Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-02-06
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Working for Prohibition.

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Des Moines.--A constitutional
amendment federation of all the tenn
,erance organizations and churches
II the state was effected by the state
temperance convention before ad-
ournment. The federation plan was
adopted unanimously.
The campaign for resubmission VIII
se In the hands of a board OF direc-
ors, on which the churches, the tenn
perance organizations, the societies
associated with the churches and an
annual mass temperance convention
will have representation. The fedora
ion Is to be composed of the mem
oers of these organizations and all
others who will cooperate In the
movement for resubmission.
The resolutions as adopted were as
follows:
I'VE, your committee on resolu-
tons. beg leave to report as follows:
There Is manifested throughout
the whole nation-our own state In
cluded-a rapid growth of prohibition
sentiment, which includes the total
prohibition of the liquor traffic and
the enforcement at all times of exist,
ing laws. The lawlessness of the
liquor traffic is apparent to all intelli.
gent observers, and II must be met
by united public sentiment II our
state Is to fulfill the purposes OF Its
organization, and our homes be made
secure.
1--WE firmly believe that there should
be an immediate unification of all the
religious and temperance organiZa
tions of the state. We believe thai
this unification should take the form
of a federated effort Of all the tenn
perance organizations of the state, in
Guiding all churches and young PEG
pies organizations and Christian asso
Citations, and that 1t should carry
with 1t the complete enlistment o.
that spirit and purpose which is thu
power and virility of each OF sait
organizations.
Therefore, by virtue of the adop
ton of these resolutions, we here ant
now inaugurate movement In lows
for the purpose of securing consti
tutional amendment which will pro
hibit the manufacture of all intoxicat
ing liquors and their sale as a bever
age; and we earnestly ask for the CO
operation of all good citizens of thi
state, regardless of party or church
Affiliations.
I'VE further declare in favor of an,
demand the destruction of the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicants in thu
District of Columbia, and in the ter
ritories of the United States.
For the purpose of making thi
movement effective and securing a
the earliest possible date the end
sought, we recommend that all candi
dates for either branch of the stat
legislature at the coming election b.
required to make an open and franl
statement as to whether or not the,
favor the submission of the constitu
tional amendment herein called fol
and that all candidates for congress
and the United States senate shout
be asked to make public statemen
as to whether or not they favor tn
destruction of the liquor traffic in tn
District of Columbia and the terri
tories of the United States, and tn
support Of the principle involved Il
the Hepburn-Dolliver now Littlefeid
Carmack, bill.
I'VE express our high appreciation
of the results that have been accom-
plished in other states, notabl
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi an
Oklahoma; and we fervently ask tn
prayers of all good people everywher
for the success of this movement an
humbly invoke the Divine blessing"