The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-01
AFTERNOON SESSION.


The President ANNOUNCED that he had
appointed Messrs. Simpson, Thornton
and StitZel committee of three to draft
changes in the license law, according to
the resolutions passed in the morning
session. Mr.. COnser introduced the fol-
lowing:
ResOtUed, That in the event that one
OF the political parties in any county in
TINS State shall adopt and endorse the
proposition amending the license law,
passed by this convention, and the other
party Ignore or refuse to adopt the same,
IN that event we pledge the vote of this
convention and of the temperance ele-
ment OF this State to that party. Laid
on the table.
Mr.. Ryan offered the following:
HeSOtred, That this Alliance recon-
mend TO the temperance people through
out the State, to attend all primary
meetings and conventions and advocate
the adoption of temperance principles,
anu the nomination of true and tried
temperance men for office. Adopted.
Mr. Rodgers offered the following:
ReSGtUed, That we recommend the
friends of Temperance in the various
precincts and cities of the State, to meet
on the second Wednesday preceding each
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/ tickets to see if true Temperance candi-
dates have been put in nomination for
Office, especially for the Legislature.
/ RcSOlred, That in case it is found that
true Temperance candidates have been
put in nomination by both Democrats
and Republicans, that we do not con-
| slider IT necessary to nominate any sep
arate ticket; and in case it is deemed
! that only one of the rival candidates for
an office will honestly favor our cause,
that that one be designated as our can
/ didate; and in case no truly Temperance
candidate has been nominated for any
important office, that an Independent
candidate be put in the field, in whom
We have full confidence.
Messrs. Meacham, StitZel Powell,
Payton and Knight opposed the resolu-
tiOns, and Messrs. Rodgers, Henderson
and Others supported them.
Debate on the resolutions occupied
over two hours, and the house was
crowded with interested spectators and
enthusiastic partisans. The motion to
adopt was carried by ia yeas to l03
nays.
Mr.. Conser's resolution was taken from
the table and after brief debate re-
turned to its twelve months slumber.
Mr.. StitZel offered the following:
i RCsOiUed, That for the promotion and
carrying out of the work now begun in
this State, tending in short time with
proper management, to bring about a
great Temperance Reformation, we real
iZe the great Importance of having
means to prosecute the work.
RcsOlCed, That the Alliance do now
appoint a committee to solicit subscrip-
tions in sufficient amount to secure the
success of such petitions presented to
the voters of each county, city, town OF
precinct, as the Alliance may deter
mine; said petitions to be presented to
the next Legislature in proper form.
Adopted.
The Chair appointed Jacob StitZel
such committee, and that gentleman en-
tered upon the discharge of his duties
forthwith.
The Executive Committee were EN-.
powered to fill all vacancies in office.
Rev. Mr.. Small introduced preamble
and resolutions declaring prohibition
the true aim of this Convention, anC
: urging upon the next Legislature tht
passage of the prOhibitOry law. Laid OF
the table.
Mrs. a. J. Duniway offered the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, This Alliance realizes tn
power of the ballot in all public reforms
, and
WHEREAS, Women are everywher
recognized rs legitimate auXiliaries i
! the Temperance movement, and hav
: proven themselves active and efiicier
) members of this Alliance, and have heI
! freely exercised their right to vote; there
| fore
, RcSolrcd, That we urge upon the Les
I islature of the State of Oregon the M
eessity of passing an act instructing til
. judges of elections to receive the vote
I of women upon the subject of Temper
ance, under the Fourteenth and Fl
! teenth Amendments, i'm their warrior
T precincts.
r Mrs. Duniway moved the adoption
: the resolutions.
! Mr.. COnser moved to adjourn.
Upon a division the house refused I
adjourn.
: Mr.. COnser said: There is evidently
: disposition upon the part of some to eI
| tort from this Alliance an endOrsemeI
[ of woman suffrage. | regret it; for thel
2 is question of grave importance avail
ing solution at our hands. If an EXPIRE:
: sion of public sentiment must be hat
r why do not these violent champions
, WOman's Rights call a Convention {
r agitate this matter? Sir, it i'll BELTS u
, as representatives of the Order-IOvin
people of this State to mar the closin
hours of this Alliance with angry dis
cussions on a subject foreign to that 70
the consideration of which we wer
called to these halls. We are but jus
. entering upon deadly conflict with
powerful and INSCRIPTIONS foe. Shal
we go to the battlefield fettered will
] Int !,
oppressive weight of a cause that can d,
us no good, but may work untold evil
| echo the sentiments of many in thi
hall when l answer No! Let temper
ance be our only creed and battle cry
Woman suffrage, if it be just and expe
dent, should stand upon its own mer
its; let it do so, not seek TO embaras
our cause by ''entangling alliances"
Mrs. Duniway was very sorry tina
MIR. Conser was 50 tender-fOOted. Sh,
realized that she must talk now, TO
soon our mouths will be closed unit
next year. NOice-'Just as it shoulC
bel Mr.. COnser is afraid of woman!
vote. You have great object to accom-
plish. You have striven for that TWEEN
ty, aye, forty years, to eradicate thi
monster evil, but you have toiled in
vain. Still does RIGHTEOUSNESS throw
| poison into the wells of life and so diff
fuse its taint to an unsupported degre,
through all the streams and veins O
public health. Still does intemperanc,
set on fire the course of nature, itself Sc
on fire of hell. Still does the war spirit
send its maddening hurrah through the
hearts of our people, ever ready to LEAD
them out into piratieal marauds upon
our weaker if not honester neighbors
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things exist after the much-vaunted
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