The Lamar register., 1899-05-03
mIllIon votors' League.

Within LilW tssEl ANH hi.fsNtAF ~ A1tftf-
Ia bsca launched 10 Chicago by
Young Peoples Christian Tesnper-
Jraian ,hat 10 destined 10 become
4 r5;eai faesor il tho r~aking u F.o-
eaI i-suc IN 1sseo
The ,oatEini David whose special
,p5=s Il 6 to make pFohibiilon tho
ti5ssl issus 10 the next presidential
1fai-n ard destroy iits Gpaaih llluor
Is the Ntiinn votafs' League.
NJ Yoans Peoples Christian Tenpci.
Uu,On through the Million Voters
gss groposas 10 unto The Temperance
ths Isfsl Roe a roaeeaiFetel effort
airs. il,s silssa ia Isoa Thet'c which
% aisi IN, ,sapsranoe host toscihef
ils iolloainz plesigo. -We. the under
sBrd. pissigc Ourselves 70 vote ip the
a lsu0 toT only such persons for Offices
tath stats and nsiiou ss represent
-sys hos p3atf1rra coHtainsa . plank de
z1iaz The iuirneliais and total De
fsgsila 10 ths trsfllc * iutoxicatias li-
sat i1s tvyerase pvFIoees. Tbs pis,lse
sall aaa VOID uaiv-s ou.s million sigma
rssEse sa-arcd lSfore Noseisii,cf !. l7-sa.
ThoChris,isn seans; g,sssl.is heiseye that
ouly way n synditaiiug The ii4unT
truui oar lsnd . tbFoUsh psrty
5.eb has for IL dnminaa; isSue the Dc
,sactiln 4 the aii,soa- They reoogniss
hzt tbo ssala.la awes iis prc.-'nt prs'sf-er
/ i;s very sxistcnes 10 oits-oniEuiliug
ssuse IN Politics and are epnvinesd,
80 importeet sutrszsss and too fre
asat failures 81 the pass. ;ha, II our
ard Is cres permanently 70 10 pargea u
q naiiaaai nsinaisy. party whuse
urousnts are boatiie 10 tho liquor
rsss- Husi esfocf is slimiuasicn.
Tho liqunr fraternity, orgaHiss-i. alert,
b. in tho use II t-ondIc, glntisd with
81 sfaiis = s1.sa1ocooe1 of annual trib.
e and deuionized 10y ths blood II iol,-
E'O victims wiIl no; surrender T. any
iads'vaisr temperance resolution or
~ way neasnne ~ any party The
aristlan Young people appreciate this
ilet aHd arc preparing 10 enter tho ea;n-
I,sisu q 1850 0ith t-aly q detrrmins,i
'gtsrs laFgc ensuSh 10 INSPIRE cuufideure
< raeecss and bravo enoagh TO resist All
'rupromise oysrturcs * tho enemy
Ihragh the Miiiiaa Voters League this
cnlllsal work is TO he accomplished.
The aim q The Million Voters Lcagae
'hieh is composed OF those who sub
ssribe 70 the Million Vote pie,igc IS 10
slEall cue miliioD sisuers before the
claso OF - and hEyr several millions b.
iate Nor. l. 1900 The plan of work oi
The Leaeuc Is a. follows: To enlis, local
Toang peoples christian societies and
iemperanee workers. 10 the circulation ot
tbs pie'iro 10 every cIty an,l town Of the
land, eho arr 10 return the pledges shen
;iiisd, to headquarters, IIlg The Temple,
ehieago. AZ ti,st as pledge blanks Rre
.retgraed fliea their names are copied
into boots representing the state in
which tho nledssrs hye. The pledges are
then iilci away in envelopes addressed
70 the persons who circulated them, the
pledges q each state being dle,i by conn
.tes. In April of 1850 these address sed
.snTeloprs containing the pledges togeth-
eF with detaiien instructions will be
maiied, Every canvasser Of pledge win
be informed Of an other who circulate
similar pledges in his county, and the
several solicitors sill be requested TO call
county convention Of al the plcdgersof
that county to elect delegates to state
convention. A state convention viii then
os held in May when delegates to the
national convention win be chosen. This
national convention will convene in June
~ Chicago before the national conSen
ton Of any Of the other parties is held,
and at this convention plans viii be
evolved which viii enable the league 70
make its million or more votes tell most
effective against the saloon. This ma
tlonal convention nay decide to enter
the convention Of one Of the old parties
md demand that satisfactory plank be
placed in its platform, it may endorse
'he Prohibition party, or new party
may be decided upon political develop
meals and the personnel Of the league is
:" to unity the friends os temperance
against common foe as to bring perma-