W. A. KEITH co., .
importers and jobbers of fancy dry goods,
notions, hosiery and woolens, 7G & 7S Wabash
avenue. Their store Is d8 feet by 40, and is
filled with the best selected stock of goods,
in their line, in tho West. Theirs Ia the
largest notion house in the city, and the large
trade they have built up in the last six years
is the best proof of the high character of the
house for fair dealing, and the best possible
recommendation to their customers. ,...E
ANIUsENfENTs. hSt'' 'I
Foul Play ia having run nj Woods Muse
nm, Adams Ia personating Enoch Arden at