The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-10-12


states, to secure q majority Of the legal
voters authorizing h,u t. open his sa-
loon in any city, town, country or
district, together with other laws reg
ulating the taloon and increasing
the responsibility Of the saloon keeper,
for the safety and relief OF the com
munity where the saloon is open.
Having settled upon the legislation
we need and can get, we shall secure a
score OF the best speakers OF Tennes'
see, and other states if necessary, who
will address the people in all the lead
ing towns of the State on the subject
of the proposed legislation, and thor
oughly organize the state. In this par
ticular campaign We shall represent
no party or tabulated statement OF
principles, except the proposed legisla-
ton we shall ask OF the Legislature to
be elected in 1894
When man offers himself rs can
e didate for the Legislature, whether he
be Democrat or Republican or any
q party, we shall ask of him only the
question whether or not he will favor
the legislation which the temperance
people of the State propose for the reg
W ulation of the saloon. Ii any candidate
- refuse to promise us his support
whether he be a Democrat, Republi
" can or any other, we will call on tn
=. - temperance people to withdraw thel
'N support and defeat him if possible.
!" the candidates of both or all parties
" any district agree to give our temper
:" ance legislation their support, then v
" will select our candidate according
1c :, our political preference We shs
), = take part against candidate OF al
y party in such cases where q candida
- ~ refuses to give us his support. II
Wv ~" any district oil the candidates nom'
ated by various parties shall refuse
~ support our measure, then we will c
=. for a temperance candidate and do
40 In our power to unite all temperaI
~ voters of all parties on that candid
~ ..,lo o,o- M l,o ~, ov bn
%" Between the months of May
:, November we will canvass the st
= and thorougly organize the tenn
~ ~ ance people Of the State of all polit
parties and secure their pledges
w that all the political parties may
80 derstand when they nominate t
candidate that if any party nomin
30 a man who refuses to give to the
e., perance people OF the State this
- servative and reasonable legisla
right Vi0l, - ~ 'N''''o
:. This committee OF twenty-five
propose only reasonable and lea
-. legislation, and all candidates OF al
ties who are not dominated by th
" ' uor trafc will give their support
~. the good people of the state will
- -, have chance to spot the mer
80. dominated by the liquor traffi
:, leave them at home when the
,,ouo Legislature meets.
.1s It is to be distinctly understoo
!, effort this effort is not to organize
,t,o an partv, or to iuterfr re with al
,oe,ber party. 1t is an organization Tor
,erance cifc purpose, viz, to secure
o,;t;col lature in 1894 that will give ns c
o9 he. vative temperance legislation, a
,ns;der- confidently expect every temp
!, s,,ob man and wemau in the State to
,;slators crate whatever may be his or her
This views. This plan simply means
- coma islature In 1894 that will regul'
q saloon liquor traffic and give each toy
/ other community the privilege OF goir