Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-22
ORGANIZED.
THE SECOND DAYOF THE PROHIBIT
TON CONTENTION.
A Platform adopted, County Committees
Appointed, Women's Work Discussed by
Mrs. Hobart.
Morning Session.

there for the purpose of organizing third
party, and a few who had evidently come
for the purpose of disorgGnizing and max
ing all the disturbance possible. These
few men opposed every act and motion
tending toward third party formation, and
although they were repeatedly voted down,
they persisted in proposing senseless reso-
lutions and taking of valuable time IN the
consequent discussion.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Holt at $50 a. m.
DR.. Denton offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted:
ResoIred, That we proceed to organize
as the Prohibition Home Protection party
of the state of Minnesota, as early as prac-
ticable during this convention, by adopt
ing party platform, electing state cen
tral committee, prescribing their duties
and by taking such other action as may
seem to be necessary to perfect our organ
ization as such party.
Considerable routine business filed
up the early morning hours and
about 10 o'clock the committee on plan of
work appeared and reported the follow
ing
PLATFORM.
To meet public demand and to con-
form to long and well established politi-
cal custom. we the Prohibition party of the
state of Minnesota in state convention, as
sembled, do adopt and promulgate the fol-
lowing as our party platform, or declara-
ton of principles:
1. We declare our devotion to the great
underlying governmental principles upon
VIII; oh the Prohibition party is founded, land
our allegiance to its political organization,
believing fully in independent party life
and action, realizing that the welfare and
best interests of the state, yea, the veal of
the nation are menaced by the liquor
traffic and jeopardized by the policy of the
Republican and Democratic parties, and
that the mission of the Prohibition party
is to carry forward the great political re-
forms of the present until they be attained
and made secure, and practically applied
throughout the nation.
2. That it is neither right nor polite
for the state or nation to give legal sane
ton for protection to any business, trade,
traffic, system, custom, or habit that tends
to disturb the peace; menance government;
corrupt social habits; waste national re-
sources; destroy health, happiness or life;
increase sorrow, shame and crime; or re-
That the entire trade in Intoxicating
liquors, as common beverages, is inimical
to the true interests of the Individual and
destructive of the order and welfare of
society, and it ought, therefore, to be made
criminal offense to manufacture, sell, or
in any way dispose of, or import, or ex-
port the same; and that it should be legal
ly prohibited by adequate laws and penal
ties.
That the history of the past legislation
endeavoring to regulate the traffic abun-
dainty proves that 1t is impossible to salts
factorily limit or control system so es-
sentially irregular and miscellaneous in its
nature and tendencies.
That no considerations of private gain
or public revenue can justify the uphold
nag or licensing of a system so utterly
wrong in principle, suicidal in policy and
disastrous in results as is the liquor
traffic.
That the constitutional and legislative
prohibition of the traffic is perfectly com
patible with rational liberty and with all
the claims of justice and legitimate COM
merce, and that such suppression of the
liquor crime would be highly conducive to
the development and growth of progressive
and enlight ened civilization.
That all loyal citizens should, and we as
party will, labor boldly and persistently
in all judicious and honorable ways for the
election and support of men who will glad
ly enact and execute such prohibition laws
and for the upbuilding of high public
sentiment that will render it impossible, OF
at least not e1pedient, for officers to foully
| betray the people or refuse to entertain
| their demands.
3. That we gratefully acknowledge
the aid given and the good work accom-.
| plished by the brave and noble women Of
! the land in this our common temperance
cause-in lifting up the fallen and organ
izing the forces for effective work. While
we believe that the right of suffrage should
be restricted rather than extended, still We
| believe that the ignorant, lawless and worth
less, regardless of sex, should be disfran
| chised instead of the pure, intelligent anC
educated women of this nation. We de
clare against barbarous customs and fo
civilized institutions.
4 Believing that due respect for Law
is absolutely essential to the peace anc
good order of society, we condemn the
open disregard and violation of existing
laws against gambling, the selling of liq
| uOAo W AA4AOlS, dAO W pIObeCG bno T0llR
ious observance of the first day of thu
week, commonly called the Lords day.
5 That much time and money is IN
necessarily wasted by the present mode O.
electing president, vice president anc
United States senators, without the gair
of any compromising advantages, there
fore, we declare for their popular election
believing that the election of officers b.
the people, so far as convenient.,and prac
ticable, is based upon true governments
principles.
6. That such monopolies, class legisla-
ton and special privileges from the gov
ernment as are injurious should be op
posed; and that railroads and other corpo
rations should be controlled so as to pre-
vent abuses of power and protect the in
terests of labor and commences; believing
that the people have rights which corpora
tions are bound to respect and that unius
determinations should not be made for tn
benefit of the few and to the detriment O
the many, but that Justice should prevail
l z. Since raw material and labor ar
l both abundant in our nation, W
favor a tariff impartially levied t
meet the actual demands of reveuu
and protection, arrayed so as to Sc
cure equality in the bearing of public
i burdens, and on the one hand encourag
| productive industrias uhiIA an fha ofba