St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-11

Temperance. With this record to back me
wish to saw that am not here as doctor
attendant upon tho ailments OF the SICK Re
publican party, but to say what IL shsh 40.
Abraham Lincoln, the greatest man TINS
country ever1 produced great appieusel,
hesitated about signing the procihmauon u
independence. At first defeat seemed -
after victory. When I represented this state
in the United States senate. ! never asked,
what do the people want?" nor what 10
right?" being satisfied that II did what was
right the people would be satisnca+ Fro
hibtion may be right. The OLE Abolition
party was absorbed by the Republicans be-
cause the people saw that tho latter party
was willing to do something practicable and
conservative towards the abolition OF slavery.
Now that we have made move In the right
direction, will not the Prohibition element join
us and add their forces?
Mr.. Window here quoted from speech
delivered by him July 4, announcing his
platform to be "Msral suaSion, hie Ii
cenSe, local option extended to cou. dies,
and the indefsasible right of the people Ia
am end the constitution"
These" he added, ''are my suggestions in
the present state of public sentiment for tho
curtallnent Of pauperism, misery and ormn
caused by'.intemperance."
Continuing, the great martyr OF thp Re-
publican party of Minnesota said:
1.-The greatest curse of the saloon is th9.r
corruptiuy effect upon politics. l can SPEAK
with some little feeling upon this point. No
man in congress, l am willing to say, can
take stsad against the liquor interest with
out meeting the money and influence of tle
saloons at the next election. I prevented a
$4,000, 900 steal in 'S2 and you know the con-
sequences" added the ex-senator, with II sigh
of regret.
THOMAS COCHRAN. JR.,
of st. Paul, added his voice to the assurance
that was given TO the leaders Of the movement.
He thought they were entirely within the
lines Of the Republican party, and when they
had a congressman q. b. Gilfillan who was
in hearty sympathy, the clerk OF The United
States senate and delegate to the state con-
vention with them they might know that they
were ali right. 1--WE don't PROPOSE" he
vehemently said, ito be read out OF the Re-
publican party" The evils of intemperance
cannot be exaggerated, but the worst feature
is the tendency to anarchism and communism
that is uniform from the disregard of law.
The great lesson of to-day is American citi.
ZenShip.
A CONVERT CONFESSES.
W. L. Kelly said he had been a Dem
ocrat-a Kentucky Democrat-but had
sufficient of the grace of God in his soul to
join the Republican party in war time. He
thought the question Of expediency should
not be considered for a moment; it was
simply question of right.
Upon motion the chairman named the
following committee on resolutions: A. b.
Nettlston, Minneapolis; Rev. S. G. Smith.
st. Paul; c. II. Chadome and l.. Osborne,
Glyndon E. Lathrop. who reported as
follows:
Resolved. That this conference heartily
approves the preseaS auti-saloon movement
within the Republican party, and regards it
as timely and expedient because right and
necessary.
Resolved, That the saloon system as it ex-
lists to-day in the United States is the enemy
of society, fruitful source of corruption
in politics, the ally Of anarchy, school of
crime, and with it's avowed purpose of seek
ing to corrupt and control elections and even
legislation, is menace to the public welfare
and deserves the condemnation of all good
men.
Resolved, That the existing evils resulting
rom that system ought to be and shall be re-