The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-28
National Conference of Male and Female
Reformers of Various Creeds.
Address Adopted for Presentation to the Pee-
pies Party Convention That Says the Saloon
Is the Great Corrupter Of Politics.
Political Trickster Hill Likely to Have
Clear Field in New York.
Ex-P President Cleveland So Much Discourag ed
that He Contemplstes Withdrawing from
the Contest for the Nomination.
REFoRMERs TALK TEMPERANCE.

REFORMERS TALK TEMPERANCE.
An Address on the Rum Trsric TO BE Pre-
sented TO the Peoples Party Convention.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-It is safe to say that
such q gathering as that which assembled
here this morning has seldom. if ever. been
seen before. It was o national conference
of representatives of the various political
reform movements now existent In this
country, including prohi6itionists. farm
ers. laborers, Greenbackers, general re-
formers. etc. Miss Frances Z. Willard pre-
sided, and stated the object of the confer
ence to be TO devise ways and means of
electing President of the United
States who will. with one blow.
kill the rum traffic. Among those
present at the meeting were Lady Somer-
set; George A. Washburne. of Boston. sec
retary of the Peoples party; Gilbert Della
mater. of Akron, o.. who led some of his
countrymen a wild chase after greenbacks;
Mrs. Anna NJ. Diggs. of Kansas; General
Weaver. of Iowa: A. Wardell and II. Loucks.
of Huron. S. d., and Prof. Samuel Dickey.
of Albion College. Albion. Mich. Ignatius
Donnelly was down for an opening speech.
but failed to appear. The central idea is
to unite all these claimants on one candi-
date for the presidency in the belief that
they outnu nber either of the regular par
ties The meeting was held with closed
doors.
G. +. Washburne. national secretary of
the Peoples party, and the other members
Of al
the general meeting and afterward in CON-
mittee for the adoption of the following:
We believe the principal solution TO the liquor
problem lies in abolishing the element OF profit.
which Is a source OF constant temptation. evil
and corruption. We therefore demand that tho
exclusive importation, manufacture and sale OF
Intoxicating liquors shall be conducted by the
government or state, at cost, under CONDITIONS
aud restrictions which may be adopted by the
plank K. we give no offense 10 either the personal
liberty man or 10 the Prohibitionist We merely
tions for adoption TO tie various states, accord
ing TO temperance sentiment in each State.
The fight for ''nationalizing the liquor
traffic" was largely Intellectual. however.
for il found no place In the address brought
coming convention of the Peoples party In
Sc. Louis. lgnatius Donnelly, in report
ing the result of the committees labors.
noted the omission, and expressed the opin-
Ion tQdL IQo dQuTet3 IN lIe pEoe6Dt lOItu
would not be acceptable TO the PEOPLES
party. He referred to the number of for
eigners in the party, and eaId the prohibi-
tion clause should be modified 90 as 20 save
to them the idea of individual right in the
matter of beer-drinkIng. held TO by them
SO tenaciously. In the committee room he
said he had. though himself believer
in temperance. advocated the substitution
of the phrase Abatement of the liquor
traffic" as being more acceptable TO the
ma m Ia
by the rest of the committee. MIR. Tau
beneck, of Illinois. moved TO accept Don
nelly's suggestion and substitute the word
abatement" for "annihilation.D but 4. j.
Wheeler suggested that suppression"
would be better word, and In that form
the address was adopted.
woN'T BE ACCEPTED.
After the vote Taubeneck announced
that he had neither voted for nor against
the address because he was confident that
its statement of the prohibition question
would not be acceptable to the Peoples
party. The following committee was then
appointed to present the address TO the ST.
Louis convention Feb %: DIR. Delameter.
Frances Z. Willard, u. w. Miller, Gen. j.
B. Weaver. Ienatius Donnelly. Samuel
Dickie. Z. J. Wheeler. Following il the
address in full:
The undersigned. expressing a consensus OF
opinion OF an informal. voluntary gathering OF
members OF the Peoples party. the Prohibition
the 27th day of January, 1892, at the sherman
House, Chicago, arT0gating to themselves no
right to speak authoritatively for any one but
themselves, or 10 dictate the future course
platform of any organization, but perceiying the
absolute necessity which exists that the people,
rising up IN their primal capacity citizens and
voters, should wrest the government OF the.
State and the Nation from those who have so
long misgoverned both hereby put forth the fol.
lowing suggestions TO the people OF the United
States upon which we ourselves are substantially
agreed.
ical elements In behalf of these issues. towit:
First-That money should be issued by the
general government. without the intervention OF
quantity 10 carry on the business OF the country.
and such money should be full legal tender Tor
all debts, both public and private
second-That the saloon Is the great enemy or
reform I'm these matters and the chief fountain
OF corruption In our politics We denounce It's
pernicious influence upon our country, ana We
demand its suppression.
Third-An means of public transportation and
communication should be controlled by the gov.
ernment, TO obtain for all the people equal and
equitable advantages Ia such services, and II the
effort TO control said means Of transportation
and communication shall prove impracticaDie,
then We favor government ownership OF the
Fourth-That we are opposed TO speculation in
land and alien ownership OF the same, and We
OF land that can be owned by any corporation
or individual
IA
women with an educational qualification
The address is signed by lgnatius Dom
nelly, Frances +. Willard. Gen j. Is.
Weaver, +. j. Wheeler, u. NJ. Miller, l..
Evans and III. s. Taylor.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Ma
tional Farmers Alliance Is also being held
here, with an attendance of about one hum
dred members. President Powers says the
meeting has no political significance. being
merely a business one In the absence of
Mayor Washbnrne in the East. Controller
May and Chief of Police McClaughrey to-
day delivered addresses of welcome. Pres
ident Powers responded. The dRy was oc-
cupied In the appointment Of committees
and in the settlement of lively dIspute
over the seating of seven more delegates
from Nebraska than the constitution was
said to permit. The Iowa delegation par
ticularly opposed the admission of the ad-
ditional Nebraskans. Finally. the Nebraska
men triumphed by guaranteeing all delin-
quent dues. The convention will continue
tomorrow, and probably the day after.
NO SHOW FOR CLEVELAND.