The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-09-24
The Republican A~ufi.saIoon Confer
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The national conference of anti-saloon
republicans was held at Chicago on Thurs
day of last week. The attendance did not
fulfil the expectations Of the projectors.
No one appeared from any southern state
except Texas, nor from any sections Of the
extreme west. Credentials were presented
for 1S6 delegates, apportioned among the
states as follows: Maine /, New lIamp-
shire 2, Vermont Q, Massachusetts, 12.
Rhode Island :, New York G, New Jersey
:, Pennsylvania /, Ohio /, Michigan 3,
Minnesota Il, Wisconsin II, Illinois 40,
Iowa 20, Indiana IS, Kansas 60, Texas .,
Dakota I. The four prohibition states,
Maine, Rhode Island, Iowa, and Kansas,
sent fifty-eiglt delegates.
The following was adopted As the plat
form of the conference.
The anti-saloon republicans, by their re-
representatives. in national conference assem-
bled, do declare as follows:
1. That the liquor traffic, as 1t exists to
day in the United States, is the enemy of
society, a fruitful source of corruption
in politics, the ally of anarchy, n school
of crime, and with its aYowed purpose OF
seeking to corruptIy control elections and
legislation is a menace to the public wei
fare and deserves the condemnation Of all
good men.
,. That We declare war against the
saloon and hold it to be the supreme duty
of government to adopt such measures as
shall restrict it and curtail it's influence, and
at the earliest possible moment e~xtinguish
it altogether.
3. That VIC believe the national govern
ment should absolutely prohibit the manu-
factare and sale of Intoxicating liquors in
the District OF Columbia and in ali the ter
ritories of the United States.
4. We believe the best practical method
of dealing with the liquor traffic in the
several states is 10 let the people decide
whether it shall be prohibited by the sub
mission of constitutional amendments,
and until such amendments are adopted.
by the passage OF local-option laws.
D. That inasmuch as TIE saloon bust
ness creates a special burden of taxation
upon the people, to support courts, iails.
and almshonses. therefore 4 large ANIMAL
tax should be levied upon the saloons as
long as they continue TO exist, and they
should be made responsible for all public
and private injury resulting from the
traffic.
6. That the republican party, whenever
and wherever in power, should faithfully
enforce whatever ordinances, statutes, and
constitutional amendments are enacted for
the restriction or suppression of the liquor
traffic.
4. That we approve of the action Of
congress, and of those states that have
done so, in providing for teaching the ply-
Biological effects of intoxicants in the
public schools, and we recommend to the
legislatures of the states the enactment of
such laws as shall provide for the thorough
teaching of such effects to our children.
s.. We demand that the republican
party, to which VIC belong, one whose wei
fare we cherish, shall take a firm and de-
eided stand, as The friend of the home and
the enemy of the saloon, in favor of this
policy and these measures. We pledge
ourselves TO do our utmost to cause the
party to take such a stand, and we call
upon all temperance men and all friends Of
humanity. of whatsoever party OF name,
to join with us in securing these objects
and in support Of the republican party so
far as ii shall adopt them.