The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-08-14
Observation-Disclosures
4 LET AND PLATFORM.

The National Prohibition Con-
vention, which was held at Pitts
burg, Penn, nominated ex-Gov. st.
John Of Kansas, for President, and
VIM. Daniels, OF Maryland, for Vice
President. The former was placed
in nomination by Mr.. George G.
Christian, of Illinois, and the latter
lby Mrs. Minnie N, jackson, Of Sa-
vannah, Ga. The following ia the
platform adopted, which commends
itself for the openness and manli-
ness of its declarations:
tp.., THE PLATFORM.
"The Prohibition party, in nation.
al convention assembled, acknowl-
edges Almighty God as the rightful
sovereign OF all men, from whom
the just powers of government are
derived, to whose laws human en-
actments should conform, and that
peace, prosperity and happiness on
ly can come to the people when the
laws of the National and State gov
ernments are In accord with the di.
vine will. 49,
THAT the importation, manufact
ure, supply and sale Of alcoholic
beversg sges created and maintained
by the laws Of the National and
State governments during the en-
tire history OF such laws, IS every
where shown to be the promoting
cause Of intemperance, with result
ing crime and pauperism, making
large demands upon public and pri-
vate charity, imposing large and
unjust taxation and public, burdens
for penal and shelteriDg lnstitu-
tions, upon thrift, industry, manu-
factures and commerce, endanger
in & the public peace, desecrating
the Sabbath, corrupting our politics,
legislation and administration Of
the laws, shortening lives, iDpairin2
health and diminishing the product
i've industry, causing education 20
be neglected ard despised, nullify-
ing the teachings OF the bible, the
Church aud the school, the stand
ards and guides of our fathers and
their children in the fonniing aud
growth under God of our widel,
extended country, and which, i'm
periling the perpetuitv of our civil
AMI religious liberty. are the bale
ful fruits by which We know thai
the laws are alike contrary to God $
law and contrary to our own happi-
ness, and we call upon our fellow
citizens TO aid in the repeal of these
laws, and the legal suppression OF
this baneful liquor traffic. s
"The fact that during the twenty
four years in which the Republican
party has controlled the general
government and many of these
States, no effort has been made to
change this policy; that Territories
have been created from the national
domain and the governments for
them established, and in no instance
has this traffic been forbidden, or
the people Of these Territories
been permitted to prohibit IL; that
There are over 100000 distilleries,
breweries and wholesale and retail
dealers in these States holding GER
itifcates and claiming the authority
Of the government for the continue
tion of a business so destructive to
the moral and material welfare Of
the people, together with the fact
that they have turned deaf ear 10
the remOnstrance and petition for
correction of this abuse Of civil gov
ernment. is conclusive that the Re
/ publican party is insensible or i'm
potent fur the redress of these
wrongs, and should no longer be
entrusted with the powers and re,
responsibilities Of the government.
q"Thst although this party in its
late National Convention, was si'
lent on the liquor question, not sc
its candidates, Messrs. Blaine and
Logan. Within the year past Mr.
Blaine has publicly recommended
that the revenue derived from liquor
traffic shall be distributed among
the States, and Senator Logan has
proposed bill to devote these reve-
lnues to the support Of schools. Thus
both virtually recommend the, per.
petnation of the traffic, and that the
States and it's citizens shall become
partners in the liquor crime. :.
!, aThe fact that the Democratic
party has In. its national policy or.
rayed itself on the side'of the drink
makers and sellers, and against the
policy Of prohibition Of such traffic
under the falsc name Of .'sumpt
uary laws and when in power in
some OF the States in refusing re
medal legislation, and in Congress:
/. of refusing to permit the creation o
q board Of inquiry to investigate
and report upon the effects Of thii
, traffic, proves that the Democrat,
party should not be entrusted will
fpower Or place. as'sA
"That there can be no create
peril to the nation than the existing
4 competition Of the Republican ant
Democratic parties for the liquo
vote. ss s.sae