Huntsville gazette., 1884-08-30
st. John and Daniel Accept.
The Prohibition Candidates Formal.
ly NoIified Of Their Nominations.

ly Notified OF Their Norhinations.
CUBA, N. Y, Aug. 25-Ex. Gov. st. John
and the Hon. VIM. Daniel, the Prohibition
candidates for President and Vice Presi.
dent, arrived here at 1870 this morning,
and the Committee of Notifications arrived
at noon. The notification proceedings
were held at the st. John camp ,.ieeting
circuit grounds beautiful grove two
miles from Cuba village. A temperance
camp meeting, to last five days, is in prog
ress. The principal leaders and speakers
of the Prohibition movement are in atten.
dance, and will address the meeting during
the week. Three thousand persons were
in attendance. The exercises. opened with
music and prayer, after which Prof. Dickey
of Michigan, Chairman of the Notification
Committee, was introduce to the audience
and candidates. Prof. Dickey thon adj
dressed Messers. st. John and Daniel for
mally notified them that they have been se-
lected by the National Prohibition Conven.
tion held in Pittsburgh as the candidates of
the Prohibition party for President and
Vice President. He then said:
need not assure you that the Pronibii, Ii
party will give you most ardent support.
We may not succeed in electing you to the
high position for which you have been
named, but we shall enjoy the proud salts
faction of knowing that our candidates
were the only candidates nd our party was
the only party that ought to have succeeded.
And now, gentlemen, in the name of the
noblest manhood, the purest womanhood OF
America, / invoke the blessings of Almigh-
ty God to rest upon you, and may the
Divine power which rules and over-rules in
the offices of nations and of men vouchsafe
unto you such a measure of strength and
courage and wisdom as shall enable you to
bear well the burdens which the National
Prohibition party with supreme confidence
now lays upon you.
After expressing his high appreciation OF
the great honor, Gov. St. John said:
There are more political parties in the
field to~day than there are political issues.
Upon the great question as to what should
be done with the traffic in intoxicating
| liquors as beverage, both the Democratic
| and Republican parties are united in favor
OF making the traffic permanent, while the
Prohibitionists demand that if shall be for~
ever placed under the condemnation of the
laws Of the land. Thus an issue is clearly
made, and l think it safe to say the only
one to-day that really reaches the heart and
conscience of the citizen. Upon this issue
We 60 to the people-the source of all po-
litical power. Let US appeal to reason
rather than to prejudice. List those resort
to personal abuse and scandal, who have
nothing better to uphold their cause The
Prohibition party was not organized as a
mere threat of menace. 1t is the outgrowth
OF rapidly increasing crystallized senti-
ment against the great evil of the age-an
evil that the Old parties dare not attack =
but against which this young party of tie
people, in defence Of the homes Of the
| nation, has entered upon warfare thnt
sh al never cease SO long as tie fl e Of our
cou TRY saves its protesting folds over le-
gaiized'dram shops. 10 this struggle let n.
ever remelnber that We are accountable 10
Cos; that our du y t, Hiin is paramount /,
our allegiauce to any political panty; tia
political ties viii never III lis sight ex.uae
ii ballot FOR any party tl.at does stand
| up tea. tsol5 iur tue rtgat. Tte home will
nave hotbin9 TO fear ii TIE PEOPLE vote as
they pray
Mr. Daniel, in accepting the nomination
| for Vice President expressed his profound
gratitude for the honor conferred npon him,
| He appreciated the honor not merely as
personal, but as token Of the appreciation
OF the Convention of the honest, solid pros
hibition work that has been done in his
native State of Maryland within the past
few years" He also appreciated it as an in-
Gication Of the desire OF the Prohibit onist
of the great North and to build up graD,:
| Union party, composed of the best element,
| on both sides OF the line in array against
the worst of evils. This disposition. be
said. was more clearly evinced from the
fact that he is the first person selected since
the war from Southern State as cand
| date for national position, and he trlis !
that this action might be the harbirger OF
| that re gn of harmony, good will, and unity
throughout the land which poet has dts-
| cribed as
The nnion of lakes, the union Of lands,
The union of States none can sever;
| The union Of hearts the union of hands.
And the flag of our Union forever.