The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-10-21

b Ao1Oufneu frohlblti0h BohNentlon.
At the meeting Of ortober IA, by the Pro-
hibitionisls, to take hnal Actloh on cshdi-
dates for the Legislature, The tommitteb re-
ported that The candidates Had been Addtess-
ed by letter; in which they stated that the
Democratic and Republican Conventions re.
cognized ths Importance Of submission by
Incorporating the principle Of submission III
their platforms OF ttlhoipesj aud thhs as.
sumins the responsibility; akA that Il wotild
be fair and proper that the four candidates
nominated would declare id favor Of sub
mission. II was also plainly stated III the
Committees letter that th6 candidates we're
not asked to vote for Prohibition, but that 1t
elected they shou i'd vote Tor submssioh. In
answer to The 9usition, care you in favor
Of submission Chat the people shall rule) US
declared by your Convention ?" and to the
suggestion that the iour candidates should
give an unesuivOcal sssHtahce in iavor of
submission, il necessary in the same lem
guage, so that one candidate should have
no advantage oyer an other in the agitation
Of the question. Three of tho candidates.
]. J. Gallagher, s. F. Minnieh and H. G.
Taylor, cautiously replied. E. H. Snyder
made no reply. While the letters from Gal
iagher and Minnich did not meet the re-
quirements--an unequiyocal endorsements
without ccncealment or fear-they have
shown due regard for the cause-which is
second To no issues this fall-in not ighorihg
so important a matter. The Convention
unanimously endorsed Mr.. II. G. Taylor Tor
the Legislature, ns the only candidate who
did not equvocate or hedge on the question.
The following resolutions were adopted at
the frst meeting of the Convention;
WHEREAS, This manufacture Of intoxicat-
ing beverages and the traffic therein abetr6
large amounts Of capital, labor and subs
tance, and is without beneficial results 10
the community, bat, on the contrary, Is
wholly pethicious and antagnnistie To eepfD
moral and material interest of sotletyi and
WHEREAS, It lie the riHht W Hhs State to
regulate, restrain or altogether suppress
such manufacture aud traffic; therefore,
Reselced That il is neither right nor pol
tic tor the State ts sanction or protect any
traffic or system that is productive oi crime
aud pauperism, corruptihg the social habits
and destroying the health and lives of the
people. ..i
all license laws abundantly prove that it is
impossible thus to remove or materially a.
bate the evils of system essentially mis-
chievous in all its tendentts.
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this ccn-
veulicn. the highest and best Interests of the
people of the State require that the manu-
iacture and sale OF intoxicating liquor, for
use as n beverage, be prohibited.
Resolved, That we earnestly eXhort the
voters oi Carbon county, in every election
district, to support only such candidates Tor
the Legislature us shall be unequivncaIly
pledged to suppnN the proposition t. sub
nit to vote nI The people an amendment
of the Constitution prohibiting the manu-
iacture and sale Of intoxicating liquors for
use as a beverage within the Common wealth
nf Pennsylvania.
Resolued, That We endorse the Prohibition
State Ticket, nominated Vt Altoona, Febru-
AIRY 23rd. and that we regard the Prohibi'
tion party ot Pennsylvania a potent agent
in securing the submission to the peoI lie of
an amendment prohibiting the manulac
ture, Importation aiiu sale Of alcoholic bev-
erages
Resolved. That the interest Of the public
, peace, good government, safety and protec-
lion Of home, demands that we should not
have Temperance ard prohibition principles
Tor Theory, and representatives OF the liquor
traffic l0r practice, uhu that we enter our
s,Aemn protest RgaIbsl "straddlesS nhd @ii
upon every lover Of order, law ahd leii!per'
auce not 10 vn:e for any man, irrespective OF
I PARTY, who is engaged in the business OF
, drunkard making "Wne unto hin that
yve,h his neighbor drink, that putlelh thy
bottle to him anG maketh him drunk also.
! Hebrew, g-l5,
Resolred, That the demands made by
i9nor men upon candidates, fer "i1cr, in ex-
pertGg them To visit their places al business
0 in order tn make voters hy treating. shonld
e meet with the hearty disapnraval Of every
voter The careful attention oi candidates
is called to that parl II the lsw- -nHth Of of.
fce-which save; II have hot paid or con
t tributed, or promised tn pay or contribute
either directly or indirectly, any thnhey oi
, other valuable thing To procure my nonlina'
, tion or election"