The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-03-05
STATS TEMPERANCE ALrIAScE.

The Oregon State Tsmperanee Alli-
ance convened in Eugene City on Feb.
18th midday. and continued In session
until the morning Of the 10Th, Prof.
q. M. Miller, President OF the Alliance,
IN the chair. A thoughtful and aug-
gestiYe address Of welcome was made
by Prof Condor, Of the University /;
the respopfo by Elder J. w. Webb, OF
Portland. Awaiting the complssion Of
prsliminariss short Eve minute speech
% were given by several friends, shich
was followed by the Presidents annual
address. This touched on the progress
Of temperance all over the United
States on the effective work Of the
Good Templars In augmentation Of
numbers, and The strong aggressive
moral force Of the w. 9. T. u. His
suggestions for future work wsFe for
| the most part embraced In the new con-
stitution laid bsfsee the Alliance By
tho Executive committee. kfler max
ing slight alterations this new consti tu-
lion ives adopted. 10 this they pro-
posed for the State sessions in coming
years, delegates should be elected BY
the County Alliances, in numbers sp.
lportiouing TO- each county donbis lhs
number Of It's representatives 10 the lasI
preceding State Legislature, and pari
OF the new plan Of work the formation
in each county Of = County Alliance
and in each county, The same for tbs
precincts. The County Alliance TO b
formed By the union Of delegates elect
ed BY each ,emperanes society, Christian
Church and Sendsy School, and .hs
spheres Of action IN the State and
County Alliances were defined. Ths
suggested constitution, 4hieh bad besr
printed, were circulated 10 the Alliances
for considers ion. The election Of Of.
ticers was made BY acclamation - FOL
lows: Prof. @ II Miller, President
Rev. T. i. Wilson, Mr.. z. r. Wright
Mrs. DR.. Ovens -Adaif, Vics Presidsats
Mr., ]. +. Houston, Sec. Mr. 4. A.
Catlin, Cor. Sec. Mr. ]. II. Lambert
Treas. The executive COMMITTEES elect.
81 in the same way, were @. M.MillsF,
Wallis Nash, MIs. Dr.. Owens-Adalf,
Mrs. L. II. Additsn and j Z. Hous-
ten. Besides the resolutions Of thaEks
TO whom lhaDks were due, the follow.
log resolution sas moved aud cArded /:
"That we renew our 6xsd pntposs for
State aud National prohibition, that
high license il meIely = bulwaFk Of the
liquor traffic" On political acsioa the
following was adopted: I'VE rssIEtm
our determination 20 demanu ihe paa-
ssgs Of the rrohibiiery amendment ef
the next Legislators .. special slec-
tion. That ws will not vote for any
candidate that viii not publicly pledge
himself TO work for tbs same"
WHEREAS, Both the old parties have
expressly declared themselves against
the prohibition Of the liquor traffic.
ResOfusd, That ws pledge ourselves
10 sustain the prohibisory amendment
to the constitution, and that we will
not vote With any party or political or.
ganizatior wboss objects are directly on
indirectly opposed TO i.s submission or
adoption, and that ws hereby express
our hearty sympathy with the national
prohibition party that has bad the
courage TO say, ono compromise, no
surrender" becauss We neither fear nor
favor the rum power.
The evening sessions wsre thrsnged
by sn enthusiastic audience. listening 70
addresses by Pro-. W. Crowhurst, Mira.
Owens-Adair on s'Hsredity," Mrs. d.
L. Hoxtsr on tie rev School lev, ans
DR.. Watts. Collections we're tsksn up
70 hslp the test case Of the Ready act
as applied to towns at Astoria.