Telegram-herald., 1891-07-18
ALCOHOL'S Stern FOES
fernperarce Leaders soiemnly Dis
cuss Constitutional Prohibition.
ESSAYS FIRED POlyT BLACK At Bun
The Essayists All Declare ma Favor of fro-
eibitiSa sss.s<st et tue sarstSg4
Sssssattea-4AiI keEnss OF
LissAss Sondsmssd-

sARAToGA, y. y, July 1.-THE first
business before tAc National Temper
ance convention Thursday morning
Ma the reading and discussion OF an
essay GA 'COnstita.i0nal Prohi oition.
By A. NJ Powell of New York.
The essayisE ana each speaker who
discussed his paper was earnestly
ia favor of prohibition by constitu-
tional amendments The side issues of
''loeal option" and high license" were
characterized a. nakeshifts that were
advocated by politicians and the dis
tillsries and breweries as tending to
Napoleonie principle of finding out
where your enemy wants you 10
strike him and then hitting him
elsewhere in his weakest point was APP
Hcable in this ease Constitutional
prohibition was asserted To be the at
tack that the enemies of temperance
most dreaded and IL the leading parties
were in favor of prohibition and against
It's enforcement and party eaucuses were
To control and silence legislative voices
then indie pendent action must be taken
by temperance men that would com
Inand attention. The distinct third
party suggestion ran through the whole
line of discussion with but one dissent
ing voice. The speakers were John
Lloyd Thomas. Rev. Hugh Montgomery
and Rev. ID. Lawson, OF Massachusetts,,
and George w. Powell and Mrs Per-
kins, Of New York.
The same sentiment was further OK
pressed in the discussion of the essays
on the Citizens Protective League, +"
by w. Jennings Demorest, of New York;
Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar, of Indiana, and
others Mrs. Cougar gave as an axiom
that prohibition can never be OBJ
tanned by eiecting passive men to Office.
There can be no national prohibition
until there Is a political party behind
IL, the same as anti-slavery was never
successful until an anti-slavery party
succeeded at the polls. The following
officers were elected:
President. +. II. Ciapp. Massachusetts,; vice
presidents. Dr.. A @. Lawsoa, New Jersey; Mrs
Mary G. LeayitI Massachusetts and Mrs f. j.
Phinney. Ohio. Secretaries. J. ". Stearns
New York, A +. winter, Connecticut, Mrs.
Campbell Massachusetts,. Executive commit
tee. r. r Denison- Pennsyivania s. Diclsie
Michigan; J. s. Rowlings Maryland; Mrs.
Burgess. Pennsylvania; Rev A. T. Winter,
Con.ecticut: Miss A. NJ. Edwards Ohio and
j ID. Whiteside. Vermont.
At the afternoon session two reports
were presented from the committee on
resolutions, one by its chairman. ex-
Gov. Goodale and the other Ia minority
report) by Rev. DIR. Dickey. The first
was silent on the question of
partisan action and the second
enjoined and recommended in
effect, by the formation of
town. county. state and national pro-
hibition leagues, an independent party
action in unison by all the organiza-
tions represented in this convention
Pending the discussion of a motion to
adopt the minority report A. NJ
Powell, of New York, offered a substi-
tute which was accepted and
adopted by a two-thirds vote
i'm lieu of both reports. II re-
cites that: Whereas, the liquor
dealers and the saloon element have
united regardless of party to carry their
ends, ali temperance men, by united
action at the polls, should stand in de-
fense of humanity from their evil influ-
ences." The report condemns ali sys-
TENS o. licensing the liquor traffic