The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-20
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ties and States and into the national treasury, is
entitled to all just and reasonable protection under
the laws.
Ninth-We are in favor of absolute non.interven-
ton in politics as organization except in such
places and at such times united action may be
necessary to protect ourselves and business
against such legislation seeks to destroy trade
and not to remedy evils therein existing.
Tenth-That we indorse the license system and
favor the enactment of laws by the States imposing
reasonable license that will not result in monopoly
but that will give to reputable citizens the right to
sell wine, malt and spirituous liquors. We recognize
and admit the evils that result from the abuse of all
kinds of liquors. and condemn in the strongest terms
every place, by whatever name known, that encour-
ages permits these abuses. We likewise condemn
the indiscriminate Issue of license and the establish
ment liberation of places open to disreputable
characters who expose their depravity under the
guise of ntoxication. Our interests, we'll our
duty citizens, demand that enter solemn pro-
test against all such places, and pledge ourselves
trade to corporate with the officers of the law and
with all good citizens to prevent the issue of license
to all disreputable places.
The resolutions were unanimously carried,
amid ringing cheers and the convention ad-
journed until P. NJ
The afternoon session was opened with a call
of the roll of States for members of the ma
tional committee. The following were named:
California, T. R. Lee Connecticut Marks
Fishel, of Hartford; Illinois, John w. Enright,
of Chicago; Indiana, John Bates, of Shebyville;
Iowa, A. Dulahay of Burlington; Kentucky,
Max Seliger, OF Louisville; Massachusetts, n.
Chaplin, of Boston; Michigan, H. G. Fechheimer
of Detroit; Minnesota, Geo. Bent, of ST Paul;
Missouri, A. @. Seliner, of st. Louis Nebraska
Peter Egler Of Omaha New York. Haer Quaig;
Ohio, j. Holmes, of Cleveland; Pennsylvania
Samuel Warkheimer, of Pittsburg Tennessee
Geo. S. Kinney of Nashville; Virginia, N. j.
Smith, of Richmond; Wisconsin, VIM Bergen
thai, of Milwaukee
Nominations for officers of the national organ
izaton were then proceeded with A. w. Ath-
eston, of Kentucky, was elected president by ac
clamation: for vice president, w. j. Lenck, of
ST. Louis, and Ed Senior, of Ohio. were nom
mated, and the former was chosen, on a rising
vote, by $50 to IL; j. It. Pratt of Louisville was
elected secretary by acclamaton. The appoint
ment of treasurer was left to The national com
mttee, and to the same body was referred
resolution suggesting conference with the Ma
tional Brewers Association, with the view of Sc
curing united action.
A resolution setting forth that there bad been
an overproduction of whisky in Kentucky, and
suggesting curtailment of the output, was
squelched by the convention before the reading
of the first paragraph had been completed.
President Price, Of the New York retail deal
ers association, made brief but emphatic pro-
test against the manner in which the retail deal
ers had been ignored by the convention. No one
replied, and, after passing gundry votes of
thanks to the officers city press and the national
press associations, the convention adjourned
sine dia@