New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-01
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ANTI-SALOON REPUBLICANS
DoINGs OF THE CORTLAND CONVENTION
GENERAL coywAY's sPEEcH-FogMryo A Pxn
MAyENT ORGANIZATION.
TELEGEAPH To THE


MANENT ORGANIZATION.
IBy TELEGRAPH THE rRrBus~,
CORTLAND, Nov 30.-rhe Antr-Saloon Republics
Convention. for the purpose Of organizing State
Temperance Republican League. met IN the Cortland
Opera House 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. II was
called to order by w. II. Clark, of Cortland, mems
Der of the State Organizing Committed Prayer wss
offered by George H. Brigham of Cortland. Mr.. Clark
made short speech of welcome rendering the con-
venton on behalf of the temperance Republicans q
Cortland the of the Opera House. General Thomas
w. Conway, of Brooklyn. was elected temporary
chairman After thanking the convention for The
honor Mr. Conway said:
I'VE are here to-day as temperance Republicans
representing element in this great Empire Com
monwealth against saloons, breweres and disteries
Many ask the question whether intend to organize
new partyl We see no reason for such action. We
are not dsgused with ired Of the Republican party
and desire to remain members OF that party. We 90
not claim to belong to perfect party, out 70 parry
made men who each imperfect but we are sfr1v-
ing after perfection We belong 10 progressive party
that cannot afford to stand still while great moral
issues bear it onward and upward. We do not mean
organize another pa ty but new issues are pre-
seDed those of who believe in them stand ready 70
uphold and support them Therefore we are here To-
day to organize this movement and to 90 what we can
10 lea,en our party with temperance principles. Iho
great leaders OF the Republican party. most OF whom
have seen heartily indorse this movement Some Re-
DuhllcanS
ind the temperance Republ ANS are in earnest in tdo
work of temperance reform and are not reAortn 70
this movement merely for the political policy to catch
the temperance voie thew will return to the party.
When such great Republican papers as IHE W.
YoKK TEIBUNF come out and with unfeigned earnest
give their support to this movement snd urge 10
Justice and importance rpon its thousands of readers,
It means some hing IL Is as If the soi,1t OF Horace
Greeley had returned to lend the power Of his great
moral influence to the work
6frer tins address Mr. Cora!l of El1ira, Of the
secretaries OF the State Senate. and Frank Moss or
New York, elected temporary secretaries. On
motion the Chair appointed the following Committee on
Permanent Organization W. H. Clark, Cortland;
Colonel L. F. Ii New-York; w. III. Proctor ~.
Lawrence; Cyrus s. Bu:dict Allegheny, and T :.
Buf,alo Frank Moss, New-York: ID. =. Pope, Corn
wall; General Thomas w. CONWAY. Brooklyn wera
appointed Committee on Plan OF State orsanzaton.
David Decker Elmra: L. NJ. fitzgerald, bingham
ton II. NJ. Kellogg, Cortland the Rev r. Rogers
Morse, Brooklyn. Andre Lamon, New-fork; i; ).
Hubbard aud II. c. Gazay, Cortland. were made
Committee oi Rc~outons.
General Conawy introduced the Rev. George n.
Ball. who SAID that the men engaged in tins movements
were snrely earnest and not the kind OF men wn1
play part. II those" said he, who dnrbt tho
sincerity or motives had been ut the Blngh anton
Convention and the National Convention mt Chiclgo'
they would have understood that we mean business
Ii ia great undertaking to drive all of the devils out
of the Republican party aud into the Democratic party
where they belong IL is diticut to drive the demon
of rum ont o, orr party into its olace in the Demo
cratic party, tut liquor dealers are aggressive, ana
when they find they cannot control or dictate 10 INC
where they really belong" The speaker closed by
sayng: "We intend to bring the Republican party 10
drive ont these evil forces and we VII hight out on
this line if il takes twenty summers"
f. T. Hill of New ork. said that he believed IN tse
possibility of bringing the Republican party TO the
work OF successfully wipmg outline great evil Oh htem
persnc' .
Tie afternoon session closed by singing the oox-
ology. , A., ,.
session with prayer The Committee on iehshe@ni @ vr
ganlaon reported the of Colonel Edgar - I'M Ior
Chairman Which was unanimously adopted and the ress
of the temporary officers were made permanent ,.
Plan OF State Work. then presented MS repors
which forth that the name OF the organzation shall
with the aim and purpose to secure te Suppression OF mo
manufacture and sale OF intoxicating liquors as pcyer
age and that there shall be State Committee consisting
OF one member from each Congressional District whose
duty it shall he TO vigorously push the WORK OF tne
League. and that is not the purpose or the League 70
form separate political party nor to nominate caud-
dates Tor Office except in extreme eases wne heppncsn
nominations made in the interest oi the liquor tric
The Committee Resolutions reported strong set OF
resolutions containing among others the following par
| rc'ond Political power resides In the two great
parties, and demand that the Republican party shnu
take positive stand against the ilquor M ie, iig,u,x ,x
| to abolish the trailc
| Third-That we urgently ask that an amendment pro-
hibitory OF the manufacture or SAFE OF ntoXicnS
Convention and TO popular vote. and tiat such pfopoa
ton be submitted separately. . go
| operate IN the securing OF these great ends - -
This report also laid on the table qnlii 'onoro".
Senator Blas then introduced and sand tlat as an
this movement within the Republican party
Tie State laws" said the speaker have acconpiisncd
much good but we must secure National prohibition
Now as a believer in National prohibition @ remain IN
time ake action in this line You cannot destroy tho
Republican party. He who hopes to destroy tHa' raI r
DESTROYS his country III Try oun5 hS v s ranks Of tho Re-
publican party.