Preamble.

Trusting in Almighty God and our Savior Jesus Christ as the source of all true government, and seeing the necessity of an organization that will materialize votes and secure the election of officers who will pledge themselves to the utter annihilation of the liquor traffic, we call on all men, women and children to join this organization, which shall be known as the “Prohibition Federation.”  We exclude from our organization any person who will not vote for the total annihilation of intoxicating liquors for any purpose.  We co-operate with the Prohibition Party, but go a step further, making it a crime to manufacture or sell intoxicating liquors for any purpose.

Article 1.—­Object.  The objects of the organization shall be:  To oppose in every way the use of intoxicating liquors, making it a crime to manufacture, barter, sell, give away, export or import the same into the United States for any purpose.  To take charge of the local elections, seeing that only those who will oppose the liquor traffic in such manner as stated above, shall be nominated.  To demand constitutional prohibition and woman suffrage, and to secure the election of a prohibition President.  To recommend compulsory education.  To see to the strict enforcement of all laws relating to Sabbath observance, making it a misdemeanor to play any public games on the Lord’s Day.  That the use of blasphemous language in any public place be considered a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment.  To make it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment, to manufacture, sell, or use cigarettes.  To examine the petitions of all saloon keepers as to their compliance with the statutes, seeking to revoke those that have not complied, and in every way seeking to prevent them from obtaining license.

Art. 2.—­Membership.  Any person may become a member by pledging their loyalty to this constitution.

Art. 3.—­Officers.  The officers shall consist of a President, four Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer.  They shall be elected at the first regular business meeting in January and serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Sec. 2.  The officers shall constitute the Executive Committee, which shall have oversight of all the work of the Federation.  The Executive Committee shall have power to fill all vacancies occuring between the annual elections.

Art. 4.—­Duties of officers.  The President shall perform the duties usually assigned to his office.  He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees.

Sec. 2.  The first Vice-President shall be chairman of the Membership Committee.  This committee shall devise ways and means of securing members and pledges for the support of the Federation.

Sec. 3.  The second Vice-President shall be chairman of the Program Committee.  This committee shall arrange for all social and literary meetings.