Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-14
DIok1E ON PROHIBITION.

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The Chairman of the National Organ
ization Tells what tie Party is and
what 1T VIII do-Yale Theological
Students Take a Hand-Other Adj
dresses.
A small blue banner inscribed with |
"Yale" waved from the speakers desk at
the Atheneum last night when the eve
ming session of the state prohibition con-
ference was opened, and large number of
students from the Yale theological school
were seated in the front seats. They had
drawn up short testimonial to Chairman
Samuel Diekie of the national organization, \
who was the principal speaker of the eve
ming, and had presented it to him with
ffty-six signatures, and the little flag
which hung 80 gracefully from the plat
form. The chairman was much gratifed
by the testimonial, and said he would give
the flag for safe keeping to the prettiest
little woman in his state. Chairman
Dickie was professor of astronomy in one
of the western universities before he took
up the lance and helmet for the prohibi-
ton cause.
Allen P. Lincoln of Willimantic opened
the addresses with a paper upon "Shall
We Broaden Our Platform? And If So,
Howg He advanced many new ideas and
favored a wider range of thought than the
party has adopted as yet.
Chairman Dickie was received with much
applause. have met with many delight
| full things in this work, said he, but have
| never met anything more pleasing than
| this memorial from the Yale divinity
school displaying a long roll of paper,
containing the names of ffty-six young
men. I have spent many years of my life
among young people and my speaking is
more like that of the instructor to his
class believe the prohibition issue must
first be solved before others are attacked.
So long as the saloon exists to furnish a
large number of corrupt voters and cor
working any of the great reforms needed.
The prohibition party is not tenn
perance society. We intend to con-
tinue to do this work, but the party,
as an organization, is political in
| it's character, pure and simple. Instead
| of trying 70 be the balance of power, we
seek the power itself, and do not intend to
unite with either of the two great parties,
for we expect to walk at the funeral of
both We do not only want better men in
Office but men who elected by, and are re-
sponsible to better political party. If
the same men hold Office as now, impure
| and Incorporate as some of them are only
felt they were responsible to better party,
they would do that duty faithfully which
they do not do now, for the same reason
that they do not do it now. They would
feel that they must do their duty or lose
their Office. The party behind the man is
of more Importance than tie man himself.
The prohibition party is party of prin-
| i'll
straight; don't scratch single
name, no matter what press
ure is brought to bear upon you.
We cannot afford to hold up by OUT
votes, even for one year, a party which we
have earnestly declared and honestly be-
lieve ought to go down before us.
The prohibition party is not another
thing. 1t is not religious organization
1t welcomes to full membership men Of
every view upon religious topics. fea1
we are giving our political party too much
of religious flavor. I do not wish to sec
party judged as kind of church, but
want to say that it is not an anti-religious
organization. l believe without the civil
zation of the church and the Bible we
would neither have prohibition party mol
sentiment.
Colonel Marvin Knowlton of Whitman
tic made the first address yesterday morn.
ing upon THE Model County Chairman .
Colonel Marvin explained the qualities
that made good county chairman.
chairman was not obliged to be public
speaker, although that was no drawback
provided he spoke enough and not toe
much, and at the proper time. He in
stanced how a prohibition speaker in
ing in convention, drove 1 800 prohibi
| finn nj tha h iao
ticket.
"What Should Our State Committee d.
This Yeara" was discussed by J. B. Smitl
, of New Britain. He gave some practice
views on the subject.
Evolution of Prohibition, was discussed
by August Gustafson of Middletown, VIII,
has been engaged in Europe in dissent
mating the doctrines of prohibition, or
ganizing societies, delivering addresses
etc.
Ex-Governor St. John of Kansas die
not speak, as was anticipated by the pro
grams.
"Woman's Work for the Party" was en-
tertainingly discussed by Mrs. E. B. Ken
drick of Meriden. Mrs. Kendrick is secre
tary of the New Haven County associa
ton.
, R. N. Stanley of Highland park, secre
tary for Hartford county, told chow to in
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remarks were confined chiefly to prohibi
ton papers, and he thought fair cham
E pionship of popular rights and homes
issues were the best means for this.
''The Man in the Banks" was describe,
by Rev. D. M. Griffin of Meriden.
| "The Junior Movement" was the subjec
of short talk by Harry Palmer of Ston
ington.
After each paper was read the member
discussed the ideas advanced at som
l length The prohibition quartette fur
r nished some entertaining singing for tn
| occasion.
y DR.. Phillips, Lecture.
! The Church of the Redeemer was file,
q to overlooking with a very select audienc
last evening upon the occasion of Rev. Dr.
Phillips lecture entitled Enthusiasm an,
Fanaticism " The lecture was a very abb
and scholarly effort on the part of the rev
erend gentleman and was much enjoyed b
1 | those present. At the conclusion of tn
, | lecture light refreshments, consisting c
ice cream and cake, we're served by th
ladies of the church, to which many of tn
audience remained.
AN ENTERPRISE
, His Prosperity.
New Haveners will be both pleased ant
interested to hear of the still further pros
perity of one of our large manufacture
concerns, which adds materially to til
a prosperity of our city, as it has done fo
] more than forty years. We learn from til
New York papers that the B. Shoninge
T. Company, owing to the continued large il
. crease of both their retail and wholesal
trade, have leased the fine warerooms i
- the fine building formerly occupied b
. New York's famous Manhattan club, {
Fifteenth street and Fifth avenue, an
thither our New Haven concern will shor
o ly remove its New York headquarter
after fitting them up for the purpose. 4
the new place they will have magnifceI
!, warerooms. In Chicago this firm has a
; entire building aud one of the finest war
4 rooms in all the west for the bushes
:, The prosperity of this New Haven concer
10 appeals to the pride of New Haveners, an
> Mr.. Shoninger's energy and that of
cons has built up in our midst one of Il
most noted piano manufactures in tt
United States, and one which is celebrate,
le not alone in New York and Chicago an
tt all the large centers of this country, b.
also all over the world.