The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-28
St. john Notified.

CUBA, N. Y, Aug. 25.-The prohib-
ition national notification proceedings
where held at he st. John camp meet
ing cercuit grounds in grove two miles
from Cuba village. Atemperance camp
meeting TO last five days is in progress.
The principal leaders and speakers of
the prohi billion movement are in attend
apce and Will address the meeting dur
ing the week. An audience of three
Thousand is IN attendance. The eXer-
cises opened with music and prayer,
after which Professor DickeY, chairman
of the notification committee, was intro
duced to the audience and candidates.
Professor Dickey, chairman of the
notification committee addressed the
candidates, John p st. John and Will
lam Daniels, as follows:
GENTLEMEN: I am to speak for this
committee representing here to-day the
national convention of the Prohibition
party recently in session at Pittsburg.
In harmony wIth.the political usages and
in keeping VITA the dignity and i'm
portance of the high position in which
we shall eDdeaYor to place you, we are
here for the purpose of notifying you In
this Official manner of your selection
as the candidates of the National prohi-
bItion party for the positions respective
ly of president and vice president of the
United States. The convention which
thus honored itself by SO wise a selec-
ton was no ordinary gathering. There
were men there bowed under the weight
of years who a generation ago, gathered
in the same hall to organize Tor
victory what seemed 10 some
hopeless cause for the battle against
hat other slavery. Young men were
there with the order of youth and the
devotion of heroes. Women were there,
Francis Willard and Mary Woodbridge,
Mrs. Burt and Mary Lsthrop and Esther
Hugks, representatives Of the test brain
and heart of American womanhood,
1t was a convention of earnest men and
pure women who were there to express
their conviction that the government
ought to be a government
of The people, by the people, for the peo-
pie, and not the government of the sa-
loon, by the saloon and for the saloon
1t was convention representing pow
erful constituency from all parts of our
land-a constituency composed OF
citizens grown tired of the spectacle of
two old political parties rivaling each
other in their eagerness TO serve the
liquor traffic, going down upon their
faces and crying out in the language of
scripture: lam not thine ass upon
which thou hast ridden !"
need not assure you the
Prohibition party will give you its
most ardent support. We may not sue
coed in electing you 10 the high posi-
lions for which you have been named,
but we shall enjoy the proud satisfaction
of knowing our candidates were the only
candidates, and our party the only party
that ought to succeed. And now, gen.
tiemen, in the name of the noblest
manhood and the rurest womanhood of
America, invoke the blessing of Al
mighty God to rest upon you and may
that divine power which rules and oyer
rules IN the affairs OF nation and of
men vouchsafe unto you such measure
of strength and courage and wisdom as
shall enable you to bear well the burdens
which the National Prohibition party
with supreme confidence now lays upon
YOU. Governor st. John replied as fol-
lowsi
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE COMMITTEE I'm receiving this for
NAL notice of my nomination for the
highest Office within the gift of the peo-
pie by the national convention OF the
Prohibition party, permit me, notWIth-
standing the distinction was neither
sought nor desired by me, to assure
you, in view of the unanImlty with
which it was given, If my high appre-
citation OF the very great honor 1t con-
fers. There are more political parties
in the field to day than there are politi-
cal issues. Upon the question as to
what should be done with
traffic In intoxicating liquors as beyer-
age both the Democratic and Republi-
can parties are united in favor OF making
that traffic permanent, while the Prohi.
bitionists demand that IL shall be for
ever placed under the cOndemna-
ton of the laws of the
land. Thus an issue is clearly
N Id an / think it STE to say the only
one that really reaches the heart aud con-
science of our citizens. Upon this issue
we go to the people, the source OF all
political power. Let US ap-
peal 10 reason rather than
to prejudice. Let those resort
to personal abuse and scandal who haYe
nothing better to uphold their cause.
The Prohibition party is not organized
as q mere threat or mefance. It is the
outgTowth of e rapidly increasing
crystalized sentiment against the
great evil of the age, an
evil that the old parties dare NOT attack,
but against this young party OF the Peo.
pie, in defense of the homes OF
the nation, has entered upon a
warfare that shall never cease SO long
as the flag of our country waves Its pro-
tectIng folds over legaliZed dramshops.
In this struggle let US ever remember
We are accountable to God-that our
duty to him Is paramount TO our al
legiance to any political party,
that political ties will never in His sight
exercise q ballot for any party that does
not stand up fesrlessly for the right.
The home will have nothing to fear If
the people vote as they pray.