Delaware weekly Republican., 1884-07-31
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PIrrsn7Ko, July "a The Prohlbi- /
tionisfa have nominated jobs +. 81.
Johp. OK Governor OF Kansas, for |
President, and Hon. William Daniel,
OF Maryland, for Vice President There |
was little delay 10 the Convention get
ting to work to-day. when the call Of ,
States was proceeded with, Mr.. Bah
cock, of California, proposed the name
of r. I'll. Mcdonald OF that State. Bic
spoke Of him as q man who had borne
the banner Of Prohibition In the wine
cursed state On Illinois being called,
George @. Christian came TO the plat
| form TO nominate st. John.
He Aaid that the name which he
would present was above any other
name In Its power to gather together
and concentrate the forces OF the
Prohibition movement It was q name
known In every household In the land.
He was a man whose record specially
committed him to the consideration of
the Convention. He was gentleman
! who had seen war who had lived on
the bloody plains OF the far West who
! was the father of actual practical con-
sttutional Prohibition. He was man
} whose whole soul aud energies were en-
! tirely devoted to the cause. Although
J Mr.. st. John had had barrel, yet the
! hung had always been out helping
somebody, In behalf of the Illinois
: delegation he had the honor to present
, that distinguished patriot, that mag
8 nificent leader, that whole-souled leader
b who had devoted his life 10 constitu-
Z tional Prohibition aud who was known
Il AS the Hon. John r. st John.
a Miss Frances e. Willard seconded
it the nomination of st. John. She spoke
J. of having known him as "a little man,
B. a ba eioot boy with feet OF TAM" She
had seen him go out into the world un'
friended, ungulded, making his way
toward the West. crossing the big
ia Muddy with but dollar In his pocket
/. getting 10 Pixies Peak and across tn,
4. Rockies and Sierras. She bad seer
he him when other men were asleep stndy
i. ing Blackstone and Coke, and whei
.e the war broke out be did not wait to be
drafted, but voluntarily barred hi
l. breast to the enemy. She saw hin
,e next elevated to the position OF Gov
TX ernor of great free State and the lido
at of his party there. He was the path
is finder, the John O. Freemont of tn
al new campaign.
a. In the midst Of Of the speech maxim
III a telegram was read saying;
AZ make no mistake; nominate 81
j John. He will accept; 100000 Methc
n dists are waiting 10 support him, Ever
ly tually the roll was called and the an
nouncement was made that 602 vote
70 had been cast. all of them for 81 Johi
H. At 10 O'Clock the call of the roll ft
ia nominations for President begal
the names of George P. Rogers, of Co
IL. necticut; Hon. William Daniel, I'll
in Little Giant Of Maryland" Clinton
,as Fisk, of New Jersey, and Miss Francs
,m E. Willard (by Mr.. Young, of Pen
NO sylyania). All Of these save DAM
were, however, withdrawn and d
ar latter was nominated by acclamation.
,an The platform upon which st. job
me is expected to stands arraigns both q
I'M Republican and Democratic party wi
RAT having countenanced the liquor traffi
in and declares that revenues for custor
to duties should be levied for the suppt
ran of government economically admin
I in tered, and, when SO levied, the tostt
her ing of American labor, nanufactur
and industries should constantly
held In view. 1t insists upon the sci
ration of the money of the Governme
In from all banking institutions, and ga
has the National Government only shou
ung exercise the high preroeative OF issu'
ave of paper money TO be paid on dema
the standard of value recognized by
leri- civilized world.
:, of It also repudiates as " un-Americ
snty contrary to and subversive of the pr
Ives ciple of the Declaration otIndependtn
! of from which our Government has gro
snds to be the Government of 5,0OO,O 600
,ket. Pile and recognized power among
part lions, that any person or people shal
the may be excluded from residence or
heir zenship with all others who may des
ders the benefits which our institutions c
lem- fer upon the oppressed of all nation
) or IL further declares that Congress sho
the exercise its undoubted power, and j
nilar hibit the manufacture and sale oi ini
l as icating beverages In the District
the Columbia, in territories Of the un
7 In States and In all places over which
plur. Government has exclusive jnrisdict
that that hereafter no state shall be sdmi
Lieu into the Union until its Constitut
expressly prohibits polygamy and
manufacture and sale Of intoxica
beverages. In conclusion IL Ia
Vir- woman suffrage.