Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-24
PROHIBITION AS AN ISSUE
A NATIONAL TICKET To BE PUT
IN NOMINATION.

ltoudl NOnmlIUee. Responded on Denau OF
the convention. When he had finished
his response to the address of welcome,
Mr. Stewart proceeded to deliver the OPEN
/ ing address.
He referred to the relations between u0uor
crime and slavery crime. The anti-slaYery
men. he said, we're strangely blinded to the
/ correlation OF the two evils. Their platform
thirtY-two years ago was silent as to the par
ent crime, of which slavery was but the ma
/ tural offspring. When Senator Brown,
/ Of Georgia, declared in the Senate
/ some weeks ago that African slavery
was the product Of Northern distilleres, he
/ only echoed truth evident in the whole
/ history Of the African slave trade and slavery
Amorica had poured the destroying curse OF
| the liquor crime on Africa, and "by the fiat of
| avenglng justice" Africa had poured back
| the curse Of slavery upon America. The two
/ crimes had mutually sustained and strength
| ened each other. The anti-slayery reformers
| had lifted the ak of civil liberty to cut down
one great branch of the upas tree. which with
/ its malign shadow, had darkened the repub-
/ lie, and to-day they met to lay the AK to the
roofs roofs OF ] tne same "a upas and TO remove the
nam source OF oppression and injustice to
/ labor, and Of all crime, vice, ignorance, pOY-
| erty, debasement and misery.
ALL COMPROMISE A SIN.
| The whole compromise system for the pre-
| tended regulation. taxation and moral cult-
walton of the liquor crime was a sin against
God and a crime against man. Argument in
| its support was all rotten with wrong and
reeklng with blood. 1t was the logic of cOiled
ViDerS Favored with the rhetoric of fends
/ It's absurdity was equal to its infamy. One
/ of the most prevalent and dangerous
/ forms OF compromise with the liquor
| crime was that Of ''local prohibition or
| ''lOcal option" A national crime, organized
| and in control of the government, demanded
national prohibition by party formed for the
| purpose. An attempt to reform the National
| Government and to abolish the ruling ma
| tiOnal crime by merely changing the laws and
constitution OF the State, was as vain as to
expect a revolution of the sea by the mere
winds that turn Its waves. Within State
| limits constitutional and statutory prOhibi-
tiOn had accomplished great good but as OBJ
| posed to national crime they we're rs impO-
tent as ropes of sand in the teeth of Niagara.
POLITICIANS sERFs TO THE CRIME.
There were four .nominally prohibition
States at the North and half dozen at the
South, and yet in the late National Republ-
can Convention at Chicago not a delegate
from one Of those ten States had dared to sign
a minority report on the liquor question, and
it was the same in the Democratic Conven-
tion. Thus all Republican and Democratic
prOhibitIonlsts were bound as serfs to the
liquor power under the lash of their party
keepers. When the WOmen's Christian TEN
perance Union, represented by its honored
and most worthy head, Miss Frances
+. Willard, stood at the door of the Republi-
can National Convention pleading for the
protection Of homes it was treated with silent
contempt. What could more vividly Illus
trate the abect seryilIty Of that party to the
liquor power, and its perfdy TO its own
pledges? The anti-slavery convention of 1852
and the Prohibition Convention of 1864 diff
fered in one important respect. The first
Ushered in political party triumph followed
bYciYil war. This convention came tOpr0caim
a glorious peace. It's mission was a reunion
of the republic, not in mere form, but in fact,
in truth, and in the hearts of all the people.
NEW PARTY DEMANDED.
As the first and indispensable step to re-
union there must be total absoutiOn from the
two political parties 1t was of no conse-
quence which of them went first. In the
grave Of their master, the liquor power, they
should both be quickly buried. [Applausel.
Year after year the warfare between the two
great political parties was prolonged.
Through all these many years the cry from
the hearts of all the people and all the
churches had been for a new party
and peace and progress. The Prohibition
party was called into being to meet that cry.
1t proclaimed policy which bound IN unity
all religious and moral forces. Prohibition
was civil liberty against crime. License was
personal liberty for crime. The spirit OF the
illustTiOus founders, patriots and sages OF the
republic appealed to them to 90 forward in
this mighty cause.
