The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-20
COLUMBUS.
A Prohibition Ticket Nominated
on a Red Hot Platform.
Republican Liquor Legislation and Reso-
luton Denounced In Fitting
Terms.

COLUMBUS, June 18.-Last week the
PrOhibitiOnists had a lively State Con-
ventiOn and well attended. A cOmmuni
cation was read from Rev. A. b. Leonard,
of Cincinnati, advising against forming
ticket. The advice was treated con.
temptuOusly and sat down upon, al
though 1t was defended by f. II. Morris
and Thomas HOpley. The following is
the platform: 1Ur
The following resolutions were sub
mitted by the Committee on ResOlu-
tiOns.
RESOLVED, That we repeat and affirm
the platforms Of principles and meas
ures adopted by the national convention
of the prohibition home projection party
held in the city Of Chicago August "A,
1882, and by the several State COnVen-
tiOns of the prohibition reform party of
Ohio.
RESOLVED, That we denOunce the doc
tFine of personal liberty in relation to
the liquor crime, declared by the Demo-
cratic party of Ohio, as subverting the
foundations of free government, and
tending only to universal corruption,
anarchy, and despOtism.
RESOLVED, That we condemn the pol
icy OF the Republican party (avOWed by
its platform, adopted at its recent State
convention and by acts of the present
legislature, with its GwO-thirds Republi-
can majority, In the Pond and Scott laws,
and the first proposition of the cOnstitu-
tiOnal amendment) in making the State
| of Ohio partner, by taxation, in the
| perpetTatiOn and promotion Of the great
crime Of crimes, and in repeating the
Smith law for the protection of the Sab
bath. and the prOhibitOry law enacted
over twenty-nine years ago for the sup
| preston of dram shops for the SHle of
/ aH nm w tnnf
| thus largeF-reVenues of blood may ac-
crue from this infamous cOpartnership.
RESOLVED, That we condemn the pol
icy of the Republican majority in this
/ legislature in submitting to the people
an amendment of the constitution which
forces into an unnatural and corrupt
combination the hostile principles of
license, with taxation, and the total
prohibition of the liquor crime, by a
bargain and sale in that body between
the prOfessed friends Of virtue on one
side and the serVitOrs of crime on the
other.
RESOLVED, That the present cOnstitu-
ton gives plenary power to the legisla-
| ture to prohibit the traffic in intOxicat'
ing liquor as a beverage; yet we favor
the adoption OF the second prOp0sttt lon
of the amendment to the constitution
Notwithstanding the unnecessary and
1 w
repeal the anti-license clause in the
present constitution, it being the only
way given whereby the electors can ex-
/ press at the ballot box their demand for
the prohibition of the liquor crime, ex.
| cept by the election OF the friends of
| prohibition to the legislature.
| RESOLVED, That in placing upon OuI
ballots the words of submission, PRO
| hibitiOn of intoxicating liquors. Yes ,
we protest against the false statement
Of our principles and policy contained
in those words, but which are truly
stated the words Of the amendment it
self, "The manufacture of and traffic In
intoxicating liquors to be used as a
beverage are forever prohibited"
RESOLVED, That we recognize. the ne
cessity of religious, moral, social, and
educational means in forming the fOun
datiOns of political action for the sup
preston of the liquor crime, and we
tender to the WOmen's Christian Union
and other associations in those depart
ments of effort our most cordial sym
| DathV and support. .r .. -r.