The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-22
PROHIBITION WORK.
Annual Meeting of the State
Temperance Alliance.
ADDRESS BY REV. CLARK DAVIS.
Eepert OF General Agent sutton-The
Alliance Fiourjshing - Elec-
ton Of OGEcers.

The state Temperance Alliance held its
annual meeting yesterday, IN the First
BAPTIST church, on Fourth street, at 1
o'clock D. m. The meeting was called to
order by President ID. T.. Denny. There
was a good attendance, s. 600 worth OF
stock being represented The first order
Of business was the election Of officers,
which resulted as follows: President, ID.
T. Denny, Seattle; secretary, III. y. Belt,
Spokane Falls: treasurer, Everett Smith,
seattle: board Of directors. Jonas BusheIl.
King county; Mrs. NJ. A Shaffer,
Pierce county; Senator J. r. Eshel-
man. Yakima county; III. ID. Cop
lev. Whitman county: Mrs. Lucy
A. sweitzer, Spokane county; F. NJ. Chest
nut, whatcom county: John Robin. Cow
liiz county; G. w. Stewart, Lewis county;
Rev. John Chaplin, Thurston county.
d II. Denny, r. s. Greene, Thomas Mercer,
Rev. E. T. sutton, Mrs. Winnie Thomas,
d. b. Ward, Mrs. Mary p. T. Snyder,
Howard C. Walters, ]. ID. Walker and Rev.
II. W. Stratton were chosen life directors.
X. s. Greene. ID. r. Denny, Everett Smith
and Fl. n. Belt were elected an executive
committee
The following is General Agent +. b.
sutton's report:
The year has been spent on my part under the
direction OF the executive committee as has
seemed best for the advancement Of Our cause,
according 10 article 3, sections and 2, oi our
constitution, which reads as follows:
SECTION j. TO provide for the thorough and
continued canvass OF the state for the purpose
OF informing the voters, both through addresses
and printed documents, OF the reasons for the
suppression Of the vice Of intemperanee by the
enactment of prohibitory liquor laws, both con
sfitutional and statutory
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ceeding $4,000, for the benefit OF the aSSocia-
ton, 10 be raised aud used according TO the
plan of endowment adopted by this association,
and more fully set forth in its by laws.
At the beginning OF the year arrangement was
made with the executive COMMITTEES for holding
county conventions To plan Tor active prohibit
bition work and the securing OF subscriptions
for the Ieader and the Poice, providing said con
ventions made no added cost for The alliance.
Thirty conventions were held and several hun
dred copies of the Voice and nearly 1000 copies
OF the LdGaer have thus been placed in the
homes OF the people, while each county has paid
for all extra work done IN June secured
the services OF Professor Samuel Diekie and
accompanied him across the state, visiting
several OF the county seats and strengthening
our cause. On the 18th of June at the town OF
Almra. In Lincoln county, we were assaulted
b. saloon keeper named Clark, and for several
days remained in an unconscious condition and
for several weeks were unable to take the field.
Fy the advice OF onr executive committee, on
the 18th af August, with our attorney, Mr.. G. A.
salyeF. returned To Afmira and had Mr.
Clark arrested. tried, convicted aud fined after
which we held our adjourned meeting.
We have since been IN the Geld with reason
able degree OF success We have during the
year appointed county agents in several coun-
ties and secured the services of number OF
speakers. By whom some loo speeches have been
given and paid for. We have sent out from the
office in round numbers 5000 books and other
printed matter. have personally given speeches
and talks, and have at each either token a col.
lection or offered to take membership IN the
Alliance, or both. Our expenses for the wear
have been fs,315.50, which includes ali items
salary OF the general agent, pay TO all county
agents. expense of Office, postage, printing bills
stationery, telegraphing, exchange, work by Mr.
saiyer and others. Our receipts have been
t2,su2.65, which includes all the receipts
for new stock, dues on old stock, collections and
gifts, also the accident insurance collected
from the Washington state Mutual Accident AS
after the assault in June. We have taken I.0,i
new members into the association during the
year, thus more than doubling our Membership.
rs we had only sl6 members at the beginning Of
the year. If We could keep doubling our mem
hership for few years we should have fnnd
sufficient for the most perfect and systematic
plan OF campaign ever organized against the
liquor crime.
