Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-16
VERY ENTHUSIASTIC.
County Constitutional Amendments
ties Resolve, and Raise $4,000.
A DAY OF EARNEST EXPRESSION,
In Which One Speaker Wanted an Ambu.
lance for the Cowards.
HOW THE WORK WILL BE FORWARDED

county Constitutional amendmentites yes
terday. Its chief session in Lafayette Hal
was the one in the afternoon, wherest abou
5000 in campaign contributions were real
lied, resolutions were adopted, and the serv
ices of an ambulance to remove the towards
were implored.
The afternoon session was opened at
o'clock with prayer. Rev. Mr.. Norcros.
was then called upon and made short but
happy address. He was glad to see the
women present, as it was a most hopeful
sign The present convention was but q
starter for the grand movement, and they
proposed to carry Allegheny county, not
withstanding the fact that Pittsburg was in
it. He said work was needed, and every
body must put their shoulders to the wheel.
He was particularly interested in the labor
vote, which he characterized as ga large
and honorable body" The speaker dwelt
on the fact that the late war had saved the
flag and freed the slave; but there was an
other thing accomplished, and that was that
it broke up an unbalancing labor system,
and now, if they can turn in and save the
$500, 100000 annually spent in liquor, they
would make kings and priests of the labor
ing people.
The Committee on Finance reported,
recommending that subscription list be
opened, giving all the delegates present an
opportunity to contribute for campaign pur-
poses, and Endorsed Mr.. H. Sampson as
Treasurer. They also recommended that
further financial measures be left for per
manent committee that would be appointed.
The report of the committee was accepted.
He WANTED NO cowARDs.
Rev. j. T. Riley, who was among the
delegates, was called on for speech, and
responded as follows:
We are entering upon one of the mightiest
conflicts this State has ever been engaged in,
and we should do our duty. The thing that
will be fiaunted in our faces is personal rights.
have heard it already, and my answer to that
was. If they are not going to prove themselves
law-abiding citizens. they can move out of the
country, and the sooner they go the better. /
don't believe any man has a right to engage in
business that will make improbable and un-
loyal citizens. man said to me the other day:
Il rent my property to saloons, and in that way
! have got to live" Now the good Lord knows
that man don't need to live. There was great
furore raised some years ago about keeping a
standing army of 25000 men. They said it was
standing menace to the country. Yet we
Keep standing army of 100000
paupers: pau Why we can al afford 6on to
year and furnish him with horse and carriage
or his family. Yes we can; but am not one
of the kind that will do that. The children of
this great Republic and State are CRYING out
for deliverance. Will we give it to them? We
must. would that the good Lord would send
an ambulance down and take all the towards
homei Then we would have fair field and a
good fight"
Rev. Mr.. BOYLE Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, reported the follow
ing:
The Legislature of the State has passed a
resolution to submit to the voters of the State,
at an election to be held on the 18th of June
next, an article to be added to the Constitution
of the State forever prohibiting within this
Commonwealth the manufacture and sale and
Keeping for sale of any Intoxicating liquors to
pe used as beverage Therefore, we the peo-
pie OF Allegheny county, in convention assem-
bled. accept with profound satisfaction the op-
portunity of joining with our fellow-citizens
throughout our State in meeting at the ballot
box and in a constitutional manner the foe
which has SO long menaced the best interests of
the s. tate, and is standing as barrier in the
way of every effort for the material, moral and
spiritual elevation OF the people.
GIVING WAY TO THE GREATER.
We approach the subject without the desire
TO do injury to the business interests of any
man; but we declare that the individual inter
ests Of men must give way to the greater in
terests of the people of the State
who are thereby injured, directly and
indirectly to an untold and dire ex- |
tent And we mention wherein they are in. |
jured by that business; In the home, in the |
growing youth, in the matured man, in So |
ciety in elections, in legislation, in the safety
of life. in the protection of property in the |
criminal courts, in the warehouses in the |
penitentaries, in the asylums, in the taxes, in |
n Cio1 arnd4 4rrac
tlons, in the perpetuity of physical and mental |
strength in our race, in our local city, county.
State and national governments.
We declare It to be the duty of every voter
who seeks the good of his fellow men not only to |
cast his vote for that which tends to DESTROY a |
great and growing evil but to exert his influ-
ence to secure the cooperation of all others.
We all agree that the liquor traffic is an evil /
OF gigantic proportions and utterly void of any
corresponding benefits
We rejoice that the representatives of all
political parties and temperance organizations /
are so harmoniously uniting to support this
constitutional amendment TO which we col
lectvely and individually pledge our earnest
We call attention to the able articles of Judge
Agnew on the Constitutional amendment and |
we recommend the very general circulation of
lated to put the whole matter before the people
in its true light
JUDGE AGNEw's COOPERATION.
OHoA udu W SSAs TcdQ d leICer from y u0ge
Agnew, regretting his inability to be pres
ent at the meeting, but stating that he
would work with his pen for the good cause,
The letter was received with applause
Ihe Committee on Organization, through
its Chairman, John ID. Bailey, recommended
that the Chairman appoint three persons in
each ward, borough and township, and have
Ehem form an executive committee for their
wards, etc, to meet once a week and
make thorough canvass OF their districts.
seeing personally each voter; also that
of these delegates be held on the
second Thursday in March to report what is
being done and elect officers.
This report gave rise to great deal of
discussion. DR.. l. n. Hays wanted the
Executive Committee appointed right away
70 they could get to work, particularly in
City, as he thought they would
larry that town. Half dozen delegates
wanted to tack an amendment to the report
After halt hours discussion the report was
amended to read that a committee of five be
appointed to assist the Chairman in the
work OF selecting names in each ward, and
t was then adopted. Chairman Weeks
named Rev. I. n. Boyle, Mrs. Ellen NJ.
W atson, A. H. Leslie, Captain ]. K. Bar
oour and J. A. Mcconnell as his assistants.
Mr.. III. Sampson, who was called on for a |
Ipeech, responded by saying that money was
wanted, and very badly at that; and as a
starter he would be one of ten to give $500
or general campaign expenses.
HOW IT STIRRED THEM UP.
Rev. Mr.. Boyle took the floor and urged
he delegates to contribute, and a COM
nittee was sent on the floor IN solicit suh /