Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-18

ness of purpose and premature old age. and produt
ing to all future generations deterioration OF NOR;
| and physical character. Alcoholic drinks are thu
| the impacable foe of man as an individual.
| First-The legalized importation, manufacture an
sale of intoxicating drinks. ministers to their use an
teaches erroneous and destructive sentiments, tina
such is right, thus tending to produce and reI
petuate the above mentioned evils.
| Second-To the house it is equally an enemy
proving disturber and destroyer of its prosperit
and happiness, taking from it the earnings OF tn
husband, deprvipg the dependent wife and chlldrel
| OF essential food, clothing and education bringing
| into 1t profanity, abuse and violence; setting a
nought the of the marriage altar, breaking III
| the family and sending children from parents ant
thus destroying of the most beneficial institution
OF our Creator and removing q sure foundation To-
good government, national prosperity and welfare
Third-To the community it is al enemy produc
ing Generalization, vice and wickedness Its places
of sale being often resorts of gambling ewdness ano
debaucAery and the hiding place of those who prey
upon society, counteractiDg the efficacy OF religious
| efforts and of all means for intellectual elevation
moraI purity social happiness and the eternal good
of mankind without rendering any couuteractng or
compensating benefit, being in its influence and
effect evil and only evil, and that continually.
Fourth-To the State it is equally an enemy egls-
lave inquiry judicial investgatlon ofnclal reports
of all penal reformatory and dependent institutions,
showing that the anufacture aud sale OF such bev-
erages is promoting the cause of intemperance,
crime and pauperism and Of demands on public and
private charity, imposing large part Of the taxa
ton, parayzing thrift industry, manufactures ana
commercial life, which but for it would
be unnecessary; disturbing the peace
prisons and poor houses, corrupting politics. egisla-
ton and execution of the laws, shortening lives, di-
minishing health, industry and productive power
in manufacture and art and is manifesty unjust as
well as injurious to the community on which it is
imposed, and is contrary to all just views of civil
liberty, as well a violation of the fundamental
maxim of our common law-to use our own pro-
perty or liberty so as to not injure others.
E1fth-lt is neither right polite for the State
to afford protection to any traffic system which
tends to waste resources to corrupt social habits and
to destroy the health and lives of the people. That
the importation manufacture and sale Of intoxica:
ing beverages is proven to be nmica to the true in
terests of the individual home, the community and
state and destructive to the order and welfare of
ciety and ought therefore to be classed among the
crimes to be prohibited.
Sxth-In this time of profound peace at home
and abroad, entire separation of the government
from the drink traffic and its prohibition in the Dis
trict of Columbia, the Territories and in all Ilaces
and ways over which, under the constitution, Con-
gress has control power is political issue of the
first importance to the peace and prosperity of the
nation. There can be no stable peace and protection
to personal liberty, life property until secured by
national and State constitutional provisions enforced
by adequate laws.
ance from the taxation and loss which the liquor
traffic imposes upon them, and financial OF other
legislation could not accomplish much to increase
production and cause demand for labor, and as
result the comforts of living, the suppression of
this traffic would bring to thousands of homes as
one Of its blessings.
Eighth Administration of government and ex-
ecuon OF the laws through political parties, and
we arraign the Republican party which has been in
continuous power in the nation for twenty years,
being false to duty, as false to loudly proclaimed
principles of equal justice to all and special faVors to
none, and of protection to the weak
and dependent. insenslble to the mischief
which the trade in liquor has constantly inflicted
industry, trade, commerce and social happiness of
oOpIn hat EiV 1rad
two distilleries, two thousand eight hundred and
thirty breweres one hundred and seventy y-ve thou
sand two hundred and sixty-six places of sale of
these poisonous liquors, involving an
annual waste to- the nation of fifteen
hundred million dollars, and the sacrifice of a
hundred thousand lives have, under its legislation
grown up and been fostered as legitimate of
revenue; that during its history six Territories
have been organized and five States admitted into
the Union with institutions provided and approved
by Congress, but the prohibition of this debasing
and destructive traffic has not been provided for
nor even the people given at the time of admission
power to forbid in any one of them. It's history
further shows that not II single instance has an
original prohibition law been enacted in any State
controlled by it, while in four States governed, laws
found its advent to power have been repealed At
its national convention in 1872, it declared, part
of its party faith, that it disapproves of resort to
unconstitutional laws for the purpose of removing
evils by interference with right not surrendered by
the people to either the State national govern
ment, which, the author of this plank says, ''was
explicit understanding that its purpose the dis
countenancing of all so-called temperance (prohibi-
tory and Sunday laws"
Ninth-We arraign, also, the Democratic party as
unfaithfu land unworthy of reliance this question,
for, although not clothed with power, but occupy
ing the relation of the opposition party during twen-
y years past strong i'll numbers and organization, it
has allied itself with the liquor traickers and became
in all StB es of the Union their special political
defenders, and in the National convention in 1876,
as article of its political faith, declared against
prohibition and just laws in restraint of the trade in
drink by saying it opposed to what it pleased
te call all assumptury laws. Tie national party has
been dumb on this question.
Tenth-Drink iratfickers having history and ex-
perience in all ages, clmes and condition of men,
declaring their business destructive of all good, not
finding its support in the Bible morals or reason,
appeal to misapped laws for their justification, and
entrench themselves behind evil elements of political
party for defence. Party tactics and party have be-
come the batting forces protecting this evil.
Eleventh-In view Of the foregoing facts and his
tory cordially invite all voters, without regard to
former party ailiation to unite with us in the use
of the ballot for the abolition of the drink system
under authority of our national and State govern
ments. We also demand as right that women, hav-
rg the privilege OF citizens In other respects, be
clothed with the ballot for their protection and as
rightful means for the proper settlement of the
liquor question.
Twelfth-To remove the apprehension of some
who allege the loss of public revenue would follow
the suppression of the drink trade, we confidently
refer to the experience of governments abroad and
at home which shows that the revenue from the
consumption of legitimate manufacture and COM
merce, have SO Largely followed the abolition of
drink as to fully supply all loss of liquor taxes.
Thirteenth-We recognize tho good providence of
Almighty God, who has preserved and prospered us
as nation, and asking for his spirit to guide to
ultimate success, wewn look fer it, relying on his
omnipresent trm.
The following national committee was appointed
Arkansas, j.. l.. Palmer, L. B. Rogers Connecticut,
Elisha II. Barker, DR.. E. B. Lyon; Minnesota, Rev.
A. Wiley, DR.. NJ. D. Anderson Iowa.
Pennsylvania, James Black, James Parker Jr.; New
York. S. Merritt, ]. W. Grovesnor; New Jersey, S.
B. Ransom, T. Edgar, K. T. Edgar Hunt: Ohio, W.
g.. Hubbard, s. L. Roberts; Massachusetts, Charles
A. Hovey, George F. Clark; Michigan, Rev. Jno
Russell, Prof. j. McKeever; Wisconsin,
Mrs. G. W. Pinkham, F. D. Stone.
MISCELLANEOUS.