New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-17
POLITICAL.
MASSACHUSETTS,


vENTIoN AT BOSTON ON wEDNESDAY-AP-
PEAL OF THE CONVENTION COMMITTFE-MR
WENDELL PHILLIPS TO BE THE NOMINEE Oh
THE PROHIBITI0NISTs AND LABOR REFORM
Frs.
BoSToN, Aug. l6.-The political Temperance
Convention to he holden in this city tomorrow for the pr
pose OF forming party whose chief plank shall pro
hoition creates talk hut not much excitement in
political circles The only significance which the long
talked OF Convention has had has been due TO the fact
that has been currently reported that Mr.wende Phil
Ups would be the nominee for Governor, and that he
would not decline such a nomination. Some Of the TEN
perance people say that he has agreed TO stand "iH
Others say that he asked 60 accept but sp3
not 30 decline" allowing silence to give consent "
other words. One Of the leading spirits OF the
says that Mr. Phillips he does not want once uuuei
any circumstances would not run there was snosl VI
chance OF election he simply allowing .ne nSe VI MS
name to let the Temperance folk see what they can 90
This new portvtwas attempted last year, but the move
ment was not successful The Convention OF tomorrow
was foreshadowed in these resolutions which were passed
at Temperance Convention in February last
Resolred, That the conflict between license and prch
hton involves human interests too deeply TO be settled
without an open aySwe S party issue, 80 40 ,,,o. .,.
S average sentiment; that with part of its for
license and part for prohibitions will compromise both
will give us compromise Governors, COnStables District
Attorney and Courts and that its policy must therefore
be weak undecided, inefficient, and unsuccessful
convinced that independent party necessary, and
make the recent legislation exemptng ale porter lager
beer and strong beer from the prOhibOry law in cities
and towns where they do vote stop the sale
thereof the point which they will turn themselves out
OF the party power in the State AT meeting of tenn
Pernce in this city the I'd Of July resolution
adoptcdS to call this delegate State Convention and
committee, with ex.Leut. GOy. Trask of Springfield
its head was appointed TO call the Convention. They
have performed their duty and made the basis Of pre-
seBtdiOn delegate for every town ward of city,
and additional forevery 200 voters or fraction thereof
And these were the reasons urged upon temperance
Cby the Committee) for their support of the
party in the appeal which,was sent out
We want your aid. We must rely wholly personal
effort
Thousands stil hope fight this battle inside their
party. We show them its folly. Each must
show hisfriendithat party rise higher than its
sentiment; that party two masters
that party License and Prohibition that
party whose members divided between License and
Prohibition must compromise, and that compromise IA
but another word for license. Each show his
townsmen and friends that there be nothing hope
from party that begins TO bid for the Guor vote that
if it begins must outbd its competitors that there is
limit that If it bids beer to-day 1t must bid brandy
tomorrow upon a like exigency.
Man to man, we must show tOwnsmen and
friends that party engaged in this competition coins
the of the State buy votes that IL becomes
morals purity of the ballot and every object of good
government, for party success. We must show
friends that this evil reaches every Sae that poisons
the Of egsatOn that il mperS not the
ony but the existence Of popular government that the
only practical remedy is issue against the parent and
representative Of the criminal classes and that such
only be made by an independent political party.
We must expect no easy or speedy victory Remember
that too high and too humble to aid in
This work. Trust little to the press, little to public
addresses much to private missionary labor and much
10 organization and political work. Our first step Is TO
make the Convention Begin at once. Elect
delegates who win pledge their attendance and who are
alive TO the necessity of political action"
The published list Of delegates indicate that large
proportion Of the cergymen will take part in the Con
geuton The chief why there is such necessity
FOR new party with the rigid righteous of the temper
.nce men, is because Of the amendment TO the liquor
aw passed by the Legislature in June last. The obnox-
Gus part of the law is this:
ANY person may manufacture or sell, or keep for
SALE ale porter strong beer lager beer but not on tne
he first Tuesday iii september and thereafter on inc
first Tuesday of May annually vote that no person sha
De allowed TO sell the above mentioned malt liquors. in
which case the sale OF such liquors prOmDted Ia sao
:ity OF town"
The rigid Temperance men are dscOuraging attempts
20 perfect preliminary arrangements for such vote,
least the moderate temperance men aver and the
after say that the former afraid TO make square
ssue in that way, the vote would show too many
weak points, and prejudice the new party Inc strength
the party supposed to rest the temperance or
zanizations Sons OF Temperance Good Templars, and
Templars of Honor; hut il is estimated by member OF
All these tnat they do not in the aggregate. include
$1,000 voters and many of those cannot be depended
ipon With exLieut Gov. Trask Judge Pitman, or MT
whiting Grswod as the gubernaOral candidate, 1t il
doubtful the party could poll more than 5000 votes As
majority of the moderate temperance men VINO
40 much Of the WORK and certainly pay most OF the
money the not in the movement, nut re-
main in the Republican party. With Mr. Philips as
their standard bearer the vote Of the new faction WOd
be Greatly increased, and il IL understood that the
Labor Reform party (which pushed Itself To the SURFACE
with 30 much NigOr last year, Will also nominate MI
Phips although no general attempt at union will be
made That is there will he no formal STRIKING OF hahus
OF union of platforms and they only JON IN seiecIbS
slDcrDatOrial candidate in common In an "Ou year
ike that OF 1862 when the bars are down and party nr
these two parties might throw the election INTO the hands
IF the Democrats but pretty full Republican vote
Will be called out thi, FAN by the Congressional cleo
unns the result can hardly be called pr0Dlematcai,
election than he has before But 1t Is rather carry
Ia badOW the Fa election. Things looked about rs
mixed last year this time they do and month
hence il viii be easier to indicate the probable result
Mr. John j. Baker of Beverly Is expected 10 PRESIDE
over the deliberations of the Temperance Convention 10
morrow. He has been member Of the Legislature was
once Liquor Commissioner, and has been somewhat
prominent as "a Temperance Republican. HIS lndOISe-
ment OF the movement Is doubted, but Tomorrow
will ,h0w both sides where he and many other pLonll-
ueut temperance 10 be found on TINS issue Their
state ticket is not likely to have more than one strong
name Wtndel Phillips for Governor Inc otAei names
viii be what bObbins are TO a boys kite.
NORTH CAROLINA.
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