The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07
THE BUNGTOWN LETTERS
The Temperance Question
Settled.
The Convention Finally Adopts a
Platform.
The County Officers Seized
4 New Election to be had.



''The convention will come to or
der" said Charley Baker.
cit is the duty Of the chair" he add
ed, ''again to call attention to the
fact that we have not yet agreed upon
platform. What is party without
a platfOrm9 How can we go to the
people without some declaration of
principles on the great questions of
the day! The only issue so far def
nitely settled is the superiority of the
Irish race to the English. The inter-
ruption, caused by the police and the
fire department. has, for time, de-
ferred the settlement of that other
great question, as to whether this
party shall be conducted on temper
ance or anti-temperance principles
Mr. Chairman" said the Rev.
Bailey. "upon that point offer the
| following resolutions, on which l ask
| the vote of the convention:
"Resolred: That we regard the
traffic in intoxicating beverages with
adherence and demand that the Leg
islaturc shall pass prohibitory liquor
law
The question was put to vote and
carried by a large majority.
| Peter Flicker then offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved; dot we favors free peer
unit blenty of it." Great cheering. J
Jim Morse rose to another 'pint of
order," but the chair decided that the
question was not debateable. and it
was put to vote and carried by an
overwhelming majority, amid wild
enthusiasm.
Here Capt. Searles rose and remark.
ed that the two resolutions appeared
to him to be slightly inconsistent
with each other. Upon this point he
talked for half an hour and quoted
several authorities from Searle's Di.
gest, and concluded, by moving to re.
consider the vote by which they were
adopted and lay both resolutions upon
the tahle. This motion was adopted
unanimously. Great applause.)
"Gentlemen.' said Charley Baker.
''the chair must again protest against
such action as the convention has just
taken. We are still pifhouf plat
form. We have refused to express
any opinion upon the southern policy
of president Hayes, upon civil service
reform, npoA remonetizing silver, up.
on resumption, upon greenbacks, up
on internal improvements, upon the
old Railroad Bonds, upon the text
books. and upon usnry: and now we
have just voted down two resolutions
upon the temperance question. Is il
impossible for this convention 10
fagree upon anytningi"
MFR. Chairman" said Johnny New
ton, 81 have here a resolution which
think will meet with the approval OF
the convention. l admit that it is moi
a very broad platform but it is better
than none. Here it is
s'Resoired: that our side must har.
the county o6ices.'
Cries of ..good, good" and screams
| of delight and bursts of applause fol.
lowed the reading of this resolution
and the old store rocked with the
stamping Of feet and the shouting
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. a scene followed worthy oil
French Revolution. Men SHOOK
hands and hugged each other. Their
q rush was made for Peters end ol
the counter. and the beer flowed il
streams. O'Leary ADD 'sOur DAN
were soon locked in each others em
} brace and Jim Morse nung his arm,
around Peter Flicker and kissed thu
Tend Of his nose. All was reconcilia