INVISIBLE HOSTS CHEERING THEM ON.
From all the battlefelds of the nation white
winged angels rose to bear their banners.
From all the million graves of its martyred
heroes nd from the unnumbered millions OF
the dark, sad graves. those who had been
murdered by liquor crime, with pale hands,
were rising to point the way. Let the cen
and do ITS duty fully, brayely and rightly,
and a grateful future would come to crown
its work with fadeless glory.
The address was listened to with close
attention, and with occasional plaudits.
The allusiOn to Miss Willard was greeted
with special applause, and her treatment
by the Republican Convention was de-
nOunced by shouts of "Shamew Shamep
A telegram from Rochester, n. Y, say
ing that eX-Gov. st. John, of Kansas, in an
interview stated positively that he was
not a candidate, was freely circulated.
DIR. Blanchard, of Illinois, said that
Notwithstanding this, Gov. st. Johns
name would be presented to the conven-
tiOn, and If nominated, he would accept.
A temporary organization was effected
| by the choice of VIM. Daniel, of Mary
land, as Chairman. and Mrs. Woodbridge,
President of the Ohio WOmen's Chris
tian Temperance Union, and Charles S.
Carter, of Washington, ID. c., as Secre-
taries.
prohibitions PROGRESS.
Mr.. Daniel, on taking the chair, spoke
of the progress which prohibition was
making IN the State of MARYLAND. The
general result, he said, was that the
! jails of Maryland were empty, property
had appreciated, schools and churches
were better filled, and every interest in
| the State was better promoted. So long,
| however. as the National Government
allowed liquor to be imported and issued
license stamps, State constitutions and
| State laws in favor of prohibition
could not be enforced. The band
| struck up ''Where the Old Folks Lie" and
| three cheers were given for Maryland
and her Little Giant" The audience
| sang, EDare to Think, Dare to Do" and
then there was a demand that the band
| should play, maryland, My Maryland"
| but it was announced that the band was
not prepared to play the air. Then it was
proposed to sing it, and a lady on the plat
| form reclted the first verse, but that prop
| OsitiOn also fell through, and the cOnYen-
tiOn went on with its business.
ROUTINE WORK.
The Secretary made a report of the
number of kilograms from vaRious States
| 500 in all) and the Committee on Gre
| dentials was appointed, the States being
| called, and the several delegations send
ing up the names for members of the
committee. The duties of the Secretary in
calling the roll of States were performed
by Mrs. Woodbridge, and the responses
| were made in two or three cases by ladies,
| the members of the Committee on Gre
| dentials also being, in a few cases, ladies.
| The convention then, at 80, took a re-
cess until O'Clock p. M, the Committee
on Credentials to meet at 2 O'Clock to be
prepared to report.
The afternoon session was opened by
the singing Of a campaign song to the air
of ''9ohn Brown" the refrain being,
'Glory, glory, hallelujah, our cause is
marching on" Then, after a prayer, the
whole convention joined in the hymn,
'Crown Him Lord of ALL"
The Secretary reported the following
representation in the convention: Ala
bama ,, California %, Connecticut ,, Illi-
no 45, Maine 3, Kansas II. Kentucky 6,
Michigan 90, Nebraska 8, Dakota /. Ohio
81, New Jersey is, Maryland IS, New York
70, Missouri 10, Tennessee II, Texas 10,
Pennsylvania IS, Wisconsin 80; total 446.
kilograms encouraging the convention
in its work were received and read from
various parts of the country, and were
applauded.s
EVIDENCES OF A SQUALL.
1t was decided to send a telegram to
the Prohibitionists of Indiana, it being
stated that tomorrow the most desperate
fight ever fought in this country for
a recognition of the principles of pro-
hibitiOn was to be fought on
the soil of Indiana. w. q. A. Blan-
chard, of Illinois, representing the Prohi-
bltiOn party Of Chicago, addressed the
convention. Some of his remarks gave
offense to the delegates from Wisconsin
and other States, and there was a general
call to proceed with business. Ar. Blan-
chard had. therefore, to make an abrupt
closing of his speech. This slight storm
having blown over, the convention joined
in singing ''Praise God from Whom AL
Blessings Flow.n
Miss Willard President of the Womenss