St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-17
The Liquor Business so Stigmatized by
the Anti-Saloop Republican
Meeting at Chicago.
A Goodly Assemblage of Delegate
Present from all Parts OF the
United States.
Ex-senator Window, of Minnesota
Made Chairman of the
Convention.
Gen. A. b. Nettleton, of Minneapolis,
Given a Place on the Ma
tionaI Committee.
Anti.Saloon Republicans.

Inc convention was called 10 OTuer by Al
bert Griffin, of Kansas, who asked Rev.
Arthur Little; of Chicago, to open the pro-
ceedings with prayer. Mr.. Griffin then
said he was requested to suggest the name
of United States Senator Henry w. Blair.
of New Hampshire, for temporary chair
man; j. c. Shafer, of Illinois. temporary
secretary; L. r. Elliott, of Kansas assist
ant secretary. and E. r. HutchinS, of Des
Moines. Iowa. reading clerk. The gentle
men suggested were elected unanimously.
EXC0ngreSsman Frost, of Massachusetts,
eX-COngressman Price. of Iowa, and Judge
Saylor, of Indiana. were appointed to eS-
cort Senator Blair to the platform. In adj
dressing the convention Senator Blair said:
Gentlemen of the convention, I feel highly
hOnOred in being asked to preside over this
great and historic convention, which l firmly
believe will live in the annals of all time. We
are here for the destruction of the rum traffic
throughout this country and throughout the
world. l think / speak the sentiment of the
convention when | say that, as between free
rum and low license, we are in favor of high
license cheers that as between high license
and prohibition. we are in favor of prohibi-
ton. Great cheering Mr.. Blair went on tC
say hat they also met as Republicans. They
were in that party and could not be driven
out, and he was one of those who believed
that it was only through the Republican party
that the suppression of the liquor traffic could
be secured. The call of the states was then
proceeded with to form committees on per-
manent organization, credentials. order OF
business and resolutions.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The committee on resolutions was com.
posed as follows:
Rhode Island, Henry B. Metcalf: New Jer
sey, John Y. Foster; Indiana, Thomas B
Redding; Illinois, r. J. jenkins; Wisconsin
James Sutherland, Minnesota, J. S. Smith
Kansas, T. d. Thatcher; Massachusetts
Rufus s. Frost; Vermont, J. 6. Meade; Mich
igan, Albert Dodge; New York, John l.
Platt.
The committee on credentials reported
that 1877 accredited delegates were present,
as follows:
Illinois 40, Iowa 20, Kansas 80, Indiana Is
Maine |, Vermont 9, New York g. Rhode Is
land 7, Michigan 3, Wisconsin IL, MasSa
chusetts H. Nevada l, Minnesota Is, Texas 2,
Dakota l, PENNSYLVANIA L, Ohio 1, New Jer
sey 1, New Hampshire 2.
The committee on permanent OrganiZa-
ton reported the name of ex-senator Win
dom, of Minnesota, for chairman. He was
unanimously elected. The secretaries pre-
tenn were elected permanent officers. Vice
presidents were named, one for each state.
MIR. WINDOW
was loudly cheered when he was escorted
to the chair by ex-senator McDill. of Iowa.
and Gen. Conway. OF New York. Wher
the chairman appeared before the conven-
ton he said:
'.Gentlemen of the Conference: highly ap
preciate the great honor you have conferred
upon me. There are possibly other gentle
men present VINO could state better than
can the precise purposes of this convention
We are here under the call of true and oya
Republicans. desiring, through that party, tc
accomplish what we believe will be great
good for the American people. For myself
/ never had the slightest thought of attempt
ing to organize a new political party.
think that such a thought does not enter the
minds of any other delegates here present
The party that freed the slave, that dignited
human labor, that enacted homestead laws
that suppressed the great rebellion, that de-
Tended its honor in peace and advanced it tC
the front rank of the nations of the earth is
good enough for me- The speaker said the
record Of the party for twenty. years showed
its willingness to grapple this new issue and
carry it 10 victory. The issue was as grave
as any that the Republican party ever had to
meet in the past. 1t resolved itself into the
question whether
THE SALOON WAS TO DOMINATE
the politics of the nation. We do not meet to
dictate to the Republican party" said the
speaker; 1--WE are here simply for consulta-
ton. We meet to encourage it to take hold OF
the question, which it surely will have to do,
and the sooner the better" The speaker said
he would look at the question solely from a
political standpoint and not from the moral
standpoint The saloon was in politics with
its assessments and money. 1t was the open
ally of anarchy 1t to-day controls the poll
tics of every large city. 1t elects your may
ors, and, in Minnesota the Demo
Gratis have nominated the very incarna-
ton of the saloon interests" He then spoke
for thirty minutes on the general issue. He
touched on Prohibitionists and said it was
his view that they could carry out their pur-
pose In better way. In following the lead
Of the Republican party they would find that
that party had said that slavery should extend
no further and on that platform slavery was
absolutely abolished If the Repu blican party
would declare for high license, local option,
and recognize the right of the people to vote
on the question directly when they wished tC
do So all lovers of temperance should follow
the Lead
On the conclusion of Mr.. WINDOWS adj
dress the convention adjourned to 2 O'clock.
When the convention reasSembled in the
afternoon the committee on resolutions was
not prepared to report, and did not appear
before the convention until O'clock. In
the meantime short speeches were made by
a number of delegates on the general tenn
perance issue in the several states of the
Union. The
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
was as follows:
The anti-saoon Republicans, by their rep
resentatives in national conference assem-
bled. do declare as follows:
l. That the liquor traffic, as it exists to-
day in the United States, is the enemy of so
ciety fruitful source of corruption in poll
tics. the ally of anarchy, school of crime,
and with its avowed purpose of seeking tC
corruptly control elections aud legislation. is
a menace to the public welfare, and deserves
the condemnation of all good men.
g That we declare against the saloon, and
hold it to be the supreme duty of the govern.
meut to adopt such measures as shall restrict
it and control it's influence. and at the earliest
possible moment extinguish ii altogether.
3. We believe the national government
should absolutely prohibit the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors in the Distri CT
of Columbia and in all the territories OF the
United States.
L. We believe the best practical method
of dealing with the liquor traffic in
the several states is to let the people decide
sion of constitutional amendments, and until
such amendments are adopted, by the passage
of local option laws.
5. That. inasmuch as the saloon bust
ness creates special burden of taxation
upon the people to support courts, jails and
aims houses, therefore a large annual tax
should be levied upon the saloons so long as
they continue to exist, and that they should
be made responsible for all private and public
injury resulting from the traffic.
6. That the Republican party, wherever
and whenever in power. will faithfully en-
force whatsoever ordinances, statutes or con
stitutional amendments may be enacted for
the restriction or suppression of the liquor
traffic.
7. That we approve the action of con-
gress and of those states that have dor
so in providing for teaching the physiological
effects OF intoxicants in our public schools
and that we earnestly recommend to every
state legislature the enactment of such laws
as shall provide for the thorough teaching OF
such effects to our children.
8. We demand that the Republican party