rousing of public sentiment in this country, and we
confess a feeling of sympathy with the movements for the
uplifting of mankind and for the purification of society.

Favor White Ribbon Movement.

The White Ribbon movement, the Blue Ribbon movement, the
Prohibition movement, and the Anti-Saloon League movement
were, or are, protests upon the part of good men and women
against two of the greatest evils connected with our
civilization, and, unfortunately for us, connected with our
trade--we refer to drunkenness and to those saloons which
are conducted in a disreputable manner, or in such a way as
to demoralize rather than to elevate those who patronize
them--and we, the delegates to this convention of the wine
and spirit trade, desire to express in no uncertain tones
our entire sympathy with the efforts that have been or may
be put forth to exterminate the evils, and our willingness
to lend cooperation and assistance by every means in our
power.

We do not desire to deceive or to mislead, nor to be
misunderstood, and in all candor we declare our views to be
as follows:

We believe that wines and spirits are blessings _per se_,
intended by an All-wise Providence to bring health and
happiness to mankind.

We believe that the legitimate manufacture and sale of wines
and spirits is an honorable trade, and one that should be
respected by society and by the laws.

We believe that the saloon and cafe can, and should be, so
conducted that men would not hesitate to visit them
accompanied by their wives and children, and that the
atmosphere of such places should be beneficial to both mind
and body.

Intoxication Should Be Crime.

We believe that it should be made a crime for a man to
become intoxicated. We hold that no man has a right to
deliberately overthrow his reason and render himself a
dangerous factor in society, and, therefore, we would gladly
welcome the passage of laws providing severe penalties for
such offenses and a firm, rigid enforcement without regard
to wealth or influence of the offender.

For the evils to which we have referred prohibitory laws
have proved no remedy, and, even if they should be enforced,
we believe they are dangerous to liberty, but the
suggestions that we have offered are practicable, and have
proven t