Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-29
THE STATE TEMPERANCE CON.
VEETEON.

The following is the report O
Rev. J. r. Goodpasture, who wa
sent as delegate from the Youn,
Mems Christian Association of thi
city, to the recent temperance con
vention held in Nashville.
Mr.. President and Brethren:-I
is gratifying to be able to repor
that the State Temperance Conven
ton, which met in Nashville or
the Goth inst, and which / attended
as your representative, was a sue
cess. The delegates, numbering
about loo from different parts of the
State, represented considerable in
telligence and influence. There
were also in attendance distinguish
ed visitors from other States, inclu-
ding Mrs. McClelland Brown, of
Pittsburgh Miss Mary A. Wads-
worth, of Boston; Miss M. F.
Mosher, of Baltimore, and Col. c..
S. Cheves, OF Louisville.
Concerning the attitude which
friends of temperance should as
sumo in the politics of the State,
two leading policies were presented
and advocated.
1t was urged upon one hand that
we should adopt an out and out
prohibition platform, and nominate
a straight ticket whether there was
a chance of electing them or not,
to the end that the party might
make record and gain an infiu-
ence to be used hereafter.
Upon the other hand it was in
sisted with greater reason that with
the present flour mile law" doing
a wonderful work in the further
ance of the cause, we could not af-
ford to fritter away our influence
and lose control of the next Legis-
lature for the sake of making rec
ord, but that on the contrary, it
was time when we should be
careful to use our Influence in such
way as to accomplish the greatest
possible results at the next election.
Fortunately this view prevailed,
and the convention decided in pur-
suance of it to make no platform
and to nominate no candidate, but |
in lieu thereof appointed delega-
lion to wait upon the Democratic
and Republican parties at their APP
State conventions, and
ask a temperance plank in their
platforms, and in case
neither one of them grant this rea-
ionable request the said delegation,
n cooperation with the executive
of the Prohibition Party,
vas authorized to make platform
md nominate a prohibition candi-
late for governor. 1t also recon-
First, that no distinct
vely temperance candidate be
for any Office where
ither of these parties would upon an
lonest platform nominate a man
lodged to stand by the four mile
NV and the cause of temperance,
ut that he be supported by the
riends of the cause without regard
D party. Second, that where both
arties make the concession temper
nee men take no organized action. 1
bird, that when neither will do
D, then a candidate be nominated
ON the ranks of the strongest of
lem III the territory in which the
ote is to be taken, and run as a
candidate, but not
in the assertion of his po-
teal views, and that temperance
lends give him solid support.
This will / think develop our full
l have made up my
lind to vote on this line. If my ]
arty does not yield to this reason
bic request and the other with an
onest platform does do so, 1 will
ote for its nominee and work for
i'm, with the belief that a party
hitch fears the whiskey influence !
} much that it will not commit it. !
Elf to stand by the 'four mile
wv u iS NOT fit 70 ha truStpd with 7
over. Let us have no more
runkards offered for office.
Respectfully submitted,
J. II. GOODPASTURE, Z