The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-31

and their children in the founding ana GROWTH
under God, of our widely extended country.
and which, imperiing the perpetuity OF our civil
and religious liberty, are baleful ffuitS, py
which we know that these laws are alike con
ness and we call upon fellow-citizens to
aid IN the rcIe of these laws and tho legal sup
resson OF this baleful liquor traffic.
s. The fact that during the twenty-four years
In which tire Republican party has controlled the
General Government. and that OF many OF THESE
States. no effort has been made TO cange Inc
policy. Territ cries have been created from the
national domain, and governments for them es-
tabiShed, and States from them admitted 70
the Union, in neither OF which has tins tTafiic
been forbidden, or the people OF these Terrific
ries or States been permitted 70 prohibit That
there are now 200 900 distlie les, breweries.
and retail dealers in these drinks. holding Ger
tificates and Claiming the authority of the Gov
eminent for ths confirm ton OF business
destru tive to the moral and material welfare OF
the people, together with the fact that they
have turned a deaf ear to remOnstrance and
petition for the correct ON OF the abuse of civil
government, IL conclusive that the Republican
party Is insensible to. or nnpotent Tor, the
redress of those wrong (, and should no longer
be intrusted with the powers or respon-
sibilities OF government. That although
that party, In its hate national convention,
was silent on the liquor question, not 80 its cam
didates-Messrs Blaine and Logan. Within he
year past Mr.. Blaine has publicly recommended
that the revenue derived from the liquor trafnc'
shall be distributed among the States, and Sena-
tor Logan has by bill proposed to devote these
revenues to the support ~ schools Thus both
traffic and that the States and its citizens shall
become y rtnefs in the liquor crime. The fact
that the Democratic party hasin its national de-
lverances of party policy arrayed itse.f on the
side of the drD ma kers and sellers by declaring
against the policy OF prohibition OF such traff1c
under the false name of -sumptuary laws. and
when in power In some of the States refusing to
remedy legislation, and In Congress re using to
Permit the creation OF board OF inquiry 10 IN
vestieate and report npon the effects OF TINS
traffic, Proves that the Democratic party sh0uid
not be intrusted with power or place. That
there can be no greater peril to the nation IMAM
tue existing compel ton OF the Republican AND
Democratic parties for the liquor vote. Ex-
peIienoa shows that any party not openly
opposed TO he traffic will engage in this COM
petition, will court the favor Of the criminal
classes, will barter away the public morals, the
purity of the ballot and every trust and object
OF good government, for rarty success, and
patriots and good citizens should find in this
practice sufficient cause for immediate with
drawal from connection with such party.
4 That while we favor ref rms in the admins
tration of the Government in the abolition OF all
sinecures and useless offices, We favor the cleo
ton by the people OF the Postotfice officers OF
Government, instead OF apl ointment by the
President that competition and sobriety are
essential qualifications for holding civil office,
and VIC oppose the removal of such persons ex-
cept 80 far as 1t may he absolutely necessary TO
~ cure Effectiveness as the vital Issue on which
the Governm mt is intrusted to a party that
the cole ton OF revenues from al ohol, liquors.
and tobacco should be abolished as the vices of
men. and not proper subject Tor taxation.
5. That revenue for Gust oms duties should be
levied Tor the support oil the Government, eco
nomically administered, ana when 80 levied the
fostering of American labor, manufac lures. and
industries should constan " be held in view.
6. That the public lands should be held for
homes for the people, and not for gifts 10 cor
pnrations, or to be held in large bodies Tor spec
ul stion upon the needs of actual settlers.
Z. That all money, coin, and paper shall be
made, issued, aud regulated by the General Gov
eminent, and hail be legal tender for all debts,
public and private.
g. That grateful care and support should be
given to our sol lers and sailors, their dependent
widows or orphans, disabled in the service OF
the country
Q. That we repudiate un-American, con-
trary To and subversive of the principles of the
DeclaI alton of Indel Evidence, from which our
Government has grown TO be q Government OF
55,OOOOO0 OF people. and q recognized power
among the nations, that any person people
shall or may be excluded from residence or citi-
Zenship with all others who msy desire the ben
efts which our institutions confer upon the
OBJ ressed Of all nations
10. That while these are important reforms.
and demanded for the purity OF admin
istration and the welfare of the people,
their Importance sinks into insignificance'
when compared TO the reform of the drink
traffic. which annually wastes $500 90, 900 of the
We It'll croa ed by toll and thrift and drags down
thousands of families from comfort TO poverty,
which fills jails, penitentiaries, insane asylums,
hospitals, and institute, ns for dependency;
which destroys the health, sals the industry,
and causes loss of lite and property to thou
sands in the land, lowers intellectual and phys-
zeal vigor, dulls the cunning hand OF the
artisan, the chief cause of bankruptcy, insol-
vency, and loss i'll trade, and by it's corrupting
power endangers the perIetuity OF free institu-
tons
II. That Congress should exercise its undoubt-
ed power and prohibit the manufacture and
sale OF Intoxicating beverages in the District of
Columbt1, the territories OF the United States,
and in all places over which the Government has
exclusive jurisdiction.
II. That hereafter no State shall be admitted
into the Union until its constitution shall ex-
Iressly prohibit polyQamy and the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating beverages.
We earnestly call the attention of the laborer
and mechanic, the miner and manu- lacturer,
and ask an investigation 81 the bane'ul effects
upon labor and INDUSTRY caused 10y the needless
liquor business, which will be found a robber.
which lessons wages and pr0hts-the destroyer
OF the happiness and family welfare of the
laboring man; and that labor and legitimate
industry demand deliverance from the taxa
ton and loss which this traffic imposes, and
that no legislation can so healthily stimulate
production or increase a demand for capital and
labor, or produce 50 much OF comfort and con-
tent, as the suPpressing OF this traffic would
b1ng TO the laboring man, mechanic, en-
ployer OF labor throughout our land.
49, That the activity ,r cooperation OF the
women of America for the promotion of
temperance has, in all the history of the past,
been strength and announcement which
we gratefully acknowledge; and the methods,
the earnestness, zeal, intelligence and devo-
ton OF the mothers and daughters of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union have
been eminently blessed by God Kansas and
joicing, and the education and arousing of the
public mind, and the constitutional amend-
ments which now prevail, are LARGELY the fruit of
her prayers and labors; and we rejoice to have
our Christian women unite with us, sharing I'm
the labor that shall bring abolition of the traffic.
She shall join in the grand Praise God from
Whom All blessings Flow" when, by law, our
boys and iiresides shall be Tree from l. gal drink
temptation.
IL That, believing in the civil and political
equality OF the sexes, and that the ballot in the
hand OF woman is right for her protection and
of the drink saloon, the execution OF the law,
removal OF cor upton Ia public lite, we q legate
the practical outworking OF this reform 70 the
discretion OF the Prohibition party in the several
States, according to the condition Of public
sent ment in those States.
Is. That CRATE. ullv we acknowledge and praise
God for the presence OF His spirit, guiding coun-
sci, and granting the success which has been
vouchsafed in the progress of Temperance re-
form, and looking TO Him for all wisdom and
help, we ask the voters OF the United States to
make the principles OF the above declaration a
ruling principle in the government of the ma
ton and of tn Sta.es.
The Rev. Dr. Miner OF Massachusetts, one
of the three members of the Commute, on
Resolutions. 10 whom the Platform referred
for literary revision. said that the committee
would not be able To report TO the convention
for action. He moved That the name of the
party be fixed as the Prohibition party.
Miss Wi lard spoke in favor of re- aiming the
name OF the Prohibition Home rejection Patty.