The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-15
Home Protection Platform

Home Protection Platform.
The temperance workers of tn,
Northwest are agreed on the fol
lowing party platform:
I. The object for which thew ar,
working is the removal of intern
perance and the evils resulting
therefrom.
2. The basis of their work is tn,
Christian system OF philanthropy
The temperance work is the ripen
ing of Christianity. The Christian
method of building up character b,
appeals to and education of the
niger nature of the Individual. ant
and the removal of temptation b,
law is the only one witch promise,
permanent success.
g. The work of all organization
based upon cardinal principles OF
total abstinence and prohibition
contributes to final success, and
there should be no artagonismtbe-
tween them. The spirit which seeks
to destroy and uproot one form OF
organization by another, or to dis
parage one crowd of tied workers
in the interests of another should be
emphatically condemned.
4. Each organization should work
to hold all its preset positions, and
gain new ones wheher it can do SO
without injuring otter forms of or
CARNATIONS, and tlese various or
CARNATIONS, in orderto secure great:
er harmony in plan and methods
of work, should at nce combine in
State and county alliances.
s. Lecturers who travel over the
country without the ndorsement of
State organizations il the States in
which the working should not be
encouraged, All lecturers should
be required % have The Endorsement
OF a State organization in the State
where they ire working.
8. Prohibition must include all
alcoholic liquors. Laws favoring
beer and vines are drawn in the
interests Of Misunderstanding and
should be opposed as favoring dan
gerous hereses.
Z. Concise and simple prohibit
tory laws, which prohibit manufac-
ture and sale of alcoholic beverages;
place the sale of such liquors, 70,
medical, mechanical, and scientific
purposes, in the hands of parties
who will not have a financial inter
est to violate the law; make liquor
kept for Legitimate purposes con-
traband, AMI provide for search,
seizure, and rial of the same; pro
vide for the appointment of special
officers by the Governor to enforce
the law in districts where the local
officers fail to do so-these are the
only laws which are acceptable to
the temperance people, and for
which they will be responsible.
5. The temperance people, while
law abiding citizens, avoring and
assisting the enforcement of all laws
in the statute books, Until repealed,
emphatically refuse to be RESPONSE
bic for the enforcement CT liquor
laws involving the pemicious prin-
ciples of license. the enactment OF
which they opposed.
9. The use of alcoholic Wine in
the sacrament of the Lpd's Supper
is not warranted by Scripture, and
its use for that purpose should be
most mphatically condemned
10. The union of the best lement
of the North and South upon the
principles of the temperance reform
is, happy omen of the destruction
of that sectionalism which is so dan
gerous to the welfare Of our coun
try, and which is the cause of bit
terness, wrangling and corruption
II. A political party, whose plat
form is based on stitutional and
statutory prohibition Of the manu-.
facture and sale of alcoholic bever-
ages in the State and Nation, is /;
necessity, and to give those wht
suffer most from the drink curse {
power to protect themselves, thei
homes and their loved ones, tht
complete enfranchisement of wo
men should be worked for ant
welcomed
Il The temperance people of the
several States should call conven
tons for the purpose of organizing
in every State a home protection
party upon the basis of article II il
this plan.
Is We hereby authorize the off
GERS of this Convocation to carr,
out the provisions of the foregoing
articles by correspondence will
prohibition leaders and the calling
of National, State and Legislative
Home Protection Conventions.
II. While working to advance
these principles and achieve victory
personal effort to reclaim the drunk
ard by all the efforts known to al
enlightened civilization must b,
kept ever in the front.