The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-02
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70 Secure tine ADOPTION or the SecOnd
Amendments = State Organization EE
COLUMBUS, o., July "a, 1888.
The Constitutional Prohibitionists held
their State convention in the City Hall in
this city to-day. About two hundred gen.
tlemen and seventy-fiv ladies were pres
ent.
called the convention to order at 10 o'clock,
and Rev. DIR. Walden was chosen temper.
ary Chairman.
rousfng song, "We Will Conquer or DE-"
by Prof. r. E. Hudson, of Alliance.
On taking the chair DIR. Walden said he
considered that the voters of Ohio, ''re-
gardless of party feeling" had an oppor-
tunity, for the first time in the history of
the State, to express themselves upon the
great question of prohibition.
Permanent organization was then effected
by the election of the following officers:
President, Hon. Mills Gardner, of Wash.
ington G. H.; Vice-President, Mrs. Mary A.
Woodbridge, of Ravenna; Secretary, J. 8.
Morris, Piqua, with II. R. Hill, of East
Liverpool, and ]. n. Rhodes, of Clyde, as
assistants.
Upon taking the chair, Mr.. Gardner said
he had heard 1t announced that the con-
vention was held in the interests Of one Of
the great political parties of the State.
This he wanted to deny. They repre-
sented no political party, but had
assembled as the representatives Of
every political party with one common
purpose and one common aim, and that was
the endeavor to do all in their power to OBJ
tain the adoption by the people of what
was known as the second constitutional
amendment, prohibiting the sale of intoxi.
eating liquors within the State. He hoped
that it would be understood that all that
the convention had gathered for was to
represent the sense of the people in con-
nection with this traffic, and that is the
only thing represented. Mr.. Gardner
earnestly advocated the adoption Of the
second amendment, saying that he fully
believed the adoption of the first amend.
ment would be worse then to leave both
alone altogether; that the adoption of the
prohibition amendment would put the
stamp of outlawry upon the traffic of in.
toxicating liquors and prevent everywhere
the enforcement of a contract in the liquor
business. 1t made no difference, he said,
which party was in power, they would
take heed and see that the voice of the peo-
pie is listened to.
Mr.. A. B. Campbell, President of the
Kansas Temperance Union, next addressed
the convention. He denied strongly that
prohibition was failure in Kansas, and
said that in three-fourths of the State pro-
hibition did prohibit. He predicted that
the Prohibition candidates would be elected
by overwhelming majorities next fall.
Mr.. Campbell was followed by Mr.. NJ. v.
Bennett, editor of the Kansas Prohibition
ist He spoke in similar strain. Party
politics had nothing to do with prohibition
in Kansas, he said, for while Mr.. Campbell
was an ardent Republican, he himself had
always been Democrat.
The following resolutions were then
adopted as
THE PLATFORM:
whereas, The traffic in Intoxicating LIQUORS
rs a beverage has from the beginning of our
national existence continued its fearful rava-
ges, destroying multiplied thousands of lives,
devastating hundreds OF happy homes, par
people; and,
Whereas, The recent General Assembly SUBJ
mitted two amendments to our State Constitu-
ton to be voted upon at the ensuing State
election, one of which proposes the regulation
and taxation of the traffic, coupled with the
sttution, and the second which proposes the
utter prohibition of the traffic for the pur-
poses @ssoa OF beverage; eve rag and; o,,,o 49,, g.,
preme Court the whole subject of regulation,
| including the power to prohibit, for purposes
of beverage, the sale of malt and other liq-
uors, is already under the control of the Gen
| eral Assembly; and
Whereas. The question of prohibition is BY
hrst time to the people of Ohio and SO submit
| ted that each voter may, without any sacri-
fee Of his political party, give it his support;
Resolued, That as delegation convention,
acting for and speaking in the name of the
recognize the good hand of God in SO overrui
| ing in controlling matters, we are to be per-
mitted to express at the ballot-box-separate
from any political queStion-our unqualified
condemnation of and bitter hostility to the
liquor traffic.
Resolred, That without questioning or i'm
pugning the honesty and sincerity of our leg
| islators, we do most emphatically disapprove
of the use of the seductive and deceptive term
ony nd 6e
effect which, if adopted, will be to reintroduce
| the infamous license system which has been
| twice before the people of Ohio.
Resolued, That we are unalterably opposed
| to the adoption of the first or regulatory
amendment, preferring that our Constitution
should remain as it is rather than it should be
SO amended SO as to legalize and give respect
utility to the liquor traffic by licensing it.
menf om@bt to receive tHe carG}RsI sunnnrt of
| every voter who desires the success of tenn
perance, and that ignoring all party distinc-
| Gons, we call upon the voters of the State of
| Ohio to unite in. a determined effort to ban
| lsh forever the drink traffic from our fair
State.
Resolred, That inasmuch as the first practical
| effect of voting for the first amendment will
| be to favor license, and If voting for neither
| of the amendments will be to vote against
prohibition, and the practical effect of voting
| for both will be to diminish the probability OF
securing the necessary majority for the sec.
| Ond, we most earnestly entreat that each vote
| be cast for the second amendment, and that
| only.
ResOlced, That we appreciate the work of the
| Womens Christian Temperance Union, and
| recognize in this organization most invalu
able auxiliary in carrying forward the work OF
| final victory.
ResolUed, That recognizing the potency OF
the press, and our dependence upon it, under
| God, for the success of the movement, we will
| make vigorous efforts to utilize it, and we cor
| daily and earnestly urge editors of all shades
| of political opinion to conse we the public
| sorrow which threatens to overwhelm the
question before the people in its true light.
| ResolUed, That we recommend that every
| local organization have committee on pro
viding and circulating temperance literature
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The Minneapolis boot-blacks have
organized an association, and appointed
Q woman to be their treasurer.
| A gentleman was WALKING alono