Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-05-31
PROHIBITION.
The prohIbition "a movement seems

The prohibition movement seems
to be assuming some PROPORTIONS In
Tennessee, and promisesto figure as
a question in State politics. The
convention in Nashville last week
was decidedly the largest temper.
anee body ever assembled at the
capital, and probably embraced
more leading men than ever there
met before for like purpose. An
organization was effected and
money raised to carry on the work.
The following resolution introduced
by Mr.. B. Lyle of this city was car
riedy: $50 e
Resolved, That it Is the sense OF
this convention that the Chairman
of the executive committee be re-
uuested to communicate with the
ministers throughout the state and
take the necessary action toward
bringing about preachers meet
ing, without regard to denomlna-
tiOn, in favor OF prohibition.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Col. AS. Colyar, chairman of the
committee on resolutions. submit
ted the following as their report: =
Whereas, The state prohibition
convention, assembled at Nashville
on the 22nd of May, 1884, compos-
ed of citizens from all parts of the
state. having considered the ques-
tion of prohibition, do declare most
solemnly our unaiterable and fixed
determination to use all honorable
means to suppress the evils Of in
temperance, and which we believe
can only be done by prohibition.
Firmly convinced, as we are, OF
this great evil, we believe that in.
stead of legislative enactments
making the traffic lawful by license,
it is better to appeal directly to
good sense and sober JudgemensOf.
the people to prohibit the making,
Importation or selling OF intoxica-
ting liquors as a beverage. And
we hereby soletnnly declare that
the people have right to deter
mine for themselves what their
preference is on this as on all other
subjects of legislation, and we FUR
ther resolve that anything else than
this is not in accordance with the
doctrines of a peoples government;
therefore,
Resolved, That the purpose ofthis
convention is not to further. in any
sDeeial manner, discussion of evils
growing out of intoxicating liquors;
they. if not admitted by all men,
are certainly known to all men.
Resolved, That the object OF this
convention is to put on foot reme-
dial movement for the state OF Ten
nessee, and it is the sense of this
convention that nothing short OF
absolute prohibition-the prohibl-
bition to include the making and
Importation as we'll as the selling is
remedy-and therefore the max
ing. importation and selling for use
as n beverage should be prohibited.
But we recognize the fact that SD
radical a change In the law, and so
sensibly affecting the habits of the
people, ought not to- be made ex-
cept by the people themselves, and
that by an election in which every
man in the state should be allowed
to vote. Therefore we are in favor
of a constitutional amendment-to
be submitted to the people under
the constitution-and that the legls-
lature TO be elected this year should
be asked to pass, and have submit
ted to q vote of the people, this
question, to wit: A constitutional
amendment ernbodying the princi-
pie of prohibition. 1t is the sense
of this convention that this ques-
tiop should be submitted to the
Ipeople free from all other issues,
and it is not for the best interests OF
/ the cause that it should, in any
sense, be made party question, or
that the friends OF prohibition
should antagonize political parties
by running prohibition ticket, but
ii is their right and consistent with
the good of the state and the best
interest of the people to have can.
didates for the legislature, OF all
parties, asked respectfully to define
their position on the question OF
submitting constitutional amend
ment on this subject to a vote of the
people, the people to decide 1T at
the ballot-box and at a special elec'
tion. s..- 81