The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-09-24
SOCIETY CLAIMS
BOOZE REVENUE
'''TAINTS" NATION
Friends Petition Congress to
Strike Out Clause Raising
Emergency Revenue From
Traffic Menacing Country.
ADOPT RESOLUTION
S. E. Nicholson Claims Pro-
hibitiOn Agitation Should
Accompany Proposed Re-
vision of Constitution.

The most significant action taken
by the Indiana Yearly Meeting SO far
was the adoption at the closing of the
afternoon session of the following
resolution after the reports of the
temperance committee and that of the
Anti-Saloon League, recording them
selves as unalterably in opposition to
the proposed war tax on liquors as
encouraging the traffic:
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends,
in session at Richmond, Indiana. rep
resenting membership of over $4,000
hereby enters a protest against the
proposed increase of the tax levied on
alcoholic liquors believing that our
nation should not derive it's revenues
from a traffic that the Supreme Couct
of the United States has declared to
be a menace to society, and we direct
that this protest be sent to our sena-
tors and representatives in Congress" "
Adopt Measure.
There was no discussion of the
question but, at a question of the chair
relative to what action should be
taken after the introduction of the
resolution from the temperance COM
mittee, the latter was unanimously
adopted.
After the report of the Anti-Saloon
League, which was made through the
representative of the Indiana League
from Indiana Yearly Meeting, S. E.
Nicholson spoke briefly with reference
to the question of voting for con-
stitutional convention for the purpose
OF revising the Indiana constitution
which will be put to the voters next
autumn.
II wish to speak of this measure
as it is related to prohibition in In
DIANA" said Mr.. Nicholson.
ut is the concensus of opinion
among temperance people that a de-
termined effort for statewide pro-
hibition should not be made at the
time the convention is called.
Revision Needed.
That the time is ripe for a revision
, of the constitution, is agreed upon by
the majority of the people of the state
whether interested in tn, prohibition
amendment or not.
"All those interested in seeing wom-
ans suffrage prevail in this state-and
l think everybody gives his endorse
ment to woman's suffrage-are also in
favor of this convention.
IF for mo other reason everybody
should be in favor of womans suffrage
because it will be a shortcut to the
institution of many political and social
reforms" ended Mr.. Nicholson.
At the behest Of the committee on
temperance the Yearly Meeting ex.
pressed itself as going on record in
favor of prohibition, national, state
and local, and a minute was made to
that effect.
The formal report Of the temperance
committee was presented by Miss
Mary K. Woodard, of Fountain City
The address by Mrs. Culla Way.
hinger, president of the Indiana w. c.
T. U. was the feature of the after
noon. Mrs. Vayhinger's national repu
tation as one of the most brilliant
women orators in the country being
sustained
Mrs. Vayhinger took the position
that the saloon-keeper was the least
important factor in the liquor traffic
her argument being presented for a
national prohibition of the manufac
ture of alcoholic drinks.
You know and l know that the
saloon is not altogether to blame for
all this agitation for the abolition OF
the liquor traffic." said Mrs. Vayhing
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