The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-18
ANTl-6ALoON REPUBLICANS.
ALBERT GRIFFIN,
OrninlElE


Organizer Secretary.
CHICAGO, Sept lS-Thc national anti
! Saloon convention rc-assembled at = u. IN.
THU s,lay, and after a long wait, during
which a number OF speeches we've made, the
committee OH resolutions reported the follow
ing:
The anti-~alcon Republicans by their repre-
>entatlves in nat ti"nal crrtcrcnc" assembled
do declare as follows
Flrst-That the liquor traffic as it exists To-
day i'll the United States is The enemy of So
cicty, a fruitful source of Corruptiuu in politics
the ally ni anarchy. school Of crime, and
with its aVowCd purpusc III seeking 10 corruptly
control elections, l. a menace 10 the public
welfare, and deserves the condemnation OF all
good men.
Second That we declare war against the
SaioOn- and hold il 10 he the supreme duty of
the government 10 adopt such measures as
shall restrict its control It's iutUeut,, and at
the earliest possible moment cXtin-uish it al
together.
Third We believe the rational government
should absolutely prohihlt the manufacture
and sale nt Intoxicating liquors ia the District
4it Columbia, and in all the territories of the
United States.
Fourth We believe ti.t, best practical mctIoi
of deal ing with the liquor traffic in the several
states is to let the Jcrpic decide whether il
shall be prohibited, by the submission of con
stitGtlonal amendments aud until such amend
ln9nts are adopted, 10y the passage of local np-
ti0n laws.
Fifth That inasmuch a- the saloon business
creates "A special burden of taxation upon the
people," support courts, jaIls 9nT aims holFses
therefore barge annual Tax should he levied
upon the saloons 81 long as they continue 10
exist, and that they should BE u:itic RESPONSE
bic Tor all public and private Injury rcsultin,
from the traffic
Sixth That the Republican party Wherever
and whenever in power should faithfully en-
force " lIatever ordinances. statutes or cnnsti-
lutlonal amendments may he enacted for the
restriction or suppression of the liquor traffic
SeVCnth-That We approve the action of con-
gress and of those states that have done sn in
proVldlng for teaching the physiological effects
of lntoNicants in our public Schools and that
we earnestly recommend To every state legis-
ture the enactment of such laws as shall pro-
Nlde for the thorough teaching of such effects
to our children.
Eighth-We demand that the Republican
larty To which We belong and whose welfare
we cherish, shall take a firm and decided
stand as the friend of the homes and the
enemy of the saloon in f5yor of this policy and
these measures. We pledge ourselves 10 do
stand and we call upon all Temperance men
and all friends of humanity of whatever party
or name TO join with us in securing these OBJ
lects, and in support of the Republican PARTY
50 lar as II shall adopt them.
The resolutions Were adopted, after an at
tempt to demand therein that the Republican
party support any Prohibition amendment
that may be proposed in any state This was
insisted on with good deal of vigor by
several radical Prohihitionists, but failed.
The fifth resolution was also opposed because
it recognizes the taxation of saloons, but
when the vote was taken there were but six
nays to the proposition TO adopt.
A number of resolutions of thanks were
then passed and the convention adjourned
sine die