New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-28
THE PRoHIBIIONIsTS CONFERENCE.
A DECLARATION OF PEINClPLFs ADOTtD-WOMAN
sIFFRAGE TRCED.


SUFFRAGE URGED.
During the second days session Of the Ma
tonal Convention Of the Prohibition party, yesterday,
one Of the resolutions, which invited those who not
total anstainers well those who TO unite in
striving to obtain legislation in favor Of prohibition, gave
rise to discussion to whether not the party should
cooperate with any persons who use liquor beverage
After some discussion. the resolution adopted by
large majority.
preliminary meeting was held before the opening Of
the convention, to organize National Prohibition socie
" and Bureau. constitution adopted, stating that
the objects Of the society will be to educate the
people Of the country in regard 20 the errors and
euortes Of the license system and OF the Of liquor
prayer and praise meeting followed, after which the
convention was opened by DR.. Joseph Cummings
telegram was read from Ezra Crossman, declaring that
the ProhbitiOniss should know itics, except the
principles OF the Prohibition party. Murphy's moral
suasion was Intellectual TIE Rev. H. A. Thompson read
a paper on the question Are Civil Damage laws $50
called right and consistent legislation where the IL
censed traffic exstsl" Prohibition, he said, should be
enforced by legislatures andhe license fees returned
to those who paid them. John Moffat followed with
paper on What be rightfuly done in the common
schools and colleges educate youth in the principles
law uuderN ing prohbitory legislation"
The first business Of the afternoon session the read
ing OF the resolutions and declaration OF principles which
were substantially as follows:
Alcohol ia found in any product Of nature contain
ing e but IL the Intoxicating principle existing in fer
mented brewcd and distilled quors and is subtle poi
son. at with the ply steal, intellectual social and
gous interests Of men, and total abstinence from It's
use is the Only temperance dnd the certain and only
cure for inebrey Prohibition OF It's manufacture, i'm
portatlOn and sale within the Constitutional limits Of
he Congress of the United ST ties and of the Legislatures
Of the several States The ChiefJustice of the United
States has officially declared, and he sustained Dy
be oriuon of Tie supreme Cour that If any state deems
lie retail and internal traffic in ardent spirits injurious TO
s citizens aud calculated 10 produce dlcness vice and
dobaucnery, there nothing III the Constitution 10 pre-
want ffap evlIl4f ~ q re = "a
TO establish prohibition as the policy Of the state ex
perience demands that the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Departments of the Government should be in
the hands OF its friends To aid ID the contamination OF
Ibis great object we invite the cooperation of Prohib-
uonisis and those who are not total absainers. and
bSii vim sasfacfiou the initiation bv the Hon H. W.
Blair OF a movement in Congress for an amendment Of
the National Constitution prohibiting the traffic in
liquors.
After some discussion the principles and resolutions
were adopted and Mrs NJ Mcclellan Brown read paper
entitled Should participation in the Prohibition move
ment be confined 10 total absainersP Her conclusions
were that nontotal abstainers might participate, but
only total absainers should hold office. The remainder
Of the afternoon sdevOted to hearing Mrs L. Deyereux
Blake and Mrs. Socum speak up on the woman suffrage
question They claimed that power in the hands of wo-
men alone could save the country.
The convention adjourned to meet again in the eve
ming al the Prohibition mass meeting al the Cooper In
About 800 persons were in the large ball at
form The Hon. Green Clay Smith had been announced
as Of the speakers OF the evening but lie dd not
Merritt who nominated Judge James Black, Of Pennsyl
wanna. az Chairman On taking the chair Judge Black
read a telegram from the PTOhihtOnists, who were
holding a massmceting at Fanen Hall, BOs-
ton, who sent greeting 10 their fellow workers in
the Cooper Institute The chairman then made
an address, III which lac said that mtemperance
was skeleton in the closet and laid blight upon the
inmates the house which IL luTked. Drink led 10
Increased taxation injured the body and parayzed the
brain. la Turkey Russia private persons not
responsible for The that existed there, because they
had voice in the government OF those countries but
here in America. the land OF free institutions and Of
nghenment, every held responsible for the evils
that suffered 10 grow and thrive here. Hence IL
the duty OF those who were opposed TO the use OF
iquOr exert their utmost efforts 10 suppress It's
rattle PrObibitiOniss differed from other temperance
men claiming that the Government should protect the
victims Of drink. The Rev H. A. Thompson, President of
Oerben University, Ohio, who was the next speaker,
said that taking away more young men and
ruling with a heavier arm than any tyrant OF olden
times The speaker wondered how the people OF the
great State aud City OF New York could submit TO evil
that constant with all the interests OF society
He regretted 10 admit that President Hayes and the
United states Army stood behind the rumselers, who
dealt out poison TO the youth Of the land.