The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-13


President, II. w. Harrington. of Indian
apolis; First Vice President, Thomas
Kavanaugh, of Fort Wayne; Second
Vice President ID. j. Mitchell,
of Terre Haute; General Secretary, ID. B.
Ross, of Indianapolis; Treasurer, H. w.
Harrington, of Indianapolis; Executive
Commute: A f. Pierce, of Lafayette; ID. T..
Smith, of Button; Josiah Stanley, of Ko-
komo; John Drake, of Lafayette, and Jesse
f. Wilson, of Paramount
EVENING SESSION.
The Council promptly assembled at the
appointed hour. The first matter pre-
scented was the report of the Finance Com
.mittee which was adopted. A lively de-
bate then ensued over the matter of raising
funds to carry on the work, but before any
conclusion could be arrived at, the Com
mittee on Resolutions made the following
report:
The Grand Temperance Council of the State of
Indiana, representing all Temperance Assoeia-
tons OF the State in Conversion assembled
of action in the following resolutions:
1. We thank God and take courage in view Of
past success saehieved IN the spread OF temperance
sentiment in the education OF public opinion,
and In the Quickening OF the public conscience
upon this great moral question; and we renew
our vows to wage an unceasing warfare upon the
liquor traffic and all its inherent evils.
We behepe that the people OF Indiana regard
the liquor traffic and its resultant evils as the
problem which concerns them more deeply to-
day than any other, and that they will no
longer bear TO have the subject trifed with by
political parties or in Legislature. We believe
mands an amendment to the Constitution prohib-
iting the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
beverage.
3. Since at best it will be three years or more
the people demand such legislation as will enable
them 10 get control OF the traffic and
be the nearest spproach.to absolute prohibition,
and such end can best be attained through
local option laSy. including the penalty of i'm
prisOnment for violation of its provisions. The
local option bill now pending in the House,
Senate bill 80 defeated in the regular session is
the result of mature elaboration among temper
ance organizations of the State. and has been
ascertained to accord with the general temper
ance sentiment.
4. We urge upon the people of the State to
honor, sustain and return, regardless Of party in
the legislature who have nObly and faithfully
advocated. voted for and sustained over temper
ance measures introduced during the late regular
and the present special session.
5. That we firmly disapprove the conduct OF the
Temperance Committee of the House Of Repre-
sentatives and of the Speaker of the House, for
the spirit and manner in which they have treated
our bills bearing on the subject of temperance in
apparent attempts 10 prevent our bills from reach
ing the members of the House for the votes for or
against them, aud we do not hesitate TO declare
such course OF proceedings ought to be de-
nounced by all fair minded men. and that It was
directly in its effects opposed to the wishes of the
temperance people of the State, and in the direct
and substantial interest of the whisky power of
Indiana. We do not intend i'm this expression of
disapprobation to inclade the member of the
Committee from DeKalb County.
6. That we have no hope of achieving success
for any thorough temperance measures through
the machinery of any existing political party.
Z. We hold the triumph of the temperance
cause TO be paramount to the success of any polit
ical party.
n NJ 10 cha oil int
State Central Committee OF true men, 10 be com
posed OF one from each County in the State. of
which Committee he shall be Chairman and that
each County Committeeman shall appoint Com
mitteeman from each Township OF his County,
which shall compose a County Central Committee
eaeh S9un c sbs
District Committee therein with proper Chair
man and officers The duty of said Committee
shall be to look after and care for temperance
interest, and to the election OF any future
Legislatures OF not only temperate men, but of
thorough temperance men, and to care for and
protect temperance interests at the ballot box.
9. We respectfully invite all lovers of peace
virtue and good order to rally to the support of
these declarations, and join wit& us In carrying
Olt these principles, which shall ultimately lead
to grand and glorious Triumph.
After quite squabble it wss decided to
allow only five minutes debate on each sec
ton. The first section that called forth any
division of opinion was the third, which re-
ferred to the local option law This section
was the cause of a long and heated debate,
during which Judge Harrington asked the
Council to stand by their action i'm appoint
ing him at previous meeting to draw the
local option bill and work for its passage.
If they now intended to go back on him he
was anxious to know il at once. A. Il.
Pierce. Miss Hoyt and others made speeches
both pro and con. The resolution then
passed, as was the fourth. When the fifth
section was reached there was lively time
for sure. Mr.. Pierce objected to one Mem
Der of the Legislature being named as stand
ing by the temperance cause. He was in
favor of naming all or none These remarks
called forth speeches from nearly every
member, and amendment after amendment
was made and voted down. After more
speeches the section was passed by vote of
"A to 49,
A. T.. Pierce, of Lafayette, then intro
duced the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolved. That we condemn the action of ali
members Of the State Legislature, irrespective OF
party, who have attempted 10 thwart the well-ex-
pressed will of the people in refusing to give
them such temperance legislation they have
demanded: and we heartily approve OF and sus-
tain the action OF all those irrespective of party,
who have favored such legislation.
The following resolution was offered and
adopted:
adjourn without making public acknowledge
ment OF the services performed by the Chairman
of the Legislative Committer. Mr. III. W. Harring-
ton and his worthy Secretary, Miss Auretta Hoyt,
who have been so faithful in the discharge OF
their duties during the legislature; that we
appreciate their labor and hereby extend them
our thanks for the same.
Saturday. Sentinel
At o o'clock yesterday morning, by Will
lam Edgarton, of Dureith i'm the absence of
the President, there were quite number of
members added to the Executive Commit
tee The announcement was then made
that Il e Senate Committee had voted in
favor OF the Constitutional Amendment,
upon which information the Council joined
in singing the hymn, "Praise God From
Whom all Blessings Flow" and Rev. r. III.
Lynch offered prayer. A c1ngratulatory tele-
gram was sent to Governor st. John, of
Kansas.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That we, representatives of the
temperance sentiment OF the State OF Indiana,
having just heard of the success of our temper
ance Joint resolution touching prohibition In the
State of Indiana, take this method OF expressing
our heartiest thanks TO those members of the
General Assembly who have given this measure
their influence and support.
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