The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-11-05
THE PROHIBITIONIsT.
A Letter from Mr. r. d. Cordell.
ST. LOUIS. October q, 1873.

EDITOR OF THE TINES :-Havlng read
40 You reported, your interview With me,
published in the Times Of the 18th insl.-
and your interview With F. N. Bemis and
the letters of n. n. Watson, George r.
Strong and F. O. Drske-I deem il my
duty. and in justice 10 the Temperance cause
in s.. Louis and the State of Missouri, to
make few explanations.
I intended 70 convey the idea that the
State Executive Prohibition Committee
consisted Of six or seven member; that II
the last meeting We determined, % I under.
stood It, 70 make no political issue of this
prohibition question in Stale. county or
Town. This resolution, Bemis and Watson
assert, vas offered and passed unanimously
BY the commissee. ] have no recollection
Of il and have 10 stated to Mears. Bemis,
Drake and Strong. There may have been
some convenation about allowing indie
pendent action among the Prohibition
in the country, bat even this l do
not remember. Mesn. Bemis and Watson
may be honest in their impression - to the
Involvement of the majority Of the COM
mittee in regard 10 the ultra Prohibition
element doing - they thought hest in the
matter, and may have acted in accordance
With their views. At the time Of the or.
ganis.tion Of the Central Temperance A.
ISOLATION ve agreed upon a one of our
fund amental Laws that Ne would be nom
sectsrisn and non-politicsl. We adopted .
vide and liberal platform. upon which al
all politics, all iama. Of Whatsoever
nature or kind. and of any human being in
our city and State could cOnacientiously
Join and work With ~ for Temperance re-
form. Since, being the presiding officer.
and being backed up By the best element
in our aasociation. have striven hard to
prevent sectarisnism and political prOhi.
bition iasues being introduced or discuAsed.
The membership Of our association being
Of nearly ill the religious
and Temperance and moral aaaociations In
our city, l deemed this The visest course,
and shall continue 70 pursue il a long a. /
have say % in the association.
Bemis il mistaken about my anxiety IN
20 to the State Legislature. Without my
consent, or any effort made On ny part, the
the delegation of the n. G. B. Labor party
of the thirteenth Senatorial District nomi-
mated me for State Senator. In forty eight
hours thereafter I wrote and caused to be
sent to the proper of6cen my letter Of DEC
linaiion, which vas accepted, and since
then my name has not been spoken Of or
appeared in the paper a . candidate, and
Bemis knew thee facss. There u Nd Office
in the gift Of the cliisens Of
81. Louis thst would accept of under any
vhss.ver. Nov, air, the ne
ceasiiy Of voting Tor, ind placing in Posi-
tons Of power and trust moral and tenn
perance men In one of the special matters
Of business discussed at each and every one
Of our Central Temperance Association
Monday night business meetings, and am
the chairman of that special committee 10
consider and report from time 10 time on
Ibis question. II has bern UNDERWOOD from
The organisation Of an saociaiion
By our members and BY all
city, that Ne would select such candidates
from the various aominees whom ve know
10 be moral and temperate men to Gil the
various reaponsible positions, and would
urge al our friends 70 vote this ticket IRE.
,pective Of religious belief or past political
This idea ne propose to carry out, and
will before the election, present . moral re-
form ticket to the citizens of 81. Louis and
lsk them to give the same their support !;
md We honestly believe this ticket will be
imported BY 10000 moral reform voters Of
,ur city, irrespective Of the strength Of their
political parties Who have tickets in the
6eld.
And nov, in conclusion. the Bemis says
| an young m the Temperance work.
.iah il understood that ! have dedicaued
The balance Of ny life and have pledged to
ny God and my fsllov-nsn, to use my
.eak ability. my energiea and my means in
his great and glorious Temperance reform
york, and BY Gods grace and With the com.
bined assistance Of ell religious, moral.
Temperance and good men, I hope to sevo-
utionise this city and STATE. and cause eli
men, women. boys and girls in time, to Be
in favor Of the pr0hibitioo Of the i1ports-
lion, manufacture. sale aud uae Of intoxica.
ling drinks - beverage. hope ere long
10 ne the day that there sill Be no issues
among the Temperance men in this God.
born question Of Temperance.
Youn truly,
p. d. CoRDELL