The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-14

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I'VE LIQUon rRArrIc.
Proposed National AntI.salooa Republican
Convention,

Proposed National Anu.salo6a Republican
GHeago Tribune.
Mr., Albert Griffin, Of Kansas, arrived in
the city a day or two ago, He will remain
until Friday In order to talk with leading
Republicans in regard to a movement
which originated in Kansas last Noyem-
Der and has for It's object the guidance Of
the Republican parEy's attitude toward
the liquor traffic. One Of the hrst moves
Of the organizers OF the plan was TO call q
National A~nt-Sa!oon Republican Con.
vention to meet In Chicago. The date
was originally fixed for some time in May,
but arrangements for 1t could not be com.
pleted, Next week the Kansas commit
tee, Of which Mr., Griffin ia Chairman, will
meet and fix the date Of the convention.
Mr., Griffin Ia now on his way home
from the East, where he visited Washing
ton, New York, and oil the New England
States, "Ihe object OF this movement"
he said yesterday, lis not to bind the Re-
publican party to indorse prohibition or
any apeCiic measure in regard to the
liquor traffic, What We want ia TO adopt
q definite policy which shall have for its
object the reduction Of dram,selling and
its accompanying evils to q minimum.
That does not mean that prohibition shall
be adopted as the general policy OF the
party, 1t will leave the party in each
State to decide what laws are best adapted
to their particular circumstances, and
while 1t might sdoptprohibition In some,it
would adopt q hIgh,liceuse or local, option
law In others. We recognize the fact that
there Rre large numbera Of mon who are
enemies Of the saloon, but who advocate
l~oCal'Option or high.liCeDse laws, 1t Is
essential TO tho welfare Of the temperance
cause and the Republican party that o
common ground DO adopted upon which
the opponents Of the saloon can stand. AS
the thing now stands II set OF lellows can
so 10 tho temperance men and tell them
they will find tho Republican party will
give them the best protection, while an
other can 80 to the liquor dealers and tell
u similar story. For this lodging and
double.tGCed policy We would substitute
ona Of absolute good faith between all Gle.
ments OF the party"
Speaking OF the possible effect upon the
political strength Of the Republican party
/ this policy should BIO adopted, Mr.. Grill.
lin said that while it would probably be q
loss Of sc, 1000 saloonkeeperB, 1t would in
the end win back TO the patty all the In.
dependent PrOhibitionists who have left
1t, as well as the anti.Baloon element Of
other parties. lie said he had not found
much encouragement from the managers
Of the Prohibition party, who would find
their occupation gone II this plan should
ha successful, but he had no doubt that II
adopted the rank and file OF the temper.
anCv voters who now vote for Prohibition
candidates would go back into the Repub.
liCan party and leave their leaders without
any followers.
Il taIuk something Of this kind is
absolutely necessary to save the Rspubli.
can party" he continued, "This policy
would commit the party to the enact
ment aud enforcement Of good laws
against the saloons. We have got to
make this stand II We expect to carry six
States for the Republican ticket al the
next National election. Leading Repub.
llcans all over the East have Endorsed the
plan no feasible and wise. l saw all the
New England Senators save three. They
all Endorsed it. Tho Vermont RepublI.
can State Convention authorized the State
Central Committee to appoint delegates
to our National Anti.Saloon Convention
in Chicago. The other day l saw ]. II.
Manley, OF Augusta, Chairman OF tho
Maine Republican Central Committee.
He has called the committee together
to appoint t%wenty.four delegates, and
Senator Frye, Congressman Boutelle, and
others Of that class will be appointed. The
New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Is
laud, Michigan and-kansas Republicans
have alec decided upon similar action.
Next Monday a great meeting will be held
in Boston, 10 which the leading Republi.
cans Of Massachusetts have been invited,
to select delegates TO the National Con.
vention. Among the namea signed to the
call are Oliver Atnes, Alexander II. Rice,
Rufus 8. Frost, Edward Everett Hale,
Theodore U. Bateg, John W. 0lmstead,
Roland Worthington, Robert r. Bishop,
and others Of equal note. People acquaint.
ed With Massachusetts, will recognize
these names, and know they represent
the Republicans Of that State. We
expect TO have delegations from every
Northern State and a portion Of the South.
ern States at the National Convention.
Probably 1t would BIO hard to get some OF
them In, but they'll have to come. The
proposed policy Is reasonable and Just.
1t places the Republican party equarely
on the platform OF reducing the evils Of
the saloon business to the lowest point.
A meeting will BIO held some time soon to
send delegates from I~llinois, but the date
has not been fixed. What We want most
is to get delegates whose zeal will not get
away with their Judgment, and who will
do the most good for the Republican party
and the cause we want to ADVANCE"