New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-19
THE PR0RIBImoy C0ETENu0N.
LETTER FROM SENATOR RLATR.

ATETTER FROM SENATOR BLAIR.
.nvrcr To rur ADVOCATES OF PR0nPIrIOy-How
THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE MAY BE REALLY AID
vAECKD.
The National Prohibition Alliance il holding
Convention =, the G utral Methodist Episcopal
Church nj Seyenth-ave. and -Four eenth-st Inc
first meeting was held yesterday mo ming at II
o'clock, After devotional exercises the Rev. Ut. u
NJ On hing of Pennsylvania, was elected preSihea''
and the Rev, A. Parke Burgess OF this cry, secre-
tary for the ensuing year. After appointing seVeri
committees the Convention ADJOURNED uh'h = r. He
IT, the afternoon q let er was read from senator
BlaI.. of New-Halupshigc, which furnished topics
for abuse of both political parties during the rest oil
the SESSION. Senator Blairs temperance views arc
well KNOWN and he was invited TO he present anu
address the Convention Il was Thought ina lie
MIGHT be Influenced 10 leave ie RrpuDlcan party
and become the leader of National Temperance
r,rtr Ir,,oblc to attend the Convention, he sent
ttr rzSicb efr,etna lv sat Mt rest al Doubt as 10
his becoming the leasi OF a third party The etier
Us. SENATE cHAMnER,. }
WASHINGTON, O;t. 10. 1881.
Ify DyAp MADAM: Yonr kiad inytIiion {" attend tIe
Conference OF frohihiiinnis .or S pbI,io, a. ia
lishng political national igIfy Win Pronpi"n 81, -,
essential niank riyrd IL has seent' 10 lh' l.
some wears thlt this step must be ultimately taken put
uu The ballot exists throughout m country IneIc a
no rae In aulcaa. ~ H. The hi.iot " sllpiIcfs."
throug ho
az stnrraci,.-tnt Rr lu.ics. The National RepnD-
ncan uarty mailing The reHt"rail"r OF tn. oao.
Us leading ssue. and consider success III 'ht ~ ~
,nert paramount To all otter consittrdu"us YAM me
vor. and the cnnnt, ami tht rer"Iu aIs rh t.,rr
masses the people IL l. useless l" submit INC temper
wha1cvcr weakens the Republican organizat.ion'
nannay seems 10 t. postpone the LAY WAcn tsih-
prrance party succeed. Most %, ule ltihl%tI-
anoe element. in t.is country belongs 20 1ad
issnea and Ia the selection Of national oic rs BEL Tue
ene,es % temperance ana 81 an g'h she rsnnn
dent white mover nj IN The oath VIII s""i pave lH'
y ~ one nv no means despair that shall yet ciptnPe
the National Republican marty, AMI "hfh the ha", -
rst ms rcd sEa be able Ia appropriate s ca-t ami ne
icst n,rbineTy ihr growth IT many years, 10
The tsnn.rsD,, cause Meanwhile. tbink that Ia pm
mares ana in stale action pledged to rTOhibin"n
sbonld bo selected "a nominees bath parties and "
thai cannot done, temperance men shond vote
for thai candidate in etLet party "hore hfeu"n VIII '
the whole 10 meet good r. ne cause" .,, , r..
They can very 3fen di'tatc the romiHatioh u Con
grcssineL pledged 70 prohibition which p"ui .o"'tr
tntioual amendment Is submitted by Congress To the
people. the main thing :" h. hcn" We snl theb Dave
u tangible national Issue, aGd unless oe o. me so"t pa.
ties adopts must organize national Parry Tor our
selves. ,,,,.
This country IL governed ia the primaries. Whoever
control, the primaries Of the dominant party governs
tlr country. .lunch blL ot tempe raacr men u inry
VIII only remain ~ their party can hel az ,ih
election 81 the delegates whc nominate the ga hia't'
for Congress and thcy can slr5 cap"ii'e ron INC
many presented, pledged Ia pr"ui ion Il lnAh t"es
IF tAc primaries Oi his party a. %seoiIr- h"hrt
~ desires the woes OF his party Il bitter gene y
stay IT, where his advice may d. ni"rtc ~ hS own
action ana amer awh ~ his cai'e - E"bl "'hrr' wa
IL ie dues II Is iiari lui ihn GO "At"uuu'ae
ms ChuTcL and thcA reform IL l"ihhE Al tne 'punl!
