Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-23
The En,cricaD EsrOElfbitioRists.


TIE -.sscric:iD EsroE,ibisionists.
FINsL SESSION OF THE C0SyENTI0H-ErsoIUT
kkGtEiIFG PROHIBITION, SEi EET SOCIETIES AND
May 0TfEr TCrics-ME. B.fSEY CEiTIcisEs WV
LL0Yn GARRISON AND wENDi.IL PHjLIIrS-SUSAN
B. ANTHONY TINES HER DEPARTURE, 81.
The American prohibition convention finished It's
laoGrS at Lincoln Hall last night \ series of resO
iutoI5 were adopted which demand civil rights for
all ana the protection OF the home and frcSilc from
I'll" Use of tIdc in intoxicating liquors. Geprcc"
The existence Of all secret combinations and lodsS
and OF moEopollcs which Disregard the rights of
labor; oppose all combinations of capitalist o.
lahoTer. which result in strikes and DISTRESS de
Inard tho ballot on equal terms fOr every citizen.
with restrictions shall apply equally TO all cttl-
Zel1S whether native or adopted, and this without
respect tn nationality. sex or creed and recon-
lltnd Uniform national currency and the rccok,ni-
ton OF the bib.e III the pubic schools.
THE LIQUOR DEALERS LEAGUE.
supplementary resolution was atoptetI. setting
forth that as lat large public meeting OF brewers
and liqCor Dealers held III this city Of Washington
OF the 18th day OF February 1854 1t was resolved
to form and organize protective league and that
whichever the question Of prohibition shall be made
party issie they would vote as unit In oppoSi-
tlpn thereto; ana whereas, protective luor leagues
III -e been formed in Ohio, Indiana, Il;.uiS Ken
tues and several OF the WHISKY producing s,atcs
with the ayoWcd purpose OF controlling by thcil in
hu5hce and votes the state and national elections,
"c accept that issue, thus rendered. Tor to that
complexion IL must come at last, ana III opposition
70 ai1h leagues. secret or open, C1er 10 oppose
tEe with the combined Influence OF morality and
religion not only, but with united opposition bal
0t also, from this day OnWdr! until the avenues o.
/ iiIo@icitiUiI ana utt,lh axe forever ci05gU.'
MRS. B.I.yA 4. LOCKWOOD
made an address before the convention last niCl
f;;H G-ing the extension OF suffrage 10 women. She
ATTACKED the Chinese law as autiChrisrian ard IN
constitutional. She related the circumstances at
tciHii!t ti.t recent application Of Mrs Mary Miller
foT Steamboat caftain's iIceH:n. and the opinion
given thereon 10y III. Eayn0r the Law officer Of The
TRASHY sc used considerable sarcasm in refer
ring 20 sir. RayrCr and was Inclined not to snare,
tie SECRETARY Of Iie Treasury for having deemed it
Necessary to refer such al application 10 lis law
What DID the secretary dor ASKED Chairman
The secretary" said Mrs. lockwood, "v!solv
and well said, II woman la. been placed by God
upon His iootat0ol and - able 10 earn her living
~ 1%f 40 IT, II she 5 abe 10 pass the eNaIhina-
t!on, gre h,E her eollinisaon' Mary Miller, con-
il!tled hIS- cod, passed her examination,
anu lotif days age Il apiJ TO say, received her
I MR. wN nIKsFr
w's then introduced - ex-senator Pomeroy, as
the son Of the first presidential candidate for WICK.
the eE- senator had voted. Mr.. Birncy said there
were sc.ae parts OF Tie platform Of this party
Ill Wtt! he was heartily In accord He noted cS-
neF argued in favor or high licrGsa SAVING that IL
the ligucf sellers were reduced In number il would
he easier 10 eventually get rid CT them altogether
IN speaker devoted the remainder OF llis time tOa
cri!ies:; OF the methods OF VIM, Lloyd Garrison and
Ne.Hfli Philips He quoted from Garrison's decia-
rationS That he would not acknowledge any human
government; that the world was his country, and
all humanity HIS countrymen. one step further
ana Et' WClu have declared that he thought
more or the members OF his own family than the
me!nbaIs OF any other family. He portrayed Wen
Cil Phillips as in favor OF disun.On IS the solution
I'll tne save Question and as rejoicing when he
heard OF the outbreak Of the rebellion The speaker
Siiid ne 'ICd ike 10 hnoH one INSTANCE where the
Cu'lAt| ao adopts! tle views OF these ihen. They
were t0.l py The -''tGa That the tWo names that
survived the great abolition struggle were those Of
Garrison M Phillips. This tlle speaker explained
q q
the editors OF the EGtiOa ana other gentlemen as
ISOLATED win Phillips ana Garrison were c0nnpcteo
with The pre-. Won Ioitz, the Impartial, German
historian, however, assigns 10 these iGen a very
small , place The speaker quoted from Henry c.
"r2hts work. The Ballot Box and Battle Field"
as expressing The 'ar:isoian Vie" in declaring that
he would hot vote II lie hneT; thai his Vote would
secure abolition, becal!aa by lis vote he Wcll:
o@nize The right OF government. Thus lie would
sacrifice the freedom OF millions O. people 10 lnc-
Cal qGidd!ty Mr. Btrner lei rTks were rat her il
ritatng to many present Mi Geo w CLARK SAM.
song in answer to Dir Eirney views, and made q
lttie speech. He said tic republican party
"ouid 20 down as the wing party had g0Ie.
SUSAN il. A&TEcNY DETARTs.
Nj. +. ID. Bailey offered 4 motion that Mss Susan
3. Anthony. who was III the audience he Invited 70
the platform and 10 speak. The chairman ex-
tended a cordial invitation To Mis- Anthony. That
ladF. however, sat IN her seat and during the adj
dress az the next speaker folded her drapert *
about her and silently sto" away.
Inc secretary HAVING said tlat he did not know
M w me convention would &rproveo or the way
=
the records the claiIhan said To let The record
stand as IL was. and Remarked that "thc crinkS Of
one generation are the saints of the next
Rev 'ionii Il. Fee, az KENTUCKY made an address
dehoiihcihg secret orders as tiaSpLc.no.s in car-
acttr ana pernlCiOuS in teaching. NOcldSS lie said
suffered SO greatly from these societies Us the col!
ortd people OF the south.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
MI T. W. oyster president Of the Federation OF
Labor. having asked 10 have the resolution rei.t-
Ing 10 Labor combinations read, asked Low this new
party expected the laboring men TO protect their
rights without combining.
chairman foineroy said lie supposed trades
unions were secret societies.
MI oyster made speech declaring that the
"o!kinen were locking for q party that would re-
CcGZe ana protect their rights, ana that nJ party
cou!d get their votes that did not recognize their
Tight to combine
y man In Tho, back part OF the hall, rising, de-
c!ared eXcijeGly that government clerks had TO
YAK" an OATH uron entering Office and therefore
ought 10 DC excluded from this rev party.
Relief OF the Poor.
CHARITY DISPENSED THROUGH TIE POLICE
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