West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
West Virginia State
Temperance Con-
VGnti0n.
FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING.
[coNcLUDED.]
REPORT ON RESOLUTIONS.

mlGIeo, Tedu Gne hepoTC on ReSOlu-
tions, as follows:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON REsoLU-
TIoNs.
WHEREAS, The traffic in strong
drink has grown, from an evil be-
ginning to heinous and hideous
crime, threatening and endanger-
ing the peace of the home, the
welfare of society, the purity of leg
islation, the integrity of the bal
lot, the administration of Justice,
and the very existence of righteous
government, and
WHEREAS, ALI efforts to control
it by restrictive or regulative legis-
lation are wrong in principle and
have proven largely or wholly in
efectual and unpromising, and,
WHEREAS, The material and
moral interests Of the living pres
ent and the coming future impera-
lively demand the adoption of
prompt and positive measures of re-
lief, and,
WHEREAS, All history and expe-
rience teach that the only hope of
dealing effectually with the evil is
by wise union of legal prohibi-
ton with moral educational forces,
Therefore, by this Convention, be
it, Resolved,
1. That we will co ltinue in all
quarters the agitation of the tenn.
perance question, and that we will
persistently and uncompromisingly
prosecute the work of enlightenlng
the people and educating the chill
dren of this commonwealth upon
the effects of the drink traffic and
the best means of remedying the
same.
II. That we rejoice in the good
and growing work of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union in
this direction, and pledge that Or
ganization our hearty cooperation
and support.
III. That the continuance, sup
port and increased efficiency of the
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN is essen
tial to the success Of our cause.
". That we reassert our belief
that the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating drinks in this State
should be prohibited by law, and
that to secure this result, we pledge
ourselves in the coming election to
vote for only such candidates for
the Legislature as will assuredly
vote for the submission of the pro-
hibitory amendment, and in gen
eral to favor the election of such
candidates for office and such only
as will use their influence for the
said submission.
V. That Independent candidates
for the Legislature shall be nomi-
mated and voted for by the temper
ance people in all cases where no
candidate otherwise nominated can
be trusted to vote for submission.
f. M. CHALFANT,
Chairman.
The report was considered sec
ton by section, the preamble clio
iting the liveliest discussion, many
delegates insisting that the ar
raignment of the license system
was too mild, and finally, on mo-
ton of Rev. J. w. Carter, and Sec
onded by DR.. Warner, the words
"and wrong in principle" were in
serted.
The report as whole, was unani-
mously adopted as given above.
We shall refer to the discussion
again.
REPORT ON REPRESENTATION.
The following report was sub
mitted by Rev. w. T. Wilson, and
adopted;
Your committee on Basis of
Representation, recommend that
in case of any test vote, the same
be taken by Senatorial districts,
allowing one vote for every one
thousand of the population, and
one for fraction of five hundred
and over, taking the census of1SS0."
The report further gave the vote