The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-06-21
Resolutions Of Ratification Rally Held Under
Auspices Of the Anti-SaloOn League at
Springfield, June 1914, 1918

arc gathered will win or lose its fight
in the primary elections. the eleventh
of September next. This. under the
peculiar political organization of Hi
nois, is the great and notable day
This is the day of judgment for OUR
measures.
Therefore, every proper nj a II S
should be employed to register and
vote the citizenship of Illinois upon
primary election day. Thus only we
assure the election of hieh-grade men
to office in the Legislature. We do
now highly resolve that in returning
to our homes we will, from now until
primary election day, use every pos
sible means to secure the heaviest vote
in the primary in Illinois thus far
seen.
In New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
and practically every state in the
| Union the state administration and
political leaders arc actively cooper
ating in securing ratification OF the
National Prohibition Amendment. We,
therefore, ask Governor Lowden and
the political leaders of all other parties
in Illinois to lend their great aid in
assuring ratification of the amendment
in our next Legislature.
When the Legislature is elected next
| November and takes its seat in IAN
uary, 1919, it is the expectation OF
the General Assembly will be the rati-
fication of the National Prohibition
Amendment to our federal constitu-
| ton. When this glad news is flashed
over the state, it is recommended by
this rally that the bells of co-operat-
ing churches be rung for fifteen min
utes, thus making every cooperating
church bell in Illinois new Liberty
Bell, ringing out to the world its new
freedom. 1t is also recommended that
the factories blow their whistles for
like period of time. and that the peo-
pie gather in mass meetings with ap-
propriate ceremonies celebrating this
historic event.
One OF the most impressive and
promising features OF this assembly is
the large number of women in every
session. Woman's part in this Proh-
bition movement has been and is cs-
scntial. The foundation educational
work of the w. c. T. U. and other or
CARNATIONS OF women is now bearing
its abundant frutage in these days OF
rapid overthrow of the saloons. All
hail to Christian women,
The American Medical Association
with about 10000 members in session
in Chicago this week makes notable
contribution to = the progress of our
cause in the inaugural address OF
President Arthur Dean Bevan, NJ. D.,
who made the first and major point
of his speech an extended reference
to and in emphatic form for absolute
Prohibition of the manufacture and
use OF intoxicating liquors. This rally
expresses its qualification and vel
comes this incalculablc aid OF the
medical profession, than whom no set
OF men speak with greater authority
and inpressiveness upon Il question so
vitality related to life. health and hap
piness as is this question OF ending the
liquor traffic.
We rejoice that we can present an
unbroken front to our common enemy
due to the generous and patriotic ac-
ton OF the recent state convention of
the Prohibition party. in which by al
most unanimous vote they declared it
and propose to refrain from nominal
ing candidates of their own in those
districts of the state where the older
parties present candidates for the state
Legislature who favor and are pledged
to the ratification of the National Pro-
hibition Amendment
This rally is composed of represent
atives of every organization in TIE
state OF Illinois interested in the rati-
hcation of the national amendment
and vitality interested in this whole
crusade against strong drink. Space
and time do not admit of calling this
honor roll. This rally, however rec
ognizes and generously acclaims all OF
these contributing organizations and
devoted and consecratcd individuals in
this warfare upon strong drink. While
--'ctory is just over the horizon and
We are Fastening toward the consum-
nation OF our crusade, it behooves us
TO remember that we need in this crit
ical hour the undated support of all
these organizations and individuals,
thus keeping our ranks unbrolien and
increasingly strong for the final vic
tory. ..->
ILLINOIS
Crown thy hundred years of splendor,
Illinois, Illinois,
Al