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 Sa;zad
The County Officers Seized.
\ New Election to be had.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

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The convention will come to or
der. said Charley Baker.
ut is the duty of the chair he add
ed. again to call attention to the
fact that we have not yet agreed upon
a platform. What is party without
a platform! How can we 90 to the
people without some declaration of
principles on the great questions of
the day. The only issue so far def
nltely settled is the superiority of the
Irish race to the English. The inter-
ruption, caused by the police and the
fire department. has. for a 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 | ask
the vote of the convention:
"Resolred: That we regard the
traffic i" Intoxicating beverages with
adherence and demand that the Leg
islature shall pass nrohibtory 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 detachable. 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 table. This motion was adopted
unanimously. Great applause
Gentlemen. said Charley Baker.
1.-THE chair must again protest against
such action as the convention has just
taken. " are still without q Plat
form. We have refused to express
any opinion upon the southern policy
of president Hayes. upon civil service
REFORM npon remonetizing silver. up
on resumption. upon greenbacks. up
on internal improvements. upon the
old Railroad Bonds. upon the text
books. and upon rsury. and now we
have Just voted down two resolutions
upon the temperance question. Is it
impossible for this convention to
agree unon anvtningi
Mr.. Chairman. said Johnny New
ton. Il have here resolution which |
think will meet with the approval of
the convention. | admit that it is moi
very broad platform but it is better
than none. Here it is
''Resoired: that our ride must hare
the county Offices
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 of
French Revolution. Men shook
hands and Rugged each other. Then
rush was made for Peters end of
the counter. and the beer flowed in
streams. O'Leary AID '.Our Dan"
were soon locked in each others en-
brace and Jim Morse flung his arms
around Peter Flicker and kissed the
end OF his nose. All was reconcilia-