The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-09
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
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FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE:-Thc
Oregon State Temperance Alliance
at Its session, in February last favor
ed the submission of Constitutional
Amendment to the people.
The State OF Kansas passed upon
| this question last November, and is
the first state in the Union that has
adopted a constitutional provision
against the liquor traffic. Sixteen of
the states have taken steps in the
same direction.
Statesmen are fast coming to the
opinion that this problem is to be
solved in this way. Gov. Foster of
Ohio, gives this movement his cordial
endorsement.
The Congregational Association
at its late session by unanimous vote
adopted the resolution and recon-
mend the submission of the amend
ment to the people. This advance
step has the approval Of other ecclesi-
astical bodies, and they are taking
action in the furtherance of the work.
The National temperance conven-
ton, at its last session, held in Sarato-
ga, N. Y, and the grand lodge of the
Good Templars OF the state OF Oregon
which recently metal Hillsboro,
adopted resolutions favoring this
action and by unanimous vote, rec
commended the reference IF this ap-
peal to the people in pursuance OF the
action of the State alliance which
met in Portland, on the 30th of July.
last, and unanimously determined TO
push the work forward The follow
lug executive committe was selected !:
DR.. J. w. Watts of Oregon City,
Chaplain r. S. Stubbs, G. J. McDou-
gal, Esq, and Mrs. DR.. Thompson,
all of Portland, for the purpose OF
having petitions printed and circu-
lated, and of devisine ways to raise
money to carry forward this move
ment. Said committee had one
thousand petitions printed, and are
circulating them throughout the
State.
There is work for alhto do! The
work does not belong exclusively to
any Order, Glass or Church, but to
the people. All the citizens are
petitioners. All are interested, and
at all public gatherings, such as
Churches and Sunday Schools, the
work may be presented. Let all be
invited to sign the petition.
Any amendment OF the Constitu-
ton ofOregon has to be passed by
the Legislature, and to be approved
at the following session, and then be
ratified by the direct vote of the
electors. So it will be about four
years before this can be enforced in
this State. Immediate and united
action is called for.
Existing organizations have thus
far failed, in their divided counsels,
to remove the curse. A combined
effort Of all can remove it forever. =
Hence all churches, all orders of
Temperance, all friends of reform and
progress. are expected to unite and
cooperate in this movement by the
State Alliance. The State Alliance
is composed of delegates from all
these bodies, and hence it is from the
people.
The committee have fully entered
upon their trust in deep earnest, and
will do their work, and they earnest
ly urge upon you to do yours. Let
this be your motto: "Go forward to
complete victory over this enemy of
mankind" Send to either of the
committee. the names of persons, in
other places, who will help. Obtain
all the names you can in person, or
by Others, up to Jan. lst., and
forward the lists to DIR. J. w. Watts,
President, at Oregon City.
The railroad war in the East has
reduced passenger rates from New
York to Chicago to eleven dollars,
a little over one cent per mile.-