The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-06-10
Platform Of the National Temperance
Convention.

Ine following resolutions were adopted
BY the National Temperance Convent"
recently in session in Chicago: !.
WHEREAS, The divine blessing has
he efforts Of the friends Of ter
past; that under that blessing rested upon
oled in the Eighth Nation"' zeefSnee IN the
iesm It our duty and csnysnoe osre anS assem m.
his cause on mt to. " .esisifege to gratefully ac-
Resotued - % mi Aimlgnty In guiding
N r.! rAs. We hereby acknowledge our de-
: % me d1yfiie guidance, and call upon
iSenNs OF the temperance reform to suppli-
,ase Sne ara OF the Almighty in securing the bless
world 'A anu ''''
WHEREAS, Alcohol is generally recognized as
narcotlc lrritant poison, producing by its general
use crime, poverty and DEATH and
WHEREAS, The use OF it by many Of the medical
profession SO generally in their practice is antsgo-
hlstc to the cause of total abstinence; therefure
:. .heSotred, That we hereby express our hearty
dlsappfeval Of practice so fraught with evil and
as scleace has brought to light other remedies
which can be substituted, we urge the medical pro-
fesston to Danish this enemy OF temperance entire
~ from their practice
Resolced, That we call upon all friends of tenn
perance to sustain the endeavors of physicians to
bring about this healthiul REFORM
, Rssolced, That it is the sense of this convention
that an important part Of the work of the Christian
men and women of this land is to use the power of
their influence. individual and combined to create
a public sentiment that shall make the use of in.
toxcating liquors i'll the kitchen. on the family
where and everywhere so odous that none will be
willing to be known as favoring its use.
Resoteed, That 1t is also their duty to use the
through ali the grades of Authority and power.
from the family to the National Government until
we obtain our desire even though wearyng the un-
Res0t0ed, That we consider the most important
work of the temperance Reform and especially of
the Christian men and women to educate the
children into thorough temperance principles
gathering them into total abstinence societies in
all the Sabbath and day schools, if possible and
outside these reaching all the children OF the land,
instilng into their minds intense hatred Of in
temperance in all its forms and places,
ResotUed, That as all experience in the temper
ance movement has shown that, in an important
sense, money is one Of the sinews of our warfare
We recommend to all temperance organizations that
firstly they seek for themselves the best possible
money basis; and secondly, that they make a
judicious use Of their funds, expending them -,
prosecuting the battle rather than in costly -os
parade, and we further recommend that all ,nrchas
be respectfully requested to take cole tions from
nme TO tune f9r 9 tne National Tempe ance societys
cooperating with the churche. IN seesinn 70 ate
men sober and lead them into the Kingdom of
Christ N iAs"oii Vi
Resolred, That .,ao Sabbath school is an efficient
auxiliary for &c suppression Of the traffic apd use
,nho ling liquors, and that to this end every
S work by principles of total abstinence upon
.n.r scholars; that juvenile temperance societies
should be formed in every Sabbath-school and that
well selected temperance libraries should form
part Of every Sabbath school library
Rssotged, That We hereby reaffirm the action OF
the National Temperance Convention Of 1865 held
at Cleveland. That the church of the living God
the pillar and ground of the truth is by its consti
tuition and covenant a living protest against ntem
perance the use of and traffic in intoxicating drinks
being incompatible with true piety; and its mem
bers and ministers are true to their sacred obliga
tions only as they do their utmost to exterminate
this evil from the land; and, also, we recommend
the discontinuance Of the use of alcoholic stimu-
lants at the sacramental board.
Resotued, That we charge the liquor trafic with
deliberate purpose to desecrate and destroy our
American Christian Sabbath hallowed by the law
OF God, and sacred to all our hearts.
Resotped, That the history Of the whisky frauds
it does, the INSCRIPTIONS, lawdefying character of
those engaged in the demoralizing traffic, and we
heartily approve and rejoice in the firm, decided
action OF the United States authorities to bring to
punishment every offender
Resotued, That the penalties for the prohibition
and suppression Of the sale Of Intoxicating drinks
the ofense; that earnestly urge the necessity Of
more severe penalties for prohibitory laws, in
Guiding imprisonment for repeated offenses.
ReS0tUed, That We reafirm the resolution Of the
National Temperance Convention of 1868 decar-
ing that the press have always proved one Of the
most useful agencies for the enlightenment of the
public mind in the principles and duties of temper
ance; we hail with pleasure the establishment of
temperance newspapers and periodicals, and the
frequent publication of temperance articles in the
religious and secular journals of the country, as in
dcative of the substantial progress of the cause,
and we especial rejoice in the establishing of the
National Temperance Society and Publication
House, whose purpose is to supply sound temper
ance literature The numerous and valuable pub
ications of this society found upon its catalogue
supply pressing want, and for the healthy prog
ress of the cause should be widely spread among
the people. We recommend this society and its
publications to the cordial sympathy and active
support Of all friends of temperance throughout
the country.
ResolUed, That we recommend all citizens to
take the temperance issue without concealment,
without compromise to the caucus and the polls;
to nominate and vote for such candidates only,
State and National as will unqualiiedly indorse
and sustain the prohibition of the liquor traffic;
that in every State, county, town and Congression-
al disrictn the United States Prohibition Leagues
be organiZed also, whenever suitable nominations
are not otherwise made, that Independent prohibi-
tion candidates be nominated for the sufirages of
all thoughtful citizens and that the Prohibition
party should have the undivided support of all
temperance votes in each State and Territory
where in their judgment, such political action is
the best method Of securing the enactment and
enforcement of efficient prohibitory laws.
Resolged, That the time has arrived more fully
to consider the relations Of the National Govern
ment to its responsibility for the alcoholic liquor
gress to prohibit the manufacture and sale of all
alcoholic beverages in the District of Columbia and
in the Territories of the United States, and to pro-
hibit their importation from foreign countries; to
require total abstinence from all alcoholic bever-
ages the part of all officials and subordinates in
the civil military and naval service and to initiate
and adopt for ratification by the several States OF
the Union constitutional amendment which shall
make the traffic in alcoholic beverages illegal
throughout our national domain.
ResolUed, That the next National Convention
shall be called by the National Temperance Soce-
ty whenever, in the Judgment of its officers, the
need Of such convention becomes apparent.
Res0lUed, That the work accomplished by the
organization among the reformed men in New En-
gland, Illinois and other parts of the country
abundantly justfes the addition of this agency to
those already operative in the temperance cause:
and that we heartily recommend the formation OF