Washington sentinel., 1899-12-23
Aremperanee Crusade.

suit desired by the league. A
party named A. N. Garfield sub
mitted a report to this worthy or
ganization last Monday, which en-
bodied the proposed plan Of action,
and the very conservative Rev.
DR.. ]. Fred. Heisse, pastor OF the
Wesley M. Z. Church, delivered
a speech endorsing 1t. The report
OF the executive committee was
unanimously adopted.
1t suggests that petition be
presented to Congress, asking that
body, which exercises exclusive
legislation in all cases whatsoever
over this District, to pass law
prohibiting the sale OF Intoxicating
liquor in the District at retail to be
drunk on the premises where sold.
The plan adopted by the
committee contemplates giving
every intelligent adult resident oi
the District, who believes the con-
tinued existence OF the open dram
shop an unmitigated evil, an OPP
portunity to declare that opinion,
and includes the following provis-
ions suggested by the committee;
First-A house to house canvass
OF the entire District should be
made tor signatures to the petition,
with a sufficient number Of work
ers to cover the field quickly and
thoroughly when this part Of the
effort is begun.
Second-In preparing for and
making such canvass we should
follow the general plan OF the
house to house canvass made by
the Sunday School Association in
1897, which includes subdivlding
the District into divisions and sub
divisions, in charge OF supervisors
and assistant supervisors, and
sending out the canvasseTs stimuli
taDeouslY, two and two"
Third-There should be gem
eral committee. or board of Inan-
ayers, to have supervision oil the
work, with power to raise a special
fund to cover the expenses in
volved. The supervisors should
be members ofthis board, together
with others to have charge OF other
departments of the work.
Fourth-The managers should
be organized at once, and should
report to the league from time to
time as the arrangements progress.
Among several hundred names
(prominent prohibition workers)
who were appointed and consented
to act as members of the board OF
managers were the following:
President B. L. Whitman, OF the
Columbian University, Hon. John
w. Douglass, Rev. VIM. G. Alex
ander, Rev. Walter II. Brooks,
Rev. Stanley BIllheimer, Rev. J.
w. Duffy, Mrs. John A. Logan,
Rev. +. Bradford Leavitt, Rev.
Alex. Mackay Smith, Hon. Sidney
Perham and others. After the
board organized James L. Ewin
was elected Chairman. In out
lining the work Mr.. Ewin says tn at
"since its organization, the mana
gers have met frequently for con-
sultation and preliminary work;
have prepared map oi the Dis
trict on which the subdivision for
the purposes OF the canvass are
shown; and, for the purpose OF IN
tensiiying anti.saloon sentiments
and OF increasing public interest in
anti-saloon work. have prepared
and published a series OF eight
leaflets in large quantities, and
have purchased a supply ofthe Kip.
ling leahet entitled "A Personal
Testimony, all for free distribu-
ton.
"The board has estimated that a
special fund OF $500 will be re-
quired to complete the preliminary
work and canvass planneo, and
voluntary contributions amount
ing to SI3s have been received.
No appeal whatever has as yet been
made for funds.
THE date at which the canvass
will be made has not been decided.
The petition which the people will
be asked to sign will be based upon
the views expressed bv the Sup.
RENE Court of the United States.
In the case Of Crowley vs.. CHRIS
tensen (I37 U, S. 90, 9D the court
said:
By the general concurrence of opinion
Of every civilized and Christian COM
munity, there are few sources OF crime
and misery TO society equal % the dram
shop, where intoxi eating liquors in
small quantities, TO be drunk at the time.
are sold indiscriminatelv TO all parties
applying. The statistics OF every State
show a greater amount of crime and
misery attributable TO the use Of
ardent spirits obtained at these retail