The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-02


Precisely at 9:l0 a. IN. the Chairman
raped the assembly to order. The
proceedings opened with prayer, by
Rev. DIR. Lee, Of New York, followed by
the hymn Jesus l My Cross Have
Taken" Massachusetts presented the
name of NJ. Ii. Richards to be q mem-
Der of the National Committee. Ken
lucky presented Rev. G. NJ. Cole and
o. j. GLADDEN. for members of the same
committee. At ten O'Clock the motion
was made and agreed to that the
ROLL OF STATES
be called to place in nomination Presi-
dental candidates, and DR.. Mcdonald,
of California; John p. St. John, of Kansas;
Gideon 7. Stewart, OF Ohio; Clinton b.
Fisk, OF New Jersey, aud John Black OF
Pennsylvania, were severally presented
to the Convention, the name of st. John
evoking much enthusiasm. This occupied
the forenoon session.
At the opening of the afternoon Con-
ventlon, large number of dispatches
were read congratulatin8 the Convention
upon its work and urging Ex-Governor
st. Johns nomination. One from New
Hampshire read: "Two hundred thou
sand Methodists are waiting to vote for
st. John" Another from the Temper
ance Convention at Indianapolis con-
veyed greetings.
The sentiment in favor of ST. John was
so pronounced that one by one the other
names were withdrawn and a motion was
finally made to make st. John the unan-
imons nominee of the Convention, and
upon call by States. All the dele
gates voted unanimously for St.
John, and when the Secretary made
the announcement, giving the vote
cast as COZ, the audience rose to its feet
and cheered voclferousy for several mo-
ments and then sang "Glory Hallelujah,"
and the long meter doxology. More cheer
ing followed as a canvass picture of the
nominee was carried around the room.
A dispatch containing the announce-
ment was at once sent to Mr.. st. John,
who was speaking at a camp meeting at
Lakeside Park near Rochester, N. Y.
When the enthusiasm had spent itself,
Judge John Black, of Lancaster, Pa,
was called upon to present the platform.
The reading of this document was lis
tened to with profound attention.
THE PLATFORM.
/, The Prohibition Home-Protection
party, in National Convention assembled,
acknowledge Almighty God as the right
full Sovereign of all men, from whom Just
powers of Government are derived to
whose laws human enactmentS should
conform land that peace, prosperity and
happiness only can come to the people
when the laws of the National and State
Governments are in accord with the di'
vine will.
2. That the Importation, manufacture,
| supply and sale OF alcoholic beverages
created aud maintained by the laws OF
the National and State Governments dur
ing the entire history Of such laws is
| everywhere shown to be the promoting
| cause of intemperance, with resulting
crime and pauperism, making large de-
mands upon public and private
charity; imposing large and unjust taxa
| ton and public burdens for penal and
sheltering institutions upon thrifty indus.
tries, manufacturers and commerce.; en-
dangering the public peace; dissertation
of the Sabbath, corrupting our politics,
legislation anu administration of the
laws; shortening lives, impairing health
and diminishing productive industry
causing education to be neglected and
despised; multiplying the teachings of the
Bible, the church and the school, the
| standards and guides of our father,
and their children in the founding ano
| growth, under God, of our widely extend
ed country, and which is imperiIing the
| perpetuity of our civil and religious lib
erty, are the baleful fruits by which We
know that these laws are contrary te
| Gods laws, and we call upon our fellow
citizens to aid in the repea OF these laws
and the legal suppression Of this baleiu
| liquor traffic. Attention is called to tn,
fact that during the twenty-!our years il
which the Republican party has con
trolled the general government and tha
of many of the States, no effort has beer
made TO change this policy, Territories
have been created from the Nationa
domain and governments for them es
tabliShed, and States from them admitted
to the Union, in no instance In eithe
of which has this traffic been forbidden
or the people OF those Territories ol
States been permitted to prohibit
| That there are now over 200, 00t
diStilleries, brewers aud wholesale and re
tail dealers in these drinks, holding certi
ficates and claiming the authority of thu
Government for the continuation of
business so destructive to the moral ant
material welfare of the people, togethe
with the fact that they have turned a dea
ear to the remonstrance and petition 70
the correction of this abuse of civil gov
ernment is conclusive that the Repnb
lican party is insensible to, or impoten
for, the redress OF those wrongs, an
should no longer be intrusted with tn
powers and responsibilities of tn
Governments; that although thi
party in its late National Conven
ton was silent on the liquor ques
ton, not so its candidate, Messrs. Balm
and Logan. Within the year past Mr.
Blaine has publicly recommended tina
the revenue derived from the liquo
traffic shall be distributed among tn
States aud Senator Logan has by bill
proposed to devote these revenues to tn