The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-20
Temperance Department.
EDITED BY THE w. C. T. o.
Report from.State Alliance

Inc annual meeting OF the oregon State
Temperance Alliance, was held in Salem,
Feb. llth and 18th, at the Methodist
church. There was about two hundred
delegates in attendance. Session opened
with prayer and singing. President, J. W.
Watts IN the chair. Prof Vanscoy, of the
Salem university delivered the opening
address, and was responded to by Rev S.
P. Wilson of East Portland; both addresses
were full of earnestnsss. At the afternoon
session, while waiting for report from the
committee on credentials, Rev. J. w. Webb
was called to the platform; he spoke in his
usual acceptable manner. ''Uncle Bart
Allen" was then called. This old temper
ance pioneer is full of energy. The Presi-
dents annual report was then read. He
thought that if ever there was time when
we needed to pray, watch and work it was
now; he gave the Alliance much good ad-
vice as to their continued line of work; had
obtained 6S,26 names to the prohibitory
amendment petition; he spoke of the differ
ent bills before the house. Secretary re-
ported, some of the money pledged last
year could not be collected; he reported
that the amendment bill passed the house
80 for and Is against. Report of Treasurer
was refereed to committee on Finance
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President, Prof. G. Nj. Miller, of Philo-
math; Vice Presidents, J. T. Wilson, of
Halsey, Mary E. Edwards, of Newberg,
2. T. Wright, of Portland; Cor. Sec'y, Mr..
Post, of Halssy; Rec. Sec'y, Mr.. Houston,
of Eugene: Treasurer, Mr.. Lambert; Sar-
geant at Arms, S. S. Gimble; Executive
Committee, H. R. Hines, Portland, Wallis
Nash, Corvallis, E. H. Woodland, Newberg,
Prof. Vanscoy, Salem. Rev. Harris. Albany.
The following resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, 1t is the duty of temperance
people to see that the laws of the state were
executed, therefore
Resolced, That temperance law and order
leagues should be organized all over the
State.
Resozred, That the Alliance re-afirm
their adherence o the doctrice of constitu-
tional prohibition.
Resolced, That while we are unalterably
opposed to the system of the license of in
|toxicating liquors, we nevertheless recon-
mend the enforcement of all statutes look
ing to the suppression of the liquor traffic
either state or local.
Resolved, That the Executive COMMITTEES
be instructed to secure, if possible, from the
constitutional convention, if such be called,
a prohibitory article either embodied in the
instrument itself or to be separately SUBJ
mitted.
1t was also resolved to extend 10 DR.. j.
Watts the thanks of the Alliance for his
able services in tho past.
Resoiued, That as this Alliance is a
union of temperance people irrespective OF
party affiliations, therefore we deem it un-
wise toi take any political action. This
resolution was carried unananously
Resolved, That the Alliance should sug,
gest that a committee of one be appointed
in every Sunday School to see to the dis.
tribution Of temperance literature, such
committee to report to Executive Com
mittee of this Alliance on or before Decem
ber 3lst, the result of the work for the cur.
rent year.
A resolution was passed in favor of the
Ready bill which has passed the house.
Rev. S. Lloyd and Mr.. Mahlon Stubb, Of
Kansas, were present during the session.
The last evening there was devoted to
public speaking by several prominent men
of the Alliance.
Next annual meeting is to be held in
Eugene.