The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-09-24
ASTI.saLOoN REPUBLICANS
At the Convention in Chicago They MAKE brie'
Declaration Of Purposes.

DeClAThItUH VI
The "Anti.Saloon Republi a conVen'
ton at Chicago on the lotl, was
! called to order by Albert Griffin OF hansaS
who. after prayer by Rev. DR.. Llttle, salo
he was requested to suggest the following
names: WV MI
United States Senator Henry w. Blair
of New Hampshire for temporary chair
man. !. C. Schafer OF Illinois temporary
secretary, L. r. Elliott of Kansas assist
ant secretary, and +. K. Hutchlns OF Des
Moines, Iowa, reading clerk.
The committee on credentials reported
that 1877 accredited delegates were present
as follows:
Illinois, 40; Iowa, 20; Kansas. 30i In
diana, IS; Maine, l; Vermont, ., New 1ork'
G. Rhode Island, 7; Michigan, 3; Wisconsin,
II: Massachusetts, IL; Nevada, l; Mime
sofa, Is; Texas, 2; Dakota, l; Pennsyl'
vania, /; Ohio, l; New Jersey, l; Ne"
Hampshire, 2.
The committee on permanent or.
g~anization reported the name oil
ex-senator Window OF Minnesota
Tor chairman. He was unanimously
elected and made a long and earnest
speech against the saloon. Short speeches
were made by a number OF delegates on the
general temperance issue in the states oil
the Union. The report OF the committee
jill lGSOllllOlo 81 NNNOtfNNA Ao AOAAS 'S'
The anti-saloon republicans, by theirrep-
resentatives in national conference assem-
bled, do declare as follows;
First-That the liquor traffic, as it eX-
lists to-day in the United States, is the ene-
my OF society, a fruitful source OF corrup-
ton in politics, the ally OF anarchy, a
school OF crime, and, with its avowed pur-
pose Of seeking to corruptly control cleo
tiOns and legislatures, is a menace to the
- A.
nation of all good men.
Second-That we declare againts the ga
loon. and hold it to be the supreme duty OF
government to adopt such measures as
shall restrict it and control it's influence,
and at the earliest possible ploment extin-
guish it altogether. 3"
Third-We believe the national govern
ment should absolutely prohibit the man
uiacturs and sale OF Intoxicating liquors in
the District of Columbia, and In all the
territories Of the United States.
Fourth-We believe the best practical
method OF dealing with the liquor traffic in
the states is TO let the people decide wheth-
er it shall be prohibited by the submission
of constitutional amendments, and until
such amendments are adopted, by the pas.
sage OF local option laws.
Fifth-That inasmuch as the saloon bust.
ness creates a special burden OF taxation on
the peoSie to support courts, iails and aims
houses, therefore alarge annual tax should
be levied upon the saloons so long as they
continue to exist, and that they should be
made responsible for all public and private
injury resulting from the traffic.
Sixth-That the Republican party, where
ever and whenever in power, will faithfully
enforce whatsoever ordinances, statutes or
constitutional amendments which may he
enacted for the restriction or suppression
OF the liquor traffic.
S~eventh-That WI approve the action OF
congress and OF those states that have
done so in providing for teaching the phys
biological effects OF intoxicants in our pub.
lie schools, and that we earnestly recon-
mend to every state legislature the enact
ment of such laws as shall provide for the
thorough teaching OF such effects to our
children.
Eighth-We demand that the Republican
party, to which we belong and whose wei.
fare we cherish, take a firm and decided
stand as the friend OF the home and the en-
envy 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 WI call upon all
temperance men and all friends OF humani'
ty OF whatever party or name to join with
us in securing these objects, and in support
OF the Republican party SO far as it shall
adopt them.
The following national committee was
appointed, some existing vacancies to be
filed herea ter:
Maine, Senator William p. Frye; New
Hampshire, Senator Henry w. Blair; Yer
mont. George O.. Brown; Massachusetts,,
Col. Z. HI. Haskell; Rhode Island, Henry
b. Metcalf; New York, Gen. Thomas w.
Conway; New Jersey, Rev. b. F. Carroll;
Pennsylvania, Hon. w. w. Braun, Iowa,
Hiram Price; Minnesota, Gen. A. B. Nettle.
ton; Indiana, ex-Gov. William Cumback;
Wisconsin. Il. p. Wheeler; Kansas, Albert
Griffin; Illinois, Col. w. A. James; Georgia,
Hon. Alfred X. Buck.
The convention then adjourned sine die