The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-09-26
EVENING SESSION.
A Prohibition Party To Be Organized, and
the Old Parties Ignored.

A Prohibition Party To Be Organized, and
the Old Parties Ignored.
The report of the committee resolutions
was submitted at the session last evening, and in
considering their adoption spirited discussion
was elected. The resolutions, as reported, pro-
vided for the organization OF prohibition party,
to which the members of the Temperance Coun-
oil were pledged to give undivided support.
DR.. Brown, in discussing this resolution, said
that the only guide of the temperance people Ia
the experience of the past thirty years. He be-
Iieved that the prohibitionists should demand
the indorsement of prohibition, and refuse TO
vote with the party that would not comply with
that demand. No such demand had ever been
made by the prohtbi5i0nists, and the time, he
Thought, had come for making it,
Mr.. Martindae. of Illinois, in brief speech
yehemently dennunoing both political parties,
favored the organization of q prohibition party
Thomas A. Goodwin said that in thirty years.
experience with the temperance question, and
the experience previous to that with the Gues-
tion of anti slavery, he was convinced that the
prolbltionlste should organize an independent
party. Success could not be expected immedi-
ately, but 1t would come ultimately, Parties
are not grown In a day. 1t Is the strength of
years that makes 1t a success. There is more
that depends upon the election in Iowa. Mr..
Goodwin said, than upon the action of
this convention II the prohibitionists suc-
seed there, the prohbitionists of Indiana
will find either of the two leading political par
ties anxious for their support.
g. James Darnel said that there were 100. 600
Fotes IN Indiana for prohibition but that there
Forc not 10000 votes for the new party of
,Ghce-Seekers. he favored the organization Of an
Independent party upon the idea suggested by
FIR Ritter.
NJ. T. shiel, editor Of the Monitor-Journal de-
Jared that he was in favor of tho organization
sf a prohibition party, which was received with
yociferQps appliance,
J. P, Wright, Of White county, said that he
was decidedly opposed to the farce OF attempt
ng to organize new patty, composed of prohibi-
H0nists-the subtracting of the small temper
Ince division from the great moral mass.
J. B. Conner said that all present success of
;he temperance question had come through the
existing political parties, and lie believed that
any antagonisJic movement would result disas-
rously.
The vote upon the resolutions resulted in their
adoption, as follows:
"Res0lved, That we amend our former resolu-
don, passed in April, 1885, 80 as to read that
we will vote for no man for any office who is not
xaown to he In favor OF prohibition
Resolved, That we are unaterably In favor
II the prohibition of the liquor traffic, and will
never cease to work, labor and pray until we
shall have prohibition en2rafted in the constitu-
lion of the state, and be it further resolved,
hat we here and now, as repre- sentatives of the
eyeral temperance organizations, and repre-
enting the sentiment OF the great host of tenn
lerance voters and workers Of the State of Indi-
ina, declare and affirm that If, during the COM
ng political contest, at the next State election,
either of the great political parties declare