St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-10
THE PROH[BlTlONISTS.
They Meet in Convention and Adopt
the Usual Platform.
Il FuH County Ticket Placed in NOD,ina.
tion--Ihe Legislative Ticket.

terday and placed full county and legisla-
tive ticket in the Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth
districts, and the war horses will be abso-
lutely enveloped in mail and go into the
fight ''for principle" if not for victory.
They seem devoted TO their cause, at least.
Whether right or wrong in their methods and
policies, they have the undoubted right to re-
solve themselves into party, and are at least
good rivals OF the Butterflies, with q proba-
bility of casting more votes.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Rev. w. w. Satterlee called the convention
to order at 1920 o'clock. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Mr.. Stevens.
DR.. Lyman F. Denton was chosen chair
man and Rev. Geo. f. Wells was chosen Sec
rotary.
Upon motion the chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee on resolutions:
Rev. D. Morgan, Rev. w. W. Satterlee, s.
B. Smith and Miss Emma Hartman.
DIR. WELLS SPEAKS.
The committee on resolutions withdrew,
and pending the report Rev. George T. Wells
was called upon for a speech. He responded
willingly, and made one of his characteristic
addresses. He congratulated the Prohibition
party upon the cheering news from Maine.
He said the constitutional amendment had
been carried in the old Pine Tree
state by $4,000 majority. He then turned
his attention to Jim Blaine, and arraigned
him in terms emphatic. He spoke of his
corner in Washington, and stigmatized him
the ''Plumed Coward" rather than the
''Plumed Knight" explaining that he had
refused by his individual vote to endorse the
constitutional amendment. The speaker
evidently had 4 pretty good understanding
Of Blaine, and is well posted in regard to
many of his weak points.
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on resolutions at this juno
ture came in and reported the following set
of resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
The Prohibitionists of HEM epin county in
delegate convention assembled, for the pur-
pose of putting in nomination candidates for
the various county and legislative offices, do
resolve and declare that the attitude of the
Republican and Democratic parties in the
great living issues in American politics,
make it our imperative duty to withdraw our
allegiance from them and to vote with the
national prohibition party, and thus take the
side of the home in this great contest be-
tween the home and the dramshops, and that
we do support the policy of said party in
seeking the aid of the womanhOod of this
great Republic, both morally and politically,
in this warfare against the saloon traffic.
That to the so-called prohibitionists who ap-
pear so frequently in the public press against
the Prohibition party, we leave the solving of
the problem of consistency of the act of sus-
tanning by their ballots license party with
license candidates, who have disclosed their
policy in advance as in favor of this maint-
nance and perpetuatiou of the saloons, for
the purpose Of public revenue.
That as the party is greater than the indi-
vidual member of ii so, it has been and
always will be that to pledge individual candi-
dates to prohibition or its submission to the
people, is folly, making pledge only to be
broken at the demand of the party leaders.
Not until his party declares for the principle
will the average legislator support it; and
having fairly tried this experiment with such
results, we declare our future adherence to
our true and tried men.
That the establishment of active patrol
lines in this city was to the common observa-
ton proven, first, that prohibition does pro-
hibit, even when imperfectly executed by a
license administration; secondly, that high
license is failure as to the law making char
acter of the dealers, the maintenace of better
order, or decrease. Of crime and drunken
ness.
That we do most heartily endorse the pres
ent administration in its attempted enforce
ment Of the ordinance concerning the closing
of saloons on Sunday, but we do as earnestly
deprecate the violation of the city ordinances
and Of the law of the state in permitting and
maintaining the largest number of houses of
i'll fame ever known in the city and the un-
equal administration shown by refusing
dealers in liquor the legal privilege of the
fair grounds and then permitting unlicensed
saloons under the very eyes of the police and
beyond the patrol limits to openly sell in
toxicating liquors in said grounds.
That the position of these old parties is
identical on the questions of temperance and
prohibition, one by open resolution and the
other by silent acquiescence adhering to its
former openly declared policy in favor of
license and protection for the saloon for rev.
enue purposes.
That the action Of James G.. Blaine, in re.
fusing to vote for the constitutional amend
ment, prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating liquors at the late election in
Maine, confirms the well known fact that he
is in sympathy with the action of the Ma
tional party at Chicago which ignored the
cry for protection sent up from the homes OF
America, voiced by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and which is further sub
stantiated by his own declaration, to-wit: ~
would make the tax on spirituous and malt
10 oil fha efoTo
as source of revenue"
That in this great conflict between the sa-
loon and the home there is no neutral ground
aud as prohibition is a political principle, We
may Justly say that all who cast their ballots
in favor of license policies or parties. are not
entitled to be considered as prohibitionists,
but do belong where they are counted by thai
act.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
L. Bixby, W. c. Thompson and D. Nor
grin were appointed county committee fol-
the ensuing year, with full power and in.
structions to raise a campaign fund.
THE TICKET.
Little difficulty was experienced in select.
ing a county ticket. The nominations were
all made by reclamation and were as fol
lows:
For Sheriff-Geo. H Thomas.
For County Auditor-Pbilip Hines, Of
Crystal Lake township.
For Register of Deeds-S. B. Williams, OF
Minneapolis.
For Clerk of the Courts. B. Gould, OF
Eden Prairie.
For County Commissioners-John NJ. I'm
derwood, S. W. Chose.
Tor Superintendent of the Poor Farm
Clarence Lansing.
For County Coronor-E. W. Stocum.
For County Surveyor-Frank Haylock.
Upon motion the county committee was