The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
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The Minnesota Prohibition State Conven-
ton held two days session at Minneapolis,
and dtlecommittee onpsrmanentorganizati
reported in favor Of the following officers:
President, R. A. Taylor Of Kasson; vice
president, Rev. J. A. Erwin of Frecborn
county; h. G. Neal Of st. Paul, E. L. Writ Of
sauk Center brought out some strong points
In discussion Of "The Prohibition Club"
Mr. Writ favored organization after the army
plan, with companies, regiments, brigadiers,
oil making upa great army with victory
written on its banner. "Look ut Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania" lie
said. "They are the danger signs in the Eust.
The rum power will drive our nation to de-
struction unless We realize the responsibility
resting upon U.S."
When Mr.. Writ alluded to Frances Willard
as "a queen among women the tremendous
applause showed the appreciation In which
tho noted captain Of the w. c. T. U. is held.
The fact that some soy the purity is dead is
only the more rcason why every Prohibition
vt should make up. and turn his crank with
the more vigor. The Prohibition guartette
II
in we'll prepared paper told how to reach
tho people. One of the main things. he said,
was to win over the ministers. 1t was u sud
sight, he thought, to see q bishop and TO-
loonkeel'er voting on the sume side in these
| great moral contests.
| The address of Miss Carrie Estey of St.
Foul was very spirited, and won for her un.
bounded applause. She attracted mon.
partisanship" with much vigOr.
lou cnn never enforce u prohibition law
through party not in sympathy with it,
any more than you can stop cyclone by
singing hymn to it. Jefferson Davis was
no more OF u traitor to his country than the
man who today goes up and down the land
crying that the war is a failure, and seeking
to create sectional hatred. From Maine to
the Golden Cote and from Manitoba to the
Gulf the keenest bloodhound cannot find u
slave.
| In tho afternoon the committee on plan oi
work, through George F. Wells. reported the
following recommendations:
Tour committee on plan ofwork respectful.
| ~ recommended the more complete Organi.
zntion Of the party in the state by congress.
ional and legislative districts, counties, town.
ships, wards, and election precincts and the
large number of the latter should he organ,z.
ed early in the approaching fall, and regular
meetings should be held from then until the
close of the campaign Of 1889. Our
vote for that campaign must be
made before its active work begins. For
its own good, as we'll az for the better prose.
cution OF club work throughout the state,
each club should join tho state lengue. The
thorough and persistent canvass of every
community for subscriptions for our party
papers. in the English and other languages.
| No more important work devnlvcs upon our
county nnd township committees and cluls.
There should also be an extensive free cir.
culation Of abh trentises upon various
phnses Of the prohibition question. We
recommend that the state central committee
bo directed to have the leaflets known us
bombs mailed to q selected list Of 30, 600
nnmes from every part of the state weekly,
or as nearly us practicable, during the next
| yenr, and that for this purpose II sum not
exceeding $1,000 he appropriated.
RESOLUTIONS were passed stating that Pro-
hibitionists are still ready to prosecute their
great battle Of reform on tho platform here.
tofore SO fully enunciated in both state und
| nation. To those declarations they have
nothing new to add nor do they wish to re-
trnct anything
The state executive committee WIS elected,
rs follows:
J. p Pinkham. W. J. Dean, Frank Peterson,
John Hughes, 7. $. Rcimstad, Henncpin
county; George +. Wells, Rev. NJ. Mn'ioney,
Rev. ID. Morgan. James Suydam, Ramsey;
Robert Taylor, Dodge; Clarence Wedge.
Freehorn; j. n. Wishart, Blue Earth: !. T..
Grant. Rock; +. X. CIcw. Rice; II. $. Hillewor,
kundiyohi; Ole krcn, Douglas, T. d. Scott,
| st. L. uis