Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-18

there on Tuesday evening. The session
was opened with a song by the auartette
club. composed of Mrs. III. F. Wright,
Miss Hattie Grant, Geo. Halter and Ned
Gamble, with Mrs. j. FL. DeVoe as con-
ductor. Prayer was offered, another
song sung and the presidents announced
that the convention was ready to pro-
ceed with the regular programme for the
evening.
The vice-presidents were invited to
the platform, also Rev. Mr.. Hines OF
Ella Point.
The chairman announced the follow
ing committees;
On plan of work-V. V. Barnes, e. E. |
ClouRh, O. w. Startling, W. F. Il. Bush.
nell. 81. a. Sheets.
On fnance-M. P. Beebe of Ipswich:
Eugene Steere of Pierre; p Lawrence OF
De Smet; D. o. Thomas of Watertowp;
d. Rinmsn, of Yankton.
On enrollment-F. M. Wilcox OF
Huron; r. s. Brown of Aberdeen; Pryor
Everets of Woonsocket.
After song by the quartetta, Rev. e.
e, Clough of Watertown was introduced.
REV, Z. E. CLoUGH.
The address of Rev. e. q. Olougb, OF
Wetertown, on tho Practical Workings
Va othte Hae tAC Rt'hSiPui
address OF the evening and ives Gs
follows:
Ii has been demonstrated that only
two principles underlie safety from the
drink habit.
/. Total abstinence for the individual
from which has grown up the reform
| work of societies, open and secret
| wherein che individual is pledged not
to drink anything that can intoxicate.
This ,s reached by persuasion and 10
called Moral Suasion. When no man
drinke, the dey of safety will have been
ushered in.
! g. Control OF the commerce in intoxi.
eating drinks. Very many years ago it
was declared On object OF legal control,
and the control has taken the name OF
| license, which word means permission to
| do; and which the possessor OF hquor
| license believes grants him special per-
mission to sell or give away all the in
toxicants he can under certain excep-
tions, restrictions, etc.
1. Only one out OF many is allowed. l..
249 out of $50 ere under prohibition to
sell. In Huron 5000 TO 1000. Why not
prohibit the 250th?
Q. The permitted are prohibited from
selling between certain hours OF the
night, certain specified days, and in
certain calamitous emergencies like fires
or riots or Sundays. Ii prohibited one
dey in seven, why not the other Blk
days? The right wishes il. If prohi.
bited from IL p. m. to 6 a. NJ, when
people are asleep, why not from a, m.
80 II q. NJ, when they ere awake? II
any portion of time can be prohibited,
Why not every portion? Ii can. The
right is retained.
8. Certain persons, Indians, minors
and habituel drunkards are excluded
from the list OF purchasers or from the
list of customers. Ii an Indian, why
not white mau? III q young man under
81, why not young man over 81? II
hsbitusl drunkards are prohibited, or il
the dealer may not sell TO them, wbv ael
to the occasional drinker, when We know
that the hsbitusl was once only the ocL
, eional? II there can be exceptions IL
customers, then all customers can b'
!. prohibited.
The license system contains the germ
and green fruit OF prohibition. Prohi
bitionists only ask that the fruit be al,
flowed to ripen into full prohibition.
Ia prohibition practical? III SO, it i
: desirable. There is nothing so ba'
!, 4 that you cannot find an npologist or
= defender among men, neither ia any
;. thing too good 20 be antagonized. Th
! practicsbility becomes manifest by tn
. little time when the stream is cut off o.
= sunday, election days, riote, etc; by th
fact that boys aro not trusted wit
:. secrets of the bibnlous. Prohibition
- communities are sefe for boys; they ar
u safe for the habitual drinker of imite
means, he cannot buy at wholesale 10
his cellar, and then he is too much OF
fool to be trusted with the confidence O
:, the " orldly WISE
= Now il these things be true and hsv
80 Q I'M 1t, both under license and ioct
!. option, why will 1t not be more SO in fu
a prohibition
= The will of the moi ority is the msjest
- OF Amefi .s's sceptre Let every thin
,; else be overruled, but that can never b,
- 1t must be defended and maintained
70 it costs our blood. IL is more preciou
's than million lives, and il need be mi
. lions OF lives and billion of treasur
: mnst be placed free will Offering upo
it's altar. If it be the will cf the major
ty that it be licensed let the restricior
* be enforced. Ii the will be prohibition
10 let ell opposers etsnd from under. IL
us then create or stimulate the will
:, the INDIVIDUAL.
50 In Maine 1t has been tried for gel
~ =, GRAFTON.
" When voted upon few years sin,
ae about As 600 voted for it, 10000 egain
10000 didn't vote. But probibitic
:. stayed where they were acquainted Wit
No il
oe There are thousands OF people
Maine who never saw saloon. The
IS less poverty and crime and mo
a. moral safety there than any where ell
in the east pro rata.
,,j Rode Island voted il, kicked it cuff
1t. has tried to stampede 1t, may repe
- 1t without q trial, walt 5 years and 8
,ra what can be done. 1t is only like lot
A. option in one OF our Wisconsin counti
49,. Let Kansas come to the front. ka
III sas was born in whirlwiad, graded
W. moral cyclone, and only finds repc
in the highest moral security. ii,
:, about breweries in Kansss?, How sbo
as wholesale liquor stores2 How about I
n 80 brewers cart pounding over the pa
a ment OF Kansas cities? Bnt they do
pound. You can't amell mais stewi
or brewing; you don't find any 16 to
o' wear old boys out for the night on lei
Kansas is not raising new Reneratl
- of drupksrds. Read of the solitary o.
- ditioI of her jails of the small popu
nv tioR ef Che penitentiary. or course
q faifdfe. Yet. Gov. Martin, once an
~, rrohfbiti apist, is reported to have "a
-. that il submitted to-day prohibits
81 would carry by 9 greater majority th
given Harrison -S2, 900
/ Il - 81