The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-09-25
TEMPERANCE UNION.

The third annual meeting OF the Ore
gon State Temperance Union, which
took place at Salem last week, was well
attended, and much zeal in the temper
ance cause was manifested. 4 series of
resolutions were offered, asking the Leg
islature to pass a Local Option Law, and
were offered to the Committee on POliti-
cal Action. This Committee, on the
afternoon of the second day, submitted a
| report, recommending the adoption of
Local Option Law similar to that of
California, with the necessary changes
/ to bring it within the purview of the
/ Constitution of this State. Also the
adoption of the Civil Damage Law Of
| the State of New York, and the appoint
ment of committee to prepare bill as
above indicated, for action by the Leg
islature of our own State, now in session.
w. f. Owen, J. II. AIcClung and w.
Cranston were named for this service.
On motion,ofT. B. Handley, Mrs. DIR.
Thompson, Mrs. D. D. Briggs and Rev.
Clinton Kelly were appointed COM
mittee to draft Prohibitory Liquor
Law.
The committee on Political Action re-
ported the following relative to the for
nation of temperance party:
Rcsolred, That a State Central Com
mittee be appointed 10y this Union, con-
sisting of one member from each county
represented here; Provided, That upon
recommendation to the members of the
Central Committee appointed by this
body, from five well known temperance
men in any county not represented here,
said county shall be allowed a member
of the Central Committee.
Resolved, That each member of the
State Central Committee shall, at the
earliest possible moment, see that in his
county a perfect organization of the
I Temperance party shall be had.
ResolUed, That the Temperance State
and County Central Committees shall,
in due season, call a convention to nomi-
nate officers to be voted for at the en-
suing election by the Temperance party.
Res0lUcd, That this State Temperance
/ Central Committee shall have power to
effect an organization and appoint such
subcommittee as shall appear to the
/ Central Committee for the best interests
Of the Temperance party.
/ DR.. Watts offered q resolution asking
the Legislature to remove the political
disabilities of women, and allow them
to vote on the liquor law. This resolU-
ton was referred to the Committee on
/ Resolutions, and was afterwards made
the special order for eight o'clock, at
which time the report of the committee
was read and adopted.
! The Committee on Political Action
were empowered to use all honorable
means to secure the passage of the Local
Option Law, to which committee all
petitions were referred.
The following additional resolutions
were adopted:
ResOlUed, That we, as members Of this
Union, re-pledge ourselves to go forth
in the strength of God and our holy
cause of Temperance to work for the
fallen ones of our race, made so by the
rum traffic, and especially will we labor
for the young and rising generation that
they may escape q slavery more intol-
erable than human servitude-that Of
the slavery of rum. And as means to
this end, we will extend our individual
and united influence to sustain and sup
port the Temperance star, now our ac-
credited organ; and as a second means,
we should labor to do away with all
legal disabilities of our noble ladies'.
Offered by David Newsom.
) ResOlUed, That the Union, in voting
to lay the resolution for 4 Prohibitory
Law on the table, it is not, nor should it
be considered to mean that this Union is
opposed to such law.
Offered by DR.. Watts.
Rcs0IUed, that the Union elect or ap-
: point two persons before the close of the
present session, to present at our next
session essays on the method for the ad-
vancement Of temperance, to be followed
by discussion.
Offered by Mr.. Price.
ResOlrcd, That we hereby approve Of
the spirit and mode of the Crusade move
ment, and earnestly sympathize with
their work.
Offered by Rev. Mr.. Stewart.
T. b. Handley offered 4 resolution
thanking the different transportation
companies for courtesies extended dele
gates.
After the singing of one of the Crusade
songs, the Union adjourned to meet on
the third Tuesday of September, 1873.