The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-03-01
FRIDAY MORNING.


Alliance called to order by the President
at 9 O'Clock.
Opened with Song and prayer.
Minutes Of yesterdays session wereiread
and approved.
Il was voted that the Alliance Of the 4th
district be held at. Baker City on the and
Wednesday Of January.
A letter from Wallis Nash explaining
the cause of his absence was read,t also q
similar letter from Hon. q. II. Williams.
The committee to whom was reported
the Presidents address reported recon-
mending the organization of and order
league and that yearly meetings be held by
the District Alliances.
On motion the report was amended so
that the vice presidents.of the District Al.
| llances and the Executive Cor mittee Of
the Alliance shall be the Executive Com.
mittee OF the law and order league Of the
STATE. The report was then adopted.
The committee 10 whom was referred
the report OF the Secretary, reported In
favor Of paying the Secretary $7s for ser.
vice and cash paid out, and that the claim
OF ]. w, Watts for services are unjust In
part because he was In the service Of the
State Republican Committee at the time
when he claims to have been In the service
OF the Alliance, and recommending that his
claim be further Investigated by the Exc
cut!ve Committee.
President Miller stated that he had had
a conversation With ]. w. Watts In which
he (Watts) admitted that during part Of
the time that he was In the service OF the
Alliance, he was also In the service OF the
Republican State Central Committee, but
thai Il was at the instance OF the Executive
Committee OF the Alliance. A rather
stormy time seemed 10 be approaching
when the report was amended. by striking
out all that part referring 10 DIR. Watts
claim being unjust and about his having
been In the service Of Republican State
Central Committee, after which the report
was adopted as amended.
The Committee on Resolutions submit.
ted the following, which were adopted
WHEREAS, II has become necessary to
at once define the position OF the Oregon
Temperance Alliance on current policies
OF temperance agitations and outline a
future course OF procedure, therefore, be Il
Rssolpei, That the Alliance hereby ex-
presses its emphatic disapprobatlon Of all
license systems, believing such aystems TO
be essentially and Fundamentally wrong
and against the best Interests Of society
and moreover. be il
Rssoiped, That we believe every citizen
knows that the saloon IL an unmiligaled
curse, that we believe the u. s. Govern.
| ment could as easily close tie saloon as Il
can collect the license fee and that all H.
cense laws are but a bid for rum votes.
Leesolpei. That We inaugurate vigorous.
campaign against the liquor traffic By
adopting any and all means looking to ab.
solute prohibition.
| Resofpei, That this Alliance believes the
plan Of organizing Law aud Order League,
throughout this state TO be one of the mos
/ effective iInes of policy now commanding
the attention Of our people and we do earn
estly ask that the societies here represented
give their undivided sympathles and CO
| operation to this work.
Resolved, That we earnestly Invite tn,
Grange and all humanitarian organization
to cooperate with US by passing suItabl,
resolutions and then appointing delegates
to our conventions.
Resoiped. That this Alliance express b,
n Fis.ng vote its hearty thanks TO the No
nan's Christian Temperance Union OF Al
bany for the use Of their hall lighted ant
warmed for these meetings. and would sug
gest that this Alliance make suitable
compensation to the said society to eoye
the expense incident 10 this occasion.
Rssoiped, That we also express our pro
found gratitude TO the ladies OF w. &. I
U. for the ample provision they have mad
of their own free viii for the entertainmen
of the representatives TO these m Getting,
and that we shall ever remember with III
keenest pleasure our present visit TO th
city OF Albany.
Rcs0iued. That we thank the Souther
Pacific r. r. and Oregon Pacific for thei
kindness In granting delegates to this con
veniion special favors in the way OF redu'
. ed rates.
2. T. WRIGHT,
&. BATEMkN,
MRs. nj. ID. HALsEY,
Mas. /. II. AMOS,
PRoF. N. " RoRK.
Committee
Donations were then called for and II