New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
PROHIBl TIONISTS IN CONVENTION.
LEGISLATION UrGgD As THE TRUE SOLUTION OF TIE



LEGISLATION UPGED As THE TRUE SOLUTION OF TIE
TEMPERANCE PROBLEM.
The National Prohibition Convention of the
United States cid its first days session Yesterday at the
Perry Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Among the
delegates were "A number Of men and women WHO have
taken prominent parts IN the crusade ana temperance
movements IN the Western and Eastern states IGele
hardly any differences Of opinion expressed rs 10
the policy Of the convention and party. Prohibitionab-
s0ute prohibtOniu the sale aud manufacture OF aioo-
holic liquors, except rcrnaps for medicinal purposes
and no compromise with the license system or any other
halfway policy the battle-cy Tie pOhibitionlstS
Thought that the time lad when political action
was necessary and would enable them TO enforce their
principles and acniovc brilliant victory.
At $3.50 a. m. a prayer and praise meeting was heid'
and at 10 o'clock when there about 40 delegates
and visitors present. Judge james BacG, of Pennsyva-
MA called the meeting 10 order Among the more pronl
nen delegates present the Hon. Robert NJ Forrest
OF PENNSYLVANIA; Judge william J. Groo OF Mddctown.
N y; Judge NJ. Van Cott of New-York; Mrs. Matte
Mcclellan Brown, formerly crusader OF Ohio and now
Of Pennsylvania; j. n. Stcams Of the National Temper
ancc Publication Society; Prof. John MolFatt l.. S.
Kaufman. the Rev. II. A. Thompson, Of Ohio,
candidate for Governor in that STATE; the Rev. Joseph
Cummings, d. D.. of Wesleyan University, Mlddetown,
Conn. me Hon Gideon T. stewart the Rev. john Rus
anu Walter Harrington. of Poushkeepsie. Judge Black
delivered the opening address, For the past thirty
years. he said. Prohibition party had been diligently
working and during that time It had succeeded in draw
ing 20 It's side OF the churcn"s AMI charitable in
stiutions and tens of thousands OF good n and womn
IN overv part OF the country. Moral feelins had been
aroused and moral suasion used but OF late years the
conviction mad been growing that political action should
accompany prohibition forts, as IL nad been proved that
all great moral movements were followed aud parfecteo
by political action. The conviction had grown the
American mind thdt the use Of liquors dcluson,
and that their sale a moral evil and crime
and must be suppressed. This could only be accom-
plishei through the ballot-box
The Rev H. A. THOMPSON, who was appointed tom
pOrary cnarnan SAID that the Prohibition party in O1O
better organized this tan before, bur the
newspapers OF the state not supporting tue work
a. they should. There many persons in the state
VINO did not approve OF the Presidents policy: While
Mr. Thompson could not hope that the Promb
uouisls would elect their ticket. he thought
incy would poll a, least 10000 votes more
address A letter was read from the Riv. William Good
ell, Of Wisconsin in which he warned The convention
astnst compromising WIN any party; notblng eAeoPt
ne9ue pr0nbuon he SAID, would hold 1t together anu
choice Of d. joseph C. Cummings as President About
twenty vice. presidents were also elected.
Acr recess several papers on the temperance ones
ton were read each beng ioilc ed 10y uilel discussion
The Irst 10y Water Harrington, entitled, do the
National Constitution pcrmi. Congress 10 prohibit tue
lrpOr.auon mahni'c,ufe' ana sac OF h,oAoatn-
beyerag, e. Mr. FairlugO argued that the tonstlu-
ton clothed the Nadonai Government win power 20
rcute commerce, anj the supreme Court bad decided
tina, Congress had power 10 regulate everything IN con
pIousDt tue m OrtaiJn and eXpOriaohO 81 liquors, ana
could Oh.bit ther manufacture and sale IN tue Terri
tom Du "a had nU power 70 interfere Win TIE manu- ac
ture III The several states. D. Cummings read the next
lfhquor Is beneficial TO mans h1l,n, intellect happi-
prosperity. tie line Of t1Ouglt, then u Is
The dUty OF COY rmcnt 10 project It's traffic. but, II
otherwise, II SHOULD D. CDndcann and suppressed
the license system does not pa vent the liquor trutc.
TINS traffic Is ruuuus aud murtcrous. and COngr -
uugut suppress The paper concluded with call
for pOuilcai action. Dr. W. Harm next read
paper. entitled. " Are thr importation, manufacture
aud 81 Intoxicating liquors legumUe bran hes 81
uIerco ~ Ia the dis u-lun tha followed, Dr. How
AID Cro vs. temperance IT ris spoken of rs weak
one leIcEitc sld That d.. COSBY just leaving
his primer in temper nce.
Tie R-v. william Go. dscl followed with paper en-
title l. sua>iou -lfi icat means for scruru
tia cuactmcu AM tXecut on ol prombuOy Laws = lie
aggl-d tlIt ID NOT sad loved that liquor taic
should De prohibited just as % illHg is
\ recess ken until 7:36 and then the Rv.
j. Ki--til crdctyrtd 90 prove ilt PoiJillUn parry
Was proper ul securing he enactment ana cX
tcgtod Ui prOHDtory laws Inc Roy. Charles ". DcH
usJn followed wiina paper ON Nlcn, and by when
parry, the srycr ,,Hc PiuhbitOY Laws enIccd,
49, w4Icn repealed ana moI.h - joan j. Hume,
~ ;tuot.or paper, sad tdi each parry had IN turn ruled
uatuu brt ueltler created 40 solve tue ISSUE
prohibition. Some temper auco men Thought that Their
tielgt lay VITA the Il iuulictHs, bat TINS ms
taac lie c.iucusrs DUtn par controlled by
who dInk RUN ana ld-er beer.
Tie convention VIII CON uUc us session this morning,
rroLDIuOn IN c,4l[ viii DO acid ~ tIe even
uS, at the Cooper lnstilutc.