The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-31
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Approved By the great body Of The frenas
~ cause in the United Statee
lfd-Be Because the present prohibition tick
~ put in the field without such approval
= and nomjnAsed the ticket did not repre-
Ne great body Of prohibitionists through
~ country, and . large part Of the con-
"a opposed placing ticket In the Aeld
peEance peoplein states in which pfohibi-
axtsen successful, . Maine, iowa, and
generally opposed It
fh-Because the present movement is
ng-no plan Of operations being proper.
ID According to it's platform, vote
hn is o. much vote fer woman suf-
Chinese emigration to this country
the appointing power away from tho
t-for lie unjust imputations against
~ and LOgan-as tits for temperance
llftion.
Because the platform is not tire ex-
s,f the convention, but Of committee
to revise and republish it. The
adopted BY tho convention. contained
SsInsssd. Gov. st. John in die accept
lily endorses the platform, but fails to
her Il is the Que adopted BY the con-
1u the committee.
!, presenting this crude document in
,e Of The prohibitionists Of the country
suhrages of the American people, the
ns 70 be voted on should have been
carefully considered and authoritively
I'd Especially before requiring them,
platform does, to ignore all ctkeY ques-
cf public interest represented by tile re-
lsan and democratic psrties.'
Ems TO hting the question Of prohibition be-
lore The 10 such shape as not only to
g. . vote for what many Of
be; but to sacrifice their
aetions, however vitality
fare Of the country,
sSv1,A "a
licar party declined to
5sue in its platform
go would have hcen po-
would have driven out of
d members. except the prohi-
konld have been to turn over the
Eof their rights and the education Of
men, the preservation and mainte-
al ofthe wise and beneRcent meas
q the great achievements of the repub-
,aF1N TO the care, enforcement and pres
ion Of tho party that has always been very
is - true that ID candidates arc not at
rty 70 4ake new issues for the party by lot.
speeches, or acts} for either to do. 90
old % unwarrnnted assumption Some
ohbitto1lsa8 have censured Mr.. Blaine for
on e Mstne. But little reflection will salts
" every fair minded person that it would have
been an assumption Of party authority imme-
diately anef tho national convention had de-
tiined % make the question an issue
4 For IL BI6ne - have voted against the
smendment would have been unjustto the pro-
Hibitioni1ts and to have voted fSr it, unjust to
adopting Ne plati0rm and nominating him to
SAND upqAN
8. ogee vSs - votes BY republicans for
saxon majority rule,-a free ballot and fair
count rs government Of the people, by the
people. an fOr the people, and which permits
q vote on the question OF prohipition under Ill
proper e.cumstancess thrown away in favor
Slme pe{y that IL opposed to oil pr0hibitOry
a4oe whether the people are in favor Of
nu.,,rBecsuee republican votes for the
oat1go ticket are three-f0ld worse than
away, l. e., they weaken the party Of
y illdigested movement that will
rr1se> fetard and weaken the
H.
there not being the slight.
election Of this so-cAlled
the only result Of republi-
large numbers will be to put
in control of the general