Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-29
Ohio Prohibitionists.
The Temperance People of Ohio
Enter the Campaign.
A Full State Tickst Placed in the
Field.

The prohibitionists of Ohio assembled
IN ate Convention at Columbus on
Tuesday. Toe convention was the
largest ever hell by the Prohibitionists
in Oaio. The morning train brought
in large numbers, and the delegates
numbered nearly 800.
Hon. d. w. Gage, of Cleveland, call
ed the convention TO order and called
Rev. Ell. L. Cinfield, of Bellyille, Rich
land County, to preside as tenn porary
Chairman. He made no speech, but
at once called upon Rev. VIM. Mckee,
of Dayton, to invoke the divine pres
ence, which he did.
| A disoaich of greeting was sent to
the Prohibition Convention in session
in B Brngor, Maine.
The following resolutions were un-
animously adopted.
Resotced, That we condemn the policy of the
republican party, avowed by its platform at its
recent state convention and by acts of the present
| legislature with its two-thirds republican ma
jority in the Pond and Scot. laws, and the first
| proposition of the Constitutional amendment, in
making the state of Ohio partner in the perpe-
tration and promotion Of the great crime Of
crimes; and in repealiag the Smith law for tn
protection of the Sabbath and the prohibitory
law enacted over twenty nine years ago for the
suppression cf dram-shops for the sale of dis
titled liquors and foreign wines that thus larger
revenues of blood may accrue from the infam
| co-partnership.
| Resolred, That we condemn the policy of the
republican majority in the legislature in submit
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| tuition which fuses into an unnatural and corrupt
combination the hostile principles of license with
taxation and the total prohibition of the liquor
crime by bargain and sale of votes in that body
between the professed friends of virtue on one
side and the servitors of crime on the other
Resolred, That we denounca the doctrine of
personal liberty in relation to the liquor crime,
declared by the democratic party of Ohio as sub
verting the foundations of free governm ent and
| tending only to universal corruption, an archy
and despotism.
! Resolced, That the present consti uton gives
plenty of power to the legislature to prohibit the
traffic in intoxicating liquors as beverage, yet
We favor the adoption of the second proposition
of the amendment to the constitution hotwith-
standing the unnecessary and unjust provision
coupled Herewith, to repeal the anti-license
clause in the constitution, it being the only way
| given whereby the electors can express at the
| ballot box their demand for the prohibition o
the liquor crime, except by the election of friends
of prohibition to the Legi stature.
That in placing upon our ballots the words
Prohibition of intoxicating liquors yes" We
protest against the false statement of our princi-
pies and policy contained in these words of the
amendment ITSELF THE manufacture of and
traffic in Intoxicating liquors to be used as
beverage are forever prohibited"
The following ticket was then placed
Ia nomination amidst the greatest en-.
thusiasm.
Goyernor-FeIdinand Schumacher,
of Summit.
Lieutenant, t,Governor-H. T. Ogden,
of Hamilton.
Supreme Judge (short term)-Z. G.
Payne, of FrankliH.
Supreme Judge (long term ID. C.
Montgomery, of Knox.
Clerk ofSupreme Court 81. Black
ford, of Preble.
Attorney-General-J. w. Roseboro,
of Fulton.
Auditor of State-Gresham Leas, of
Hardin.
Treasurer of State-J. NJ. Whiting,
of Huron.
Commissioner of Common Schools
H. A. Thompson, of Franklin.
Member of Board of Public Works
G. 9. Cruzen, of Hardin.
State Executive Committee-G. P.
Burwell, of Cuyahosa: A. Alderman
of Morgan; d. N. Trobridge, of Lucas;
J. W. Sharp, of Delaware; Jay Odell,
of Cuyahoga.
The Executive Committee held
meeting and organized by electing Jay
Oiell, Chairman, g. P. Burwell, Secre-
tary, and ]. w. Sharp, Treasurer.
Pledges were received from the vari-
Gus counties for money, and the pros
poets appeared good for full exche-
qaer.