The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-30
THE PROHIBITION COUNCIL.
The Pronounced Temperance Advocates Ex-
change Views on the Political Outlook.

The State Prohibition Council, with accredited dele.
gates and visiting members met yesterday afternoon
In Pfaffiins Hall, with Sylvester johnson presiding
Mr. johnson read address in regard to the work in
the State claiming good progress and increasing inter.
est particularly among those who few years ago
opposed to prohibition He said those people now
tenting with them on the campground of prohibition.
It total abstinence for the individual and prohibi
ton of the traffic they claimed. The campaign be-
tween Republicans and Democrats being con-
Quoted on very low plane. The first are for high
tax to-day, but will be for prohibition tomorrow.
The Democrats for extreme hberality, and the
Republicans favor liberal sentiment with this excep
on the saloons shah pay for the privileges they enjoy
After this address committee on credentials ar
ranged the list Of delegates and visiting members,
during which short speeches made by Captain R.
E. Riley, of Greenfield, Mrs. BALI, Mrs. Hobbs, of Du
bois county the Rev. A. E. Lewis of Lebanon, Robert
Denny and others. The af ;ernoon thus taken up
the general line of speeches being in keeping with
thoughts suggested by Mr.. Johnsons address, and the
encouragement Observable in the growth of the work.
Captain Riley said he could not see the difference be-
tween the who votes for license and the man who
makes sells liquor. Prohibition is not sumptuary,
because it forbids license is because it regulates:
The council then proceeded to the election of officers
for the ensuing year. The following officers were
elected: Sylvester johnson, president; vicepresi-
dents: O. j. Winch, Fort Wayne Mrs. nj. L. Welles,
city, and Mrs. Cyrus Hodgin, Richmond; treasurer,
Col. Eli F. Ritter; secretary n. B. Carter city.
Resolutions adopted sustaining the action and
sentiment of the Prohibition party in the last cam
pagn, after which the meeting adjourned for supper.
The evening session devoted to public speaking
by the various members of the council The principal
address was by Hon. VIM. Baxter of Richmond author
of the famous Baxter BILL He has all the attributes of
good speaker and fails to impress his audience
Mr. Baxter thought the temperance question had
been heretofore examined in all its aspects except the
legal The oral social and scientific sides of tenn
perance thoroughly understood, but the public
has not attempted until lately the law in putting
down the traffic. The speaker argued against
the hghlcense theory, and declared himself in favor
OF prohibition under the law For fifty years he had
studied the temperance question, and thought no
method would be effective in dealing with the
hquor-dealers as the plan of prohibition strictly
enforced The only way in which the prohibition
sentiment prevail is to agitate the question,
and it into politics. The of prohibition
is much assured the antislavery movement,
and the former question needs only the advantage
Wilson to take the question into politcsand it will
triumph. The speaker thought the prohibition senti-
ment stronger to-day than before, the newspa
pers full of mention of it, and the question is
being argued everywhere. The prohibition movement
failed in Iowa because the dominant party there was
not in sympathy with it. The movement must have a
separate and distinct party pledged to it, and then it
will ultimately succeed.
Short speeches made by John Ratcffe, of
Marion Israel HOgeland, of this city Robert Denny,
the local Prohibtionist candidate for mayor; DR..
Williams and Col. E. f. Ritter, both of this city when
the convention adjourned.
The Indiana State Temperance Christian Union will
meet this afternoon at 1870 o'clock at Pfafn Hall,
to discuss the methods of work The public is in
vited.