Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-06

ter, of Indianols, as President. The
Methodist State Sunday School Con.
\ gress was in session at the same time
! the two bodies meeting in joint con.
vention on the evening of the 10th in.
stant when the following platform
| was thoroughly discussed and adopt.
led:
WHEREAS, Intemperance is the enc
my of all-the drinker, the seller, the
|financier, the statesman, the educator
and the christian; therefore, be it
i ResolUed BY the temperance peo-
pie of the State Of Iowa, that we hold
these truths to be self evident; and
we do hereby declare them as the ba-
sis Of our political action:
| We recognize intemperance as the
great social, moral, financial and po-
litical evil Of The present age that ii
lisnot an incident Of intelligence and
refinement but is one Of the worst
relics of barbarism |; has always been
the moving cause of crime has pro-
duced the lowest and most degraded
forms Of government, and therefore
should be overthrown by all repub-
lican governments.
H..
We claim that all men are endowed
by their Creator with the inalienable
right of freedom from the destructive
effect of Intoxicating liquors, and the
right to use all lawful and laudable
means to defend themselves and their
neighbors against the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors, as beverage, within
our state. s..5 5,.-
That governments are established
for the purpose of restraining and
prohibiting the evil passions Of men
and of promoting and protecting
their best interest; and that therefore
it is the duty of a government to use
all its powers to make 1t as easy as
possible for men to do right and as
difficult as possible to do wrong.
Nv.
We believe that the prohibition of
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors Is
the only sound legislative theory up-
on which this veKed question can be
solved and the nation saved from
bankruptcy and Decentralization.
THEREFORE,, We insist upon the
maintainance and enforcement of our
prohibitory liquor law, and upon
such amendments thereto as will
place ale wine and beer under the
same condemnation as other intoxi-
eating liquors.
v.
ha lcc
assumed political form, and can new
er be eliminated from politics until
our legislatures and courts accom-
plish it's entire overthrow and des-
truction as q traffic in and manufac-
ture Of in our country.
vi.
We do therefore most earnestly
request that the present political par
ties of our state shall take affirma-
tive and strong grounds upon this
question, and that our conventions
shall put in nomination for all our
Offices, known, tried and true pro-
hibitory men; and we declare that
we will support only such at our
VII.
We are opposed to the orga lization
of new political party, provided we
can have sufficient assurance that our
cause will be promoted, our laws
maintained, strengthened and enforc-
ed by our cooperation with q party
now in existence. But SO soon as the
principles, practices and nominations
of the parties become destructive Of
these ends, then we shall favor the
organization of new party.
VIII.
We believe that in the security of |
of the home, rests the security of the |
State; that woman is by her very ma |
ture the acknowledged guardian of
this sacred shrine; that intemperance
is its greatest enemy; therefore we
claim that the daughters of this Com
monwealth, as we'll as her sons; ought |
to be allowed to say by their votes,
what laws shall be made for the sup
preston of this evil, and what per-
sons shall execute the same.
IX.
We believe the importation of in
toXicating liquors from foreign lands,
and :their protection by the United
States government, while in the
hands Of the importer, and Interstate
commerce in the same, cripple the
power Of State governments, in en-
acting and enforcing such legislation
as is and may be demanded by the
people.
We therefore most earnestly desire
that the constitution of the United
States be SO amended as to allow the
several States, by virtue Of their po-
lice power, to prohibit not only the
sale but the importation and inter-
state commerce in the same.
XI.
That we recognize the teachings of |
the Christian church to be mighty
bulwark in the support of the peace
and prosperity of the State, and we
hail with satisfaction tho deliver
ances of various ecclesiastical bodies,
to the effect that fermented wine be
from the rites Of divine
worship.
Mrs. s. II. Worcester, Mrs. s. b.
Thrall, Mrs. Juliette Hawley, Rev. j.
Sunderland, D. H. Emery and Geo.
Haw (and perhaps others whose
names we have not learned) repre-
sented Wapello county.
Chaplain Lozier, Methodist
preacher of Clear Lake, who was
the prohibition candidate against
Kirkwood two years ago, and who
then received. according to our recol-
lection, some five hundred votes,
seemed to be the most active men,
ber of the convention, and he no
doubt voiced the sentiments of that
body when he said, "That if John H.
Gear was nominated he wanted q
against him, and wanted q
committee authorized to make such a
A committee of one from each con-
gressional district was appointed and
clothed with authority to call State
Temperance Convention, unless the |
other parties should nominate candi- |
dates which, in their opinion, would |
be satisfactory to tho prohibitionists.
gxpensss at the Black Nils.
to the st. Loais Republican.
Deadwood is a pretty lively town.
l judge there about 5000 or Z, 900 peo-
pie here. Boots, shave, cigar, drink,
ETC., are 70 cents each. Flour Friday |
was $l7 per 100 pounds, Saturday II |
advanced for &9l, Sunday $25, and to-
day it sold for $50 per 100 pounds, or
at the ratio Of $50 per barrel. There
Is very little in town, which is the
cause Of the rise. Coal oil, when they
have any, sells for $3.50 to $3.50 per
gallon. Board is cheaper in proper
tion heinU onlv n cont. yar ~ al h., |