The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-15
GRAND TEMPERANCE COUNCIL.
The Official Call for Its Con-
vention in April.

The following is the official call for the semi
annual convention Of the Grand Temperance
Council of Indiana:
SEYMOUR, Ind, March 10. 1888.
The Grand Temperance Council OF Indiana Will
meet IN semi-annual convention. in the Third
Presbyterian Church, on North Illinois street, in
TIE clJy or Indianapolis, on Thursday, April .,
1883, at 1870 p. NJ.
Each and every lodge, league. union, club, or
otner temperance organization of the State, of
whatever com p~lexfon, creed or method of work,
is most earnestly requested to send not less than
I'VE to- delegates to this meeting of the council.
Chufcnes, societies, and other moral and phi,an-
throplc organizations in sympathy with the eff
ioFts TO secure constitutional prohibition of the
nquor tra1iic in the State are most cordially and
earnestly invited to send a full delegation of rep
resentatives, and all persons in sympathy with
the movement residing in districts or localities
not thus represented are invited with equal cor
diallty to meet with ana take part in the DELHI
eratlons and actions of the council.
me arbitrary and unjustifiable action of the
late State Senate in disregariing and ignoring
tue rights OF the citizens of the State rights de-
manded by the petitions of nearly 100, 600 legal
voters), its refusal to recognize the validity of
the records of the preceding General Assembly.
ana It's subsequent opposition to and defeat Of
eVery effort put forth by friends OF
actments necessary to the final sub
mlssion OF The proposed amendment to the voice
OF the people, are but additional exhibitions Of
Tue cofruptlng Influence and INSCRIPTIONS
power OF the liquor traffic, directed ana exer-
cised by its organized head the Liquor League
a lOW6r buhI ueuhnUlV ONcrTlQeB all law ana
good order in the face of an opposing moral and
religious sentiment, and maintains it's supreme
cy by controlling legislation through purchased
partisan influence and corrupted senatorial
hlrelings who do their masters bidding for a
price and In the name of personal liberty.
Such a power is inimical TO free government,
and should be souarely met and it's further toll
GRANGE contested at every point by the moral
amt better elements of society until its influence
shall be- broken ana the State freed from its
blighting curse.
Itis hoped that the people of the State who
are in favor of maintaining the supremacy OF a
free American citizenship aud their sovereign
right of giving expression to their convictions on
all matters of public pOllty involving the peace,
happiness and material prosperity of their
homes ana OF the Commonwealth, by petition to
the law-making power, and their further right
OF determining the status of constitutional meas
ures at the ballot-bux, will see to it that this
convention of the people. in the interest of the
people and of American citizenship, and of all
that Is held sacred by the American heart, is
largely attended by representative minds from
every section aud county of the State. Let the
convention be marked by the presence of those
who uncompromisiucly favor the abolition of a
licensed liquor traffic and Its suppression by con-
stitutional prohibition.
The various railways centering in Indianapo-
lis Will carry delegates at the rare OF two cents
per mile each way. Reduced hotel rates have
also been secured. For delegates and railway
certificates write without delay to D.. B. Ross,
Indianapolis. J. W. +. GERRIsH, President,
JOHN IL. WHITsoN, General Secretary.