Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-03
THE GIGANTIC UNION
Of all the Various Temper.
ance Organizations in
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
The Plans for a Constitutional
Amendment Campaign,
10 BIZ SUBMITTED NEXT MONDAY.
The Report Which q Committee Of Minis.
tiers Has Drawn Up.
10 BIZ SUBMITTED NEXT MONDAY.
ALL THE STATE ASKED TO COOPERATE

tous than high license, and something
more ponderous than either the License
Court OF Law and Order League, is now be.
ing arranged to worry them. 1t is formid.
able plan Of attack to defeat them In the
coming contest for and against constitu-
tional amendment, prohibiting the sale and
manufacture OF intoxicating drinks in Penn
sylvania.
The plan contemplates a powerful COM
bination of all the temperance organizations
in Western PENNSYLVANIA. Already emf
nent leaders in the Prohibition party, the
W. c. T. T., Brooks law adherents, Good
Templars and Constitutional Amendment
Association have signi6ed their willing
ness to enter into such an alliance. The
Gospel Temperance Union, Murphy Associ-
alton, Sons of Temperance and even the
Catholic Total Abstinence Societies are e1-
pected to Join at the proper time.
Next Monday afternoon the project will
be formally introduced at meeting of tn e
Evangelical Ministerial Association. A
committee consisting of Rev. l. n. Hays,
DID, Rev. j. W. Sproul, Rev. i. T. Nc
Crory Rev. James Collins, and Rev. T. J.
Boyle was appointed two months ago to
devise some method of conducting the cam
paign for prohibitory amendment. This
committee finally agreed upon a report this
week. 1t was completed yesterday BY Rev.
DR.. Hays, the Chairman, and will be sub
mitted to the Association on Monday. The
DISPATCH sent to DR.. Hays residence
yesterday, and through his courtesy we are
enabled to print the report of the committee
in advance of the meeting. 1t gives full
details of the plan, and is as follows:
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
The committee appointed by the Evangelical
Ministerial Association Of Allegheny county
for the purpose of considering and, if possible,
devis1ng some feasible plan by which all the
temperance forces within the Commonwealth
can he united and consolidated in supporting the
constitutional amendment prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors as
a beverage within its limits, to be shortly sub
mitted TO the pular vote, would report
recommending the following, viz:
First-That seven representative men be
chosen at public meeting. called for that pur-
pose, who shall be regarded as the representa-
tives of the general temperance sentiment of
the community without regard TO either politi-
cal or religious affiliations.
Second-That each general society. associa-
ton, organization operating in Western Penn
syivania having an interest in the temperance
question shall be invited TO appoint two male
representatives on this committee, with full
power to act. and to be channel of eommuni-
cation between it and the association they
represent.
Third-That this committee thus constituted
shall be called the Citizens Central Executive
Temperance Campaign Committee of Western
Pennsylvania, whose headquarters shall be in
either Pittsburg or Allegheny. and whose motto
shall be Union for the Sake of Victory. and
whose business shall be to organize all the
temperance forces west of the summit of the
Allegheny Mountains in the most effective way
possible, with reference TO the coming cam
paign, and for this purpose shall have as far as
possible the united, hearty and enthusiastic
support of all those allied associations with
the distinct understanding that this committee
shall not attempt to interfere with their pecu-
liar work as associations, but through their aid
and assistance endeavor to secure the largest
possible vote in favor of the proposed constitu-
tional amendment.
Fourth-It shall be the duty Of this commit
tee to discourage and SO far as possible suppress
all unfriendly discussion on all the minor de-
posed amendment shall have been safely incor-
porated in the Constitution.
Fifth-It shall be the duty of this committee
to invite the friendly sympathy and co-opera-
ton of individual churches, religious denomI-
nations and all citizens within the Common
wealth, and also the sympathy and co-opera-
50 that there may be a clear, emphatic and
glorious expression of opinion on this vital
question, which, to a greater or less extent
the peace and happiness of almost
every family within the Commonwealth.
Sixth-It shall be the duty of this committee
to invite the corporation of similar campaign
throughout the State, SO that
every part OF the State may be thoroughly can
vassed and the people not only enlightened but
made to realize the momentous interests at
stake and thus the largest possible vote Sc
cured.
THE POLITICAL PHASE.
The members of the committee which pre-
pared this report say that they will only be |
90 glad if someone will devise a more posi- |
Die or practical plan of operation, by which |
here can be a reasonable prospect OF success,
md for this reason allowed this report to be |
published beforehand, so that all NAV have |
chance to study and improve upon it if |
hey will.
"But there are two or three facts which |
must be obvious to all, said DR.. HAYS to
he reporter yesterday. First we must Or
yanize and unite our forces with the least
,ossible delay, or success will be hopeless
" which this amendment must be carried.
carried at all, are yet within the two old
POLITICAL parties, and that they must be
cached, if reached at all, not from the po-
itical, but moral side of this question. In
his case the right is the might that must
onquer, and if we can get the moral and
eligious elements in society, without regard
o religious or political preference, thor
ughly aroused upon this subject we can
weep the State. Otherwise we cannot.
''The Legislature just assembled at Har-
isburg must pass the resolution submitting
be question to vote OF the people" con-
inued Mr.. HAYS. "We are all confident
E that. The Republican party is pledged
o do it and don't dare to violate its PROM
Sc. Senator QUAY only the other dav
igned petition asking the Legislature to
ASS the resolution. Governor Beaver in his
Message is outspoken on the question. So
hat the plan contemplated in our report is
or the campaign when the question goes to
popular vote. 1t is already>a popular is
ne. We want voters, irrespective of party,
D help us. Some prominent in both parties
ave already shown willingness to help"
COOPERATION OFFERED.
The independent Order of Good Templars
ave written a letter to DR.. HAYS, offering
i'm their hearty cooperation in some such
Ian for union. They stand unqualifedly
nd sunpOlitically on the side OF constitu.
onal amendment.
At a meeting of the County Association
" Constitutional Amendment last Monday
DIR. Hays was present and ex-
lained the main points of the plan. They
ere discussed all afternoon and individu-
Ily the members indorsed the whole scheme.
Lction will be taken more fully in the near
Iture.
Some OF the ladies connected with the W.
. 7. o. are enthusiastic over the proposal
" union to advance the coming fight for
mendment.
Some other gentlemen interested in tenn
ersnce work who were spoken to last even
Il mentioned the names of the other organl-