At present, to us, it seems that the most
necessary work Is the pushing of the financial
pian. accom- panied by speeches and the circal-
fation OF literature. / think that Won will
clearly see that the more work done the larger
viii 30 Our reserve fund for future work
Business men all over the state have only to
understand our plan and they fall in with it at
once as being simple, straightforward way Of
u0ink Duslness- IL enables them 10 enter
the field by proxy snd engage in the work of
home saving when their business would not
have allowed them 10 do the work in any other
way. Our plan is cumulative, and instead OF
exhanstiDg our funds we are adding 10 them
ell the time. We began without dollar In the
treasury two years ago, and now we have on
hand as assets ST SIS, In stock notes and in
unpaid first payments $500, besides s.. 600 due on
stock up 10 date, or January ]. ls9i The
members of the W. c. T. Y. aud the i. O. G. T.
organization, and their local aud general Office =
have eo-opeTsted with Ia in the most kindly and
pleasant wsy, while the ministers of the
different denominations have given freely and
heartily the use OF their puipiig aud their
Influence to aid on the good work
Criticisms have been few indeed. and they OF
me most kindly character Altogether It has
seemed as though ench one interested was de
tgrnsined To make the work as pleasant "a pos
sihle- still. with all this to encourge there was
constant separation from family and family in-
ieresfS At y time OF peculiar diScourageneut
] sent my resignation as general agent To n.tr
honored president. hut the executive commit
tee did not zee at 20 accept it, and so We have
kept on grinding up to tue present date Kindly
letters With cheering words of encouragement
have been received by the score. On the ami.
xsrsary ri otgr birthday friends-of the cause we
represent gathered in force at our residences and
gave Us a surprise indeed, among other presents
he1ng . valuable and beautiful gold headed
cane nicely engraved Rev Clark Davis pre-
scBlanw i in behalf of the alliance, said il was
Tor protection against assaults in the future /
soiesHniy promised 20 use il on the first assaii-
ant, bat none have put in an appearance
now surrender 10 you the trust that has for
tao Years been committed ts me shall ask
ycu a. appoint sn auditing committee To exsrn-
Inc air tsp0xs, papers and vouchers All items
al receipts and expense have been reported TO
tire treasurer. as required BIZ the by.lays am
proud sud thankful 10 say that during the two
wears ~ service no friction OF Jar of diseord be
tween the Officers or the alliance has occurred
IN closing, allow me - suggest that se choose
some retish}e attorney 20 appeaF for ms in srw
case that may arise 10 he known aS the atfornev
81 the state Temperance Alliance Also that
county vice presidents he appointed IS from
tine - time reltAale men come to u in the t,f
ieTvnt counties And nov, as ! lay down this
etu tefn al honor and badge OF trust the general
sreney 81 the association. IL Is with feeling of
fhanklalnes& Tor having been perYnfttea ~
serve The cause OF GOD and humanity will
rot say farewell, Tor expect 10 be ever found
fighting side hy side with YOU until victory or
death
A resolution 10 employ Rev. f. b. SUIT
ton as general agent for the ensuing wear
las passed.
Ii vas sso resolved 20 petition the legis.
laiure for prohibitory law.
The constitution OF the alliance WAS
amended 50 as Ia bind its members TO the
enforcement of the present liquor laws.
The meeting then adjourned until T:So
p. m.
In the evening Rev. Clark Davis dcliv-
cred an address on temperance work. The
substance of his remarks was:
II was asked 20 give an opinion unon
the temperance work in this community
and state and nation. would say il was
dead. The facts are that today is the
darkest day we have seen for the teunpar
snce cause, and its getting darker eyerv
day, not only here, but all over the ns.