Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-01
THE BTTIONISTS.
ST JOHN NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENT.


pITI.nrEG. July ~ -To-.lay's session 1T
the prphibtionist convention opened with
singir.. and prayer. several kilograms
were read among them the following ::
"Makc uo mistake, nominate Coy. It.
John. lee will accept. Two hundred
thou~,nd Mrthodiete are waiting 80 sup
port i'm.
\ motion 80 suspend tn. rul"- AMI nom
mate Goy. -. John by accamatiun WAS
amended by II substitute ipr a roll of the
Static ~ the states We're called the
chairman of several delegations cast
their respective votes for John y. IT. John.
The rlair.nlu Oi the Illinois d2icgH-
tiOn slid Illinois NOW casts fyr,E-liNC
votes Tor st John, and would
give him jO,Oo IN November. ithrrlS.
When the roll was completed the secretary
announced that GO3 votes had been cast all
for John T. st. John The announcement
was greeted with loud cheers. The dele
gates and spectators joined in Singing he
chorus. "Glory. glory hallcluiah our
cause is marching ON.
Then tie convention joined in singing he
hymn. Praise God from whom all bles-
sings nuw', after which the president
made Il formal announcement of the unan-
imOu9 nomination of John r. st .IOhn.and
called for another rousing cheer, which
was heartily responded to. \ committee
was appointed to send Il telegram to eX-
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The platform was then reported by Mr..
Black of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, as follows
The Platform.
The importation manufacture, supply and
sale of alcoholic beverages, created and main
tanned 10y the laws of the National and State
governments during the entire history of such
laws are everywhere shown to be- promote
intcmprritncr with resulting crime ANA pau
moi 1iI Il l,I liz,
and priNat" charity: imposing large and un-
just taxation and public burdens for penal and
shctcrlG re'itution> upon thrift. Industry.
mlnuiH"tlirrS and commerce; "ntiugrring
public peace; "HuSing corruption in our poll
tics. l"gi,latirn and the administration of
laws: shortening lives ANA impuiring
health and diminishing productiN" indus
try; causing education 90 ID" neglected
and dies pissed nulliiying the teachings of the
Bible. church and school standards ami guides
of our fathers and children in the founding
and growth under God of Ollr widely extended
country. ana Importing the prrpCtuitN of our
CNll ana r"hElnliS liberties scare me hilr-
full fruits in which we know these laws are
alike contrary Ia N"IN laws nhi r"nliaErn"
our happiness; ANA we call upon our fellow
citizens to utd in tn" repeal ct thc~" laws ANA
in tn" legal suppression of this la lciUi liquor
traffic. IN" fact that during the twrutN -four
years in which ia" Republican party ha- com
trolicd the general government in many of
the states ~ riiort has been ma'!,' to change
the policy; that territories hay" been created
from tl" national domain ana governments
for th"m established ana state, from them
AllI''hl mo we mon Ill no instance III
either of which has this traffic been
forbidden or tn" people "t thr-"
Tcmit"rir> or states boon permitted
to prohibit ; that thor" are now over 3lH.nnO
di>tillrrit'~ WcWrlirS ,tui wholesale and r,tull
dealer, in these drinks. holding certificates und
claiming the authority Of the Government for
the continuation Of their business. 50 dc>trtI
tive to the moral and mntrIlll welfare al the
people. together with tn" fact that they turn
ed Il deaf ear to the r"nonStruncc and petition
for correction Of this abt>" Of civil govern
mont j. cuncluSiv" that tn" Republican, part
is n-cn>ih" 20 and will he iinpotcnt for he re-
dress of hose wrongs. and should no longer he
entrusted with the powers ami responsible i"-
of tn" government.
Although this party in he late National CON
NcntiuE was silent ON the liquor quest nom. not
So wcr" its candidates. Mc~>I, Blaine and I.u-
gan within the year past Mr.. BlHin" has
publicly recommended that tn" revenue de-
rived from the liquor traffic hc distributed
among the States and senator Luran has 10y
support of the schools. Thus both virtually
recommend the prrp"tuatiuu of tn" traffic.
ana that states AMI citizens shall become part
ncT- in the liquor crime.
The fact that tn" Democratic party has in
national d"liNclTlnc"S of tn" party policy ar.
raN"'I itself ON the SID Of drink matters and
sellers 10y declaring a4,tin>t the policy of the
prohibition .! such traffic under tn" false nam,
of sImpt'HrN, and when in the power in som,
ol the states in refusing remedial legislation
and IA congress of refusing to permit the ere
a'lpn Of 4 board of inquiry to investigate an'
report upon tn" effects of this traffic prove
thar he Democratic party should not lie On
trusted with power and place; and that there
can hr no greater peril to the nation than tn,
existing competition OF the Republican an,
Democratic parties for the liquor vote.
After further declaring that neither o
the National parties can conscicntouSly b,
supported and after declaring for civil ser
vice reform the platform continues:
The collection of revenues, from acohols
liquors and tobacco should hr abolished. IL
the Vices OF men are not II proper SlbjcC
for taxation. \ revenue for custom dutic
should he levied for the support of the GOV
n .slll adj, Il .lt.,t
40 levied. the fostering OF American lahOr>
manufactures and industries should constant
~ be held in view.
The public lands should be held for home,
for the people, and not for gifts to corpora
tonS, or to be held in large bodies for |pecllla
tOn upon the needs of actual settlers.
All money, coin and paper shall he made
issued and regulated by the general govern
ment, and shall be legal tender for all debit
public and private.
Grateful care and support should bc giNcl
to soldiers and sailors, and the dcpcndrn
widows ;tni orphans %! those disabled in ia,
ScrNic" of the country.
After condcmning restrictions upon tn,
importation of the Chinese as I'M American
the platform proceeds:
While there are important reforms demand
ed tOI The purity of administration AMI wei
fare Of the people, their importance sinks int
inSignihcancc when compared with th" reform
of the drink traffic, which now annually waste
oSt0,mnu0 of wealth created 10y toll and theft
ami m'iuCcS poverty, which nils ltll~, p"ni
t"ntidli"S, insane u~ylunS, hospitals ana in
Sttutpn- for DEPENDENCY; Whirh destroy
health. >ips Industry and causes lu,>,, of Iii
and prosperity to thousands lowers Intellect
uul and physical Vigor; dUliS IN" vunuin,
hand ui Tho artisan; j. the chiri cause q
bankruptcy, Insolvency and loss in tr,dr. an
10y its rnrruptIug power CUdiugur, ia" p'l
pctuitN of free constitutions.
Congress should exercise it, ltutuuhiOl POW
or AMI pruhihi, the manufacture and sal" q
Intoxicating beverages i'm the District of Go
lmha, the Territories, and in all places owe
which government hats exclusive iuli~'ii,
zion,
Hereafter no state shall h" admitted into m
Union until the constitution shah cNpr'~-l
prohibit pUiSgumy ami tn" manufacture an
sale of intoxicating beverages.
Afteranappcal toall WorEinguyut oasSi,
in the prohibition movement me pluttun
CLOSES with eloquent words Of praise
commrudatiou of The work done in Il
West bN the WpmrD'- Christian Tempe
ance | mon.
some portions of the platform were o'
irctcd to rs uuiutrlligible. Mr. Bartrjm
New Jersey moved that when the pHrfur