Omaha daily bee., 1890-04-18
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY.
The Non-Partisan Prohibition Convention
Resumes Its Deliberations.
SOME BITTER THINGS BY SPEAKERS.
The Rock Island Road Makes Prop
osition to the City or Lincoln
state House Gossip
News Notes.

ANt"S A'pttS-
LINCOLN, Neb., April 11.-tSpecial to TIE
BEE. -Chairman Atkinson called the non
partisan prohibition convention to order this
morning ut 9 clock, and the deliberations of
yesterdaynwero resumed. Rev. John Power
of Blair was called upon and led the conven :
tion in an impressive prayer. Williams
Brothers the, noted South Dakota campaign
singers, followed in "a splendid song service.
Rev. Jordan, the "Texas Cyclone" also
added to the musical part of the exercises
Speeches were then made by Hon. John
"A. Dempster, Thomas Darnell, j. w Mil
Ter, Judge. Cessna and Eric Johnson.
But synopsis of the addresses of
these gentlemen is hardly necessary. They
attacked the saloon, the license system, the
proposition that prohibition does not prohibit,
the methods of the liquor traffic and liquor
men and declared the opinion that the state
was going dry at the coming election. The
word painter can supply the clothes in imag-
ination that created outbursts of enthusiasm
and gave the assemblage the appearance of a
convention, for in this sense only was it such.
The morning and afternoon sessions We're not
largely attended, although the report of the
committee on credentials indicated the at
tendance of sos delegates and representation
from fifty counties.
1t delighted the convention TO smile audibly
at the thrusts of some of the speakers at The
BEE and its policy, reminding its repre-
sentative that another contribution might be
sought, but he didn't bite. Rev. Hand of
Exeter exhausted his store of invectives on
THE BEE. He stated that it was a falsifier,
moral leper, too cowardly to publish the
truth, and that the minister or prohbitonist
who read it or supported it was serving
satan and falling short of his duty. But the
His grief was due to an article published in
THE BEE recently, purporting to show up
the condition of affairs in Exeter under dry
regime. Hand stated that an affidavit had
been sent to THE BEE denouncing the article
in question, but that it had been shamefully
suppressed, thereby damaging the town. 1T
is certain that Hand outreached himself and
that large percent of his auditors were not
in sympathy with his silly twaddle. He
talked, evidently without having cast his
anchor and taking his bearings.
Jake Hoofstetler, of Sterling, ILL.,, and Rev.
Ryan of Lisbon, N. D., made the speeches of
the afternoon, but the work of the conven-
tion is manifest in the following platform and
resolutions
We, the Non-Partsan Prohibitory Amend
ment League OF Nebraska in convention as
sembled, adopt the following preamble and
resolutions:
Whereas The use of Intoxicating liquors
as u beverage has become the greatest
evil known to modern civilization, de-
bauchng, the morals. destroying the intellect
and wrecking the bodies of vast numbers of
our people annually; and
whereas, An Unsuitable greed for gain
coupled with the modern facilities for manu-
facture and distribution. has in the last quar-
ter or century increased the consumption of
liquors far beyond the increase In
our population; and,
Whereas, The licensed saloon is today the
greatest enemy of society known to our civili- !
zation. demanding the protection of, yet con-
sstant!y violating the law, seeking by corrup-
ton int mldation and fraud to control nomi- |
nations to offices, high and low, from ward as
SCISSOR to judge of highest court, demanding
that Others support candidates regardless OF
fitness, yet ever ready itself to repudiute the
obligation where interest may require. de-
manding loyalty from others, yet guilty of
treason Itself, Il standing menace to the sta
bility of government and the common breed
Ing ground Of criminals; and,
whereas, The present license law, so far as
II purports to provide protection to the com
munity from the evils OF the traffic by render
ages a ana costs accruins TO state and county
from the prosecution of civil and criminal |
suits growing out of and attributable thereto, |
S a dead letter, no suit ever having been |
brought In the state to recover the same; and |
whereas, The law gives wholly inadequate |
by the sa loon. because In suits brought. to en- |
FORCE such protection, saloon lOafers are the
= most common witnesses. periured testimony
with political homicide while the
rcooysrSy; S y II any. is largely consumed in pro-
inns becomes an easy prey to the conscience
ess strength OF this modern Moloch, therefore
De IL
Resolved, That we invite the people of Ne
Dr'lskn without regard to sex, nationality,
)arty afiiliation or religious belief to Join us
n one supreme effort to forever Danish the
lcenscd saloon from her soil.
Resolved; That experience has shown tn at
license. either high or low, has no tendency to
decrease the consumption of alcoholic liquors,
ma Is thercfore Intellectual as n remedy for
poverty, insanity and crime. and the resulting
)LrQpns growing out of the liuupr traf
Resolved, That Il thorough test has shown
hat it Is more d tficult to enforce the restric-
I've ana remedial provision OF the Nebraska
iccnSe law than IL Is to enforce absolute pro-
libition, and that determination is the only
Resolved, That experience abundantIy
,rotes rro thai prohibition can be enforced and
nat ITS enforcement promotes the material
prosperity OF state and puts the control of
Ter affairs into the hands of the sober yir-
uous, intelligent and law abiding portion of
Resolved That 1t is bad business policy and
}oor 100 limhnoiering qg for any community to pay to
It, contribute 81 thereof to the support of the
chools - '''o
Resolved That we heartily welcome the ef-
orts of any and all parties, societies and or
anizations for adoption of the prohibition
ihehdment, whether acting with us or uOt
ng.
General A. B. Campbell of Topeka. Kan.
ehvercd the closing address to the conyen.
ion tonight Bohanan's was well fill. ed
THE ROCK ISLAND.
Lincoln has a proposition from the Rock Is
and folks at last 1t Isl evident, too, that this
ailway has its eye on the main chance. and
hat 1T does not propose to strike the city with
Ut consideration In word the road
roposes to commence the construction of its
xtension at once providing the city will do
ate $50, 600 and the right of way along Eighth
trcet, from S to M or l. streets. thence
werving southwest. President Lowe made
ne proposition TO proper representatives of
ne city last evening, and mildly suggested
nat If 1t was rejected the road would have to
ccept the next best thing, but that under no
)nsiderdtion would it consent to come in ont
de of the Burlington and Union Pacific.
here might, however, he said, be "A remedy
! securing the road and sidetracks of either
the roads into the city and the free use of
ne present union depot.
There are negative votes to the proposition
nd some of the penny-wsc seem TO be CON
dent that the road would tap Lincoln with
1T the donation of dollar but the majority
the city's progressive business men think
lat 1t VIII not do to hazard chances, and the
after Is securing immediate attention. Ray
ond brothers and Hargleaves Brothers.
holesale grocers, however, state that they
Ill enloin the use of Eighth street as a thor
lghlare for any railway company. They
ate that 1t would iniure their shipping and
atform facilities, and therefore hurt their
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