The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-08-23
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The Temperance Plank.

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Hon. Albert Griffin Chairman If III,
| Auti-Saloou RcuuLlican National Com.
mittce. ha. received many iuoniries from
earnest Kepub lean tem.eranre men in r..
gard 10 the temt,rranrr nlank in the r..
publican platform. MIR Griffin wo, a
member of thp Committee on R4solutions
at chicago and is Thoroughly conyrr.an,
with the committees proceedings lie il
asked how il hannened Than the temner-
ance plank was not inserted in the tjr.t
Mace and what vpra the motives which
let To lis presentation late in the session
With a view la rppl,iuu to such iuoniri.s
Mr.. Griffin has selected a series of nnes.
lions Sent him NV n clergyman a teacher
in n tbeolouiral seminary and takes tbrm
nm in order IN. Questions are.
WHY was not n plank INIT into the
nlatform when first remarked like I'M.
sunnlamcntnrv resolution finally adonted >
. How many of the Delegates do Won
think Nrrr prrscnt and voted ON The
n,oniion of the resolution introduced bv
Mr. R,,ut,.ll.>
4 no van tlink t.nrc IL ANYTHING i'm
the resolution offensive to the saloonists g.
Was il introduced because of the cx-
nrnsSna disannnintmnnt of vonra.lr and
other prominent anti-saIoons, AS well as
,he nr',uS.d in,Iionation in the hone az
holding TIM, tpmnrrance vote>
! Does if mean anythiupy
Mr.. Griffin answers these inuuiries. and
answers them satisfactorily. we think i'm
the following nuhIi, letter
|, More than tvo.tllirds of the Plat
form Committee had EXPRESSED Them
solves in favor of the adontion of an anti
snloon nlonk lint most of Thorn were
finally demoralizrd by the alarming tand
i'm semr cases nnfouudrID statement of n
Cny nroninant mon. and as time yn-
needed to nrenorr for n contest ON The
noor thosn VINO remained firm decided
th.t i, Womb IN, hrtter to intruduce an
,nd,nnndnnt uronnsitinn tnNord the
,,losn of the rnnvpntinn than Ia nrpspnt "A
minoritv rrnort and the result confirmed
the wisdom of the course.
Nearly all of tho DELEGATES were
present when the Bout,lle nlank was adj
nntod .hnnt soo d,I.uates risinu ia their
f,nt in the Affirmative and only one in the
nauative Even before the resolution
was road If was evident to every one
nrnsent that the svmpathies of the mass
nf ,h. d,.Iny.tn. .nl nf the audience also
wore wi h Mr. Bontelle Nor was if
.,snrung n,on the convention for son
otnr uiCcnrt ex-senator Miller and plat,
and Ch.rucnv NJ D,nrw nf New York
and onuoIIv 1rnmin.nt men from othpr
S,at.s nod nravinnsIv aorepd Ia .sunnor,
a .inilo,. rnsolution
q The dnm.nd If thr linuor men was
rho, ,nthin,, ,hnuId onnnor In the nl,t
Form ttnt avon mnant tnmnnrance and
thav ,,..rn and arn very hitter over thr
ano, ac,inn of mo convention The npxt
%a" n ",.' ~ ,hrir lnaJin" nnlitiral rcnr-
.nnt,ti.os said to me. ~ would rather
have given Slo 600 than have had that
ra.olntinn ms. +" and | overheard an
Il, hnr of thrm in n heated discussions saw.
in rrsnnn,e to The statement that the
hrnxer. h,d nnrr adontcd a resolution
that was as stropu as the Republican
nIonl, uVns am aware of TINT bui
.rvrrvhodv knew they were not in earnest
chill tbnse a. tnmnornncr RrpublicanS
moan avery word they have said and
more - The lonUuaoe of the resolution
nav mn, ho otI.nsivr In all saloon keepcrS
hut It's idea and aim is The Illinois State.
Ieitunr the most influential German pa
nor in ma interior and which is edited by
Harmon Raster The authur of the famous
...po.,o, r..olutinn saws.
..Wbiln tb. Rnnnblicon National Con
,.,,ion in tho brIinino kent every dec
Nellloh III Che ocSihihS N'P' ENtis
lhTallon lor ihPeiu"'r wv " ~. P'"'
FORM II auop'eo, i"i''c"'a'elN pti'i' ~
aratlhg' on hotIoh VI ihe'ii'el i'pi''
Maine anu utmost u''"''''lio'His
uoh which Pleu@cS t'' Pn''s w '"Pt'''
an wise EFFORTS l"r iufthe'i'is .elil,' a'',
Every chllo Knows VIVA. suoh o'e,ai u
tloh means IRON It.e ,h"u'li nhu '"'e' i,
ca ny thc holiCl 81 INC " ,r ''"' pio''i'.
uoh ola'' ca M"'i'e' nc ~ ~
party, as Su'l' sUauuH Nv" a. wv y III
ptrahcc parry ......
IL Is uono'leSS tiue ll'aV' WIN " .nS ~
help the thlru parry uiaM la,',e'' U'iiPI
ance men out Oh tle h'Puo,loun nm
some dra'liseiierS' M"o i'' ,,''i -, W.
ana may even scC oiai,l W 9o Nv l''I'':.
pretend To be SatlHhed WIN l"c a.t'tu'''
OF tlc hcpunii'au p"i,S' ""0 Nv" "'9t"
slona'e man oelleNes Vnc'h
4 w men nc lIfS' hea.u tn'' 'u' ' ,;
Ihlttee hau ueciueu NJ. !" l'P''' d"
saloon piahh' ii' p'ut'! .,'. va
Ell ana ahhou''co ms NI''.t t Si''' ~ ~
sent one ~ tHc Piop't 'i'"o, -
lioar anu olhcl Pio''i'"'' u, NV, =,
equaly elhpiiuV,c III M =, d 49,
mistake must oe fe't'no"' an" 'iie III.
lortS OF tnose VI Us "no W. ~ 49,
by multitude OF letters and telegram
that poured in on members, until the feel
| hat Rar..faf 81 ar \