Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-24
The National Anti-SalOon Confer



at Chicago consisted of nearly 800 ac-
credited delegates as follows: Illinois,
40; Iowa, 20; Kansas, 30; Indiana,
IFS; Maine, Vermont, 0; New York, Is:
Rhode Island, I; Michigan, 3; Wisconsin,
II Mass ichusetts, u; Nevada, Mime
sofa, l5 Texas, ,; Dakota, | ; Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, |; New Jersey, :; New
Hampshire, 2
In taking the chair as president pro
tenn, Senator Blair Of New Hampshire
said 81 think speak the sentiment of
the convention when / say that as be
tween free rum and low license we are in
favor of high -(cheer- that as be
tween high license and prohibition we are
in favor Of prohibition. Mr.. Blair went
on to say that they also met as republi-
cans. They We're in the 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 committee on resolutions was com
posed as follows: Rhode Island, Henry
b. Metcalf New Jersey, John Y. Foster
Indiana Thomas b. Redding; Illinois, II
G. jenkins; Wisconsin, James Suther-
land; Minnesota, j. :. Smith; Kansas,
II. u. Thatcher Massachusetts, Rufus s.
Frost; Vermont j. b. Mead; Michigan,
Albert Dodge; New York, John |. Plat.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Frst-That the liquor traffic, as it exists to-
day in the United States is the enc ny of So
cieLy, Il fruitful source of corruption in poi
itics, the ally Of anarchy, school OF crime,
and VITA its aVOwed purpose of seeking to
corr plly control elections and legislation Is
menace to the public welfare and deserves
the condemnation of all good men.
SecOnd-ThHt we declare war against the
saloon and hold II to be the supreme duty of
the government 10 adopt such measures rs
shall restrict IL and control its influence, and
ana at the Carl ST poss bic moment cXtlngush
1t altogether.
Third We believe the national government
should absolutely prohibit the manufacture
anu sale OF intoxicating liquors in the District
81 tnlHmbla ana III all the Territories of the
Fourth-We believe the best practical
method OF Cealing with the liquor traffic in
the several states is 10 let the people deci g
whether II shah he prohibited by the submis-
SION Oh constitutional amendments and until
OF local option laws.
Fltth-Ihat 'nasmuCh as the saloon business
creates special burden of taxation upon
the people 10 support courts, jails and aims
houses, thereI ore, a large annual tax shouId
DO levied upon the saloons us long us they
continue 10 exist, ana that they should bo
made responsible tor all public and private
injury result NJ from the traffic
Sixth That the republican party, wherever
and whenever IN power, will faIthrulIv ON.
force whatsoever ordinances, statutes or con
stitutiOndl amendments may be enacted for
the restriction or suppression of the hquor
traffic.
Seventh That we approve the action of
Congress and of those States that have done 50
in providing for teaching the physiological
effects o. lntoxicants in our public schools
and that we earnestly recommend to ever,
State legislature the cuactmc I of such laws
as shal provide for the thorough teaching ol
such effects 10 our children.
Eighth We demand that the republican par
ty, To which we belong and whose welfare We
cherish, sha ! take firm and decided stand IA.
the friend of the home and the enemy of In,
saloon, in favqr of this policy and these