The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-04-21
WACO EXAMINER
WACO. APRIL p, 1882.
PROHIBITION CoNvE~TIoN-
Joint. Session of ministers OF
Ihe Gospel and the state
Prohibition Alliance


oon,mittee. convention OF the State
ProhibitiOu Alliance assembled III the
q Christian church of this city, at 10
o'.Iock Yesterday morning. An hour or
NOR. before that time the church was
comfortably filed with delegates and
cit zans in sympathy with the cause of
prohibition. Many prominent men were
nresept-meu WHO are well known to
tbe people of Texas, some as politicians,
others as ministers, ana still others as
leaders in the sections whence they
came, devoted 10 all measures calcu-
lated to elevate the morals or improve
the condition of the people. For some
time before the meeting was called to
order. the attendants mingled with each
other in hearty enjoyment of the pleas
ures incident to meeting with friends
and the form ton of desirable acquaint-
ances Every man and woman knew
some other man or woman, and every
one seemed inspired with an inclination
to spend the idle moments in hearty,
whole-souled fraternization Many
warm greetings were exchanged, aud
much friendly Intercourse enjoyed be-
fore the hour for business was an
nounced.
Precisely at 10 o'clock the meeting
was called to order by Mr. W, d. Jack
son, of Waco BY invitation, Elder w.
L. Hall offered prayer
Temporary organization was effected
by the election of Col. }. NJ. Anderson,
of Waco, as president and JAS. |. Moore
ESQ., secretary.
Before proceeding to business, Col.
Anderson delivered short address, eX-
planatory OF the objects of the conven-
ton. After a few preliminary remarks,
he came squarely to the point with the
declaration that the people of Texas
through their representatives present,
had determined to demand that the
question Of an amendment to the state
constitution, permitting legislation pro-
hibitiug the manufacture or sale OF IN
toxicating liquors IN the state Of Texas,
be submitted to popular vote The OBJ
ject was not to form an indelendent
temperance party, but to WELD the bal
auce of power and make terms with tn
political party which would pledge |
itself 10 the cause of prohibition. |
The tendency of the age to an in |
crease of the besetting sin of the !
American people-intemperance-was |
alarming, and demanded the most vigor- /
Gus action Of the people to SUPPRESS II. |
and Its sting in almost every bosom. !
Its instrumentality in the spread Of con
tagiOus diseases was almost incredible /
and its power for the corruption of all |
that is dear to mankind incalculable |
1t was alike disastrous to government /
and to communities, growing upon the /
people with stealth hardly !
perccptble, yet none the .
less surely and sadly. 1t was
the duty Of the prohibitionists Of Texas /
to put check upon this monster, and .
ultimately TO annihilate it. UudOubt- |
eddy they had the moral herOism t. at
tempt the task, and they cert ,inly had .
he majority to accomplish it,
On motion, Il committee of three on
permanent organization WIS appointed
by the chair, consisting Of Elder w. L.
Hall, OF Travis county, chairman; Elder
&. Mcpherson, of Ellis county; and
A. c. Graves, Of Coryell county
A motion to appoint a committee on
credentials caused considerable discus
sion. A number of delegates came
pro- erly accredited, but many who were
present for the purpose of participating
IN the convention had no credentials.
A call had been made for meeting of
the executive committee of the State
Alliance for convention. The matter
was slmplltied and arranged to the .
satisfaction of all by an ex- /
PLANTATION from DR.. Moore, /
who Is a member of the executive com |
mlttee. His interpretation of the call /
WAS that every person friendly to the /
cause Of prohibition, and who would
pledge himself or herself to work zeal
ousIy for 1t IN future, 40 matter what
may have been past predictions, was
entitled TO seat as member of the
convention. This obviated the necessi-
ty OF a credentials committee, aud all {
those present desiring to participate in
the deliberations were invited to fur / {
llsh the secretary with their names and {
he counties they represented. I
At TINS point the committee on perma-
lent organization reported that they =
lad agreed upon DR.. Thomas Moore, Of
Waco, for president: Rev F. G. Archer. :;
ii Cooke county, vice-president; and 4. :
j. Latimer, of Lamar.county secretary.
DR.. Thomas Moore took the char. ,
and delivered an appropriate speech on =
The aims and objects of the couyen- "
lion aud the prohibition movement. He ;
declared that although a democrat :
II the old school, he would +
hereafter decline to support the candi- l.
lates OF that or any other party. uni SIS +
hey We're unquahtiedly straight-out l.
prohibition men. His speech was elo-
luent and pointed, and may be spoken n
II az fair Indication of the spirit man >,
Tested by the entire convention. While >,
all the speakers declined to 1--WE the :
movement political character, each 7
md every one repUdiated all allegiance !,
% any political party which +
would not or did not put for g,
ward men for office who were
leart and soul III sympathy aud act We :
with the prohibition move +
nent Prohibition was declared 10 be i
lie single isolated issue, and candidates !,
or legislative honors might as well /
make up their minds to SO consider it. ,.
" 90 without the sup ort Of the people n
represented by the delegates present. :,
Col. W. +. Switzcr, Of Missouri. was il
Introduced at this point, and addressed il
he convention IN the most ap- b
'roprlate and elegant language, drclar- n
ng that during an active political life of .
orty years, beset with all the tempta- Il
ions incident thereto, he had never il
asted alcoholic liquors in any fashion. HI
IcnIbllOA lad always been ms ticket, ut
nj on II he had filled numerous posi- W
uns Of honor and trust in his state. Ia hi
500 he was elected Grand Worthy Chief il
emplar OF the state; and, history re- oil
eating itself, he was again chosen for W
nat honorable position two years ago. TO
nd fills the office now pf
After short speeches from several
ther delegates, the question Of who w
ere entitled to membership in the con w
.nuon was again raised 1t was decid- liz
/ 10 admit every one present who was b,
rohlbitlonist. The gentlemen were iii
len requested to furnish the hi
'cretary with their names and DC
e counties represented, on slips in
paper. The list was made up, and "
the following ii.
DELEGATES. ne
Bell county-S. X Sutton, Dr. A. pr