as wnoic, tniuk aitHOLrh the matter 10 20 Important
that huriiy are 81" express hh opihlHh =" u"-" ~"
are 10 cnnsr. the subject your r0uy ruti"n, Unit che
byc Indicated is for tine present tue letter enc
stay in the pIimaries and dictate nominations n
you fail tle riSi man this y"Lg trs % a-h--L1
eny AMI shall hold GA. fort ~ Of thr great ry-t
my organizations. 10 - - ny 'cie bhrs 'o--lhr '"r
u 10 u any other way o. r"ur-r there N,,l t-
tine, ami placr.s when ard where 5ultug outright,
snoi he r. orte,l t. bu - a r. should 20 ..t tbai
any 70 uu should ih-Iat Hai MAS not tie
mjn, 0uG some Otlcr
sLnu oder my pTopo.cd Constitutional amendment
again. az the en-iing -rr-", an -"rry that IL rnic.
scope ~ not better at'-tO"d nnt lh iue t VAL he-
IL H. tbs only basis wich ,Iirr-siH national actlR
viii ever re t.,,'n am at times b'aetOtrS that the
temperance LEADERS,, many ut tht'l, an 80 io c"'hpr-
hcnd That which l. hl,st objected 10 ~ one OF ts
very best icatHrct- PROVISIONS a, L. TIC nor distilled
liquors During thr session eAd' hS S'''hgth val
p,lit again ptn % aad eidcayOr O. show that
aDsonte control which II g'V"S I" rnh H,ate over TIE
uIii rr liquors "S ieihohi"t oA''hE nIc'i'' :" Stae
ACTON. ~ The one u.drpcnsatie thng nov backing.
Every state wOud then b"c"e r" far a. these hluor,
| are c0hrerheG an hDrlIuley H"fpehi.ht NAtiGh. IL
would be- local option iy sine. .. TO them aud CONT
| mental prohibition % To tbe DISTILLED
IL viii h.ty longer 20 plss any amendment
at ALL Unless tgs cOufsc Is pursued Many Of tEc cules
ana " hc the uurdii-t may pronounce AL Intoxicating
dFnks edaaiy ruTUus, cannot legislator, r.-poL-
ricL, and thus good come ~ the tremendous lab1Fs
OF the gene ~ which hci- ny and In ny own
work mist hr done, pcIuht Hyrru TO my OWa
"a i' rb mon. c,.u,,1,i-ncc thau my ooi, ~
/
snOdl1 c, tnlt grsut pr"gfcss htd been maze u Your
society inclined iJ views, Tor alone
knowing ate ptn- tDe utmU that pussIulr
EuoWlB. TOO tsII ug taat cii is possible
aad yct ain tal ln, AID tnat you drr in BECAUSE Ou
demand LGc llO-hIAc. Five years a-U bcgal-l.r
piccnus ycarr only remain, aad rlil IcI..nH
temperance equalization la Gu. C5unry does know
thai mere, aui stOs to imposc tnc impussJ.e
lore / vii ever send 10 petition. Tue d,'I must
glad 81 this
Tie liquor interest ia this country thus indT-r-
cut ana J have hu4 ~ go'i scrassn H. knOa. IL
.hir measure 10 real dang tue .itII-
iOiir Ruty temper tntIneut tue cauAtry
should concentrate upon u, a. cfr lEg, thank Go 10
will write tuir, because cannot bc present say D.
! 'eatHeBhy hope that yEur consultations viii
result ~ gic.t gC,d- lOu know how
/ esteem you personally All how profoundly
crate al ic,l toward yuu ana the devoted mon AMI
ls1Or vita yOu this trtal We VIII
YET alIs every thing tAprt,-iuAs IL TINS
letter VIII concic; but 10 lis trttet ms view.
be expressed tuey arr know tnOsr who pasa
pom tnein comprehend tner duty wisely, aud WA
perform ~ we'll, a. do mine.
sincerely yours, II. W. BLAIR
Mrs ". MCCLELLAND BKUwS
IL the evening Mrs. Emma MOlOy, Of Indiana.
spuKe on " Constitution OF Amendmcn or thc
,nibItiou OF Intoxicating Liquors rs Il BeyeIag -
JAY Odeti, OF Cleveland, tncn Gehycrcd long and
bitter trade against all existing political Iafties
against all churches Of every denominations ard
AGAINST AL newspapers, religious and secular, be-
cause they Wcuid not ali DcCOulc PfO!nbitoulst1