St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-25
PROHIBITION talk.
The Second Day Of the State
Convention Was Quite
Animated.
A Plan Of Aggression and
Watchfulness Laid d
Out. !,
Resolutions of More Than Or.
binary Warmth Are
Adopted. (
Funds Raised and Appoint
ments Made - Evening
Mass Meeting. =


The Prohibition state convention was
called to order by Chairman Taylor at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning. The
attendance was light. owing, no doubt,
to the unattractiveness of the printed
programme. Before noon, however, the
hall was full. Rev. Chauncey Hobert,
of Red Wing, was called upon to offer
prayer. He called upon the convention
to sing the dOXolOgy and then prayed.
E. L. Writ, of Sank Center, read very
able paper on ''Prohibition Clubs" He
proved to be good reader, and
created considerable enthusiasm.
The reading was followed by
a talk OH Prohibition clubs by
Rev. w. W. Satterlee. said he, did not
believe in starting up prohibition clubs
with hurrah and then let them die out.
He believed in only calling a club to-
gether for meeting purposes when there
is actual work for the members to do.
Have good township or ward commit
tee. They would be more efficient to
run things than the clubs. 1t was
folly to try and keep up
the clubs all the year round.
The committee on plan of work and to
nominate state central committee did
nor have time to perform the latter duty
so another committee was appointed as
follows, to perform that duty: j. S.
Hughes, H. W. Knapp, j. N. Williams,
A. Il. Drew and j. Anderson.
Short talks on party work were in
dulged in by G. Cornwall, Rev. Copp
and others.
The convention voted to send mes
sage of congratulations to the Ohio pro-
hibition state convention now in session.
The message sent is:
B. S. Highley, Prohibition Convention,
GAINESVILLE O.:-The prohibition Of Mime
in purpose. sends greeting to the loyal work
ers Of Ohio, wishing them to De strong and
very courageous, quit yourselves like men for
GOD and home, and native land"
JAMES PINKHAM.
Chairman State Central Committee.
Falls, rendered few of their popular
songs. A paper on "How to Reach the
People" was read by Rev. l. Bergstrom.
Sumo of the points made were:
In order to reach the people we must have
their moral leaders. The stream will not
rise higher than its fountain head. The
present low state of morals and the stupefac
ton of the public conscience are mainly due
to the moral cowardice of the leaders. Too
many Christians are waiting for public senti-
ment, forgetting that 1t is for them to create
public sentiment. Of all the sad sights the
saddest is so see the bishop and the brewer,
the church member and the saloon keeper,
voting the same ticket as if their interests
were one.
c. N. Woodward, of st. Paul, talked
with his chalk. but the most stirring
event of the morning was the last thing
on the programme. This was the pasl
sionate and stirring address on The
Relation of Woman to the Prohibition
Party" by Miss Clara Estey. Her adj
dress was continuously applauded. e.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
The Prohibitionists of Minnesota, in dele
gate convention assembled, with profound
gratitude to Almighty God for his providen-
tial care over us, do declare that we are still
ready to prosecute our great battle of pollti-
cal reform on our platform of principle shere-
tofore SO fully enunciated in both state and
nation. To these declarations we have moth
ing new to add and nothing we wish to re-
tract.
While sorrowful that at any time or place
our holy cause Of prohibition should be be-
trayed by being placed in the hands of its po-
litical enemies posing as its friends, yet we
do declare our sincere belief that in the recent
endment defeats another stumbling
block. called "non-partisan," has been re-
moved, the same being the political corpse
which some politicians have mistaken for
that of Prohibition.
We therefore again, as methods of proceed
ure. declare our unalterable faith in the ne
npSGitV of n nAlltlpQl marty nlp6pnd
hibition and kindred reform, whose chosen
representatives shall make. adjudge and ex-
ecute the laws after which it shall never
again be said that prohibition is failure
In behalf of the cause in our own state, we
rejoice in that this grapdest of our own many
grand state conventions speaks plainly that
our cause is neither dead nor languishing
and that we still propose to lead the nation
in the per cent of increase in our vote until
we have the majority.
We gratefully acknowledge the good work
done by our state central committee and it's
worthy chairman. and take pride in having
in the person of Rev. George F. Wells, the
model secretary of the party in the Union
For the Progressive Age. our state prohibit
ton paper, we bespeak the hearty and most
cordial support as worthy representative of
our cause.
We also commend the Scandinavian news
papers which are laboring so successfully in
bringing so many of our citizens OF foreign
birth into our party lines
We gratefully acknowledge our obligation
to the ". C. T. u, and express our hearty
sympathy with them in their prosecutions
while in defence of their homes. They have
given sincere and consistent support to our
cause and organization.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was opened by singing ''All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name" Conundrums
were the next feature of the day. DR..
Satterlee answered many questions as
readily as the day before. The Clarion
Glee club furnished the music in the
afternoon.
The committee on plan of work, re-
ported through Chairman Pinkham, rec
ommend:
First-The more complete organization of
the party in this state by congressional and
legislative districts, counties townships,
wards and election precincts. and the formal
ton of clubs wherever practicable A large
number of the latter should be organized
early in the approaching fall, and regular
meetings should be held from them until the
close of the campaign of 1890.
Our votes for that campaign must be made
before its active work begins. For its own
good as we'll as for the better prosecution of
club WORK throughout the state. each club
should join the State League.
Second-The thorough and persistent can
vass of every community for subscriptions
for our party papers in the English and
other languages. No more important work
devolves upon our township and county COM
mitteeS and clubs. There should also be an
extensive free circulation of able lreatises
upon various phases of the prohibition ques-
ton.