The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-22
The Anti-SalOOn Convention.

There were two hundred eighty-seven ac-
credited delegates in the anti-saloon republi-
can convention in Chicago last week, of
which nine were from Vermont. Ex-senator
Window of Minnesota was chairman, and
made ringing speech on the general issue.
The prohibitionsts, he said, could carry ont
their purposes in better way than they
were now doing. If the republican party
would declare for high license, local option,
and recognize the right of the people to vote
on the question directly, when they wished
to do so, all lovers of temperance should
follow that lead. George A, Brown of Yer
mont was appointed on the national COM
mittee and Colonel j. b. Mead was on the
committee on resolutions. The following
resolutions were adopted:
FilS-That the liquor trafc, as it exists to-day in
the United States, is the enemy of society, ~ fruitful
source corruption in politics, the ally of anarchy
school OF crime and with ITS avowed rpnses of
ton, is q menace TO the public welfare ana deserves
the condemnation of all good men.
Secoad.-That we declare war against the saloon
and hold to be the supreme duty OF the government
to adopt such measures as shall restrict II and con
troll its influence and at the earliest possible mo-
ment eNtinguish IT altogether
Third.-We believe the national government should
absolutely prohibit the manufacture aud sale of in
toxcating liquors in the District of Colombia and in
Foprth.-we believe the best practical method of
dealing with the liquor traffic in the several states is
to let the people decide whether II shall be pro
hibited by the submission of const tutional amend
ments, and until such amendments are adopted by
FJth.-Ihat inasmuch as the saloon business
creates a special burden of taxation upon the people
to support courts jails and ams-houses, therefore
large annual tax should be levied upon the saloons
as long as they continue to exist, and that they
should he made responsible for all public and private
injury resulting from the traffic,
Siiih.-That the republican party, wherever and
whenever in power will faithfully enforce whatso-
ever ordinances, statutes or constitutional amend
ments may he enacted for the restriction or sup
preston of the liquor trafiic.
.Serenth.-That we approve the action of congress
and of those states that have done so In providing
for teaching the physiological effects of mtoXicants
In our public schools and that we earnestly recon-
mend to every state legislature the enactment of
such laws as shall provide for thorough teaching of
such effects to our children.
Eighth We demand that the republican party, to
/ which we belong and whose welfare we cherish
shall take firm aud decided stand as the friend Of
the home and the enemy of the saloon, in favor of
this policy and these measures. We pledge ourselves
to do utmost to cause the party to take such
| stand, And we call upon all temperance men and
all friends of humanity, of whatever party name
to join with us IN securing these objects and in sup
port of the republican party, far it shall adopt
them.
There was some opposition to the fifth
resolution ON the ground that it recognized
taxation of the liquor nlerest, but after dis
cussion it and the rest were adopted with
substantial unanimity The national CON-