Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-31

After some routine business OF no pub
lie interest the Conventioa at I0.05 p. n
adjourned until nine o'clock Thursday.
/ hsa4i fa4st z.da - itg.s.sss ~ go
Second Day.
/ P1rTsBunGH. PA. July ~.
| frectseiy at 40 q. M the Chairman
| Iappeu'I the assembly to order. Tn,
| proceedings opened with prayer, b,
hsy.. DR.. Lee Of New York, followed b
| one hymn. " Jesus, Il My Cross Have
| name Of NJ. n. Richards to Be 4 mem.
Der OF the National Committee. Ken.
lucky presented Rev. G. Nc. Cole and
Old. GLADDEN. for members of the same
| committee. AT ten O'Clock the motor
was made and agreed to that the
ROLL CT STATES
be called to place in nomination Presi
dential candidates, and DIR. Mcdonald
OF California John 2. st. John,of Kansas;
Gideon T. Stewart, of, Ohio; Clinton b
FISH, 81 New, Jersey, and John Black 81
PepnSylyanla, We're seyeralty presented
to the Convention, the name Of st. John
eyosing much enthusiasm. This occupied
the forenoon session. hi I'll rtaf0ut 4s,I ed
At'the opening of the, afternoon; Con-
yention, a large number, nj dispatches
were .Tead congratqlatins the Convention
upon It's work aud urging ex- Governor
st. John 5 nomination One from New
Hampsh read: 1.-TWO hundred thou
sand Methodists are waiting to vote for
StaJohn. u Another from. the Temper
ance ,Nonyen1iqp All indianapolis con-
nj FL ;IS ..ts hs.4L, !. -. ,1Ie.I. ,Lta-
so pronounced that one BY one the other
names were withdrawn and motion was
finally made to make St.iJohn the imam
imons inomineeiiof the Convention and
upon call IbV States. All the. dele
gates voted unanimously for St.
John, and when The Secretary made
the announcement giving the vote
cast rs 602, the audience rose to its feet
and cheered voclferously for several mo-
ments and then sang .sGlorY Hallelujah, -
and the long meter doxology. More cheer
ing, followed as d canvass picture Of the
nominee was carried around the room.
/ a dispatch Containing the announce
TDeht was at once sent to MI. st. John,
who was speaking att camp meeting at
lakeside Park near Rochester, n. Y.
IMhsn the, enthusiasm had spent itself,
Judge John Black, Of Lancaster, Pa,
was called upon to present the platform.
The reading OF this document was lis
tened towith profound attention.
g. higoo 40 THE PLATFORM. at, s;ggEI tses1t
T. The Prohibition Home-Protection
party, in. National Convention assembled,
acknowledge Almighty God as the right
ful Sovereign Of all men, from whom Just
powers OF Government, are derived to
whose laws human enactments should
CONFORM land that peace, prosperity and
happiness only can come to the people
when the laws of the National and State
Governments are in accord with the di-5
vine will. ..,.....z-. -, .,s
/ g. That the Importation, manufacture,
supply and sale of alcoholic beverages
created and maintained by the laws of
the National and State Governments. dur
ing the entire history of such laws is
every where shown to be the promoting
cause 81 fntemperance,h with resulting
crime and 'paupefism, making large ide.i
mands aupon Ldpublici OF and 10 private
charity; mpOsing large and unjust taxa
tion and public burdens for penal and
sheltering institutions upon thrifty indus
tries, manufacturers and commerce.; en-
dahgerfng the public peace !; dissertation
of the Sabbath, corruptings our politics.
and administration of the
laws, sAtsN .CAlnS ANSof Az P@AthDS tAS~ieA
and diminishing productive industry;
causing education to be neglected and
despised; nnr.ifying the teachings Of the
Bible, the church and the school, the
standards and guides of our fathers
and their children in the founding ana
growth, under God, of our widely extend
ed country, and Which is imperiling the.
of our civil and religious lib
arty, are the baleful fruits by which we
know that these laws are contrary to
Gods laws, and we call upon our fellow
citizens TO aid in. the. repea. Of these laws,
and the legal suppression of this baleiul
liquor traffic. Attention Is called to the /
act that during the twenty -four years In /
which the Republican party has con-:
rolled the general government and that
IF many of, the )Ssate no effort has been,
made to. change this policy Territories
domain and governments for them es-
,ablished, and States from them admitted
70 the Union, in no instanse in either
IF which has this traffic been forbidden
Dr. the people of those Territories. or
States 5sEbeen permitted to- prohibits.
That I there are now over 2OO, 900
iiStiflerles, brewers aud wholesale and re-
all dealers In these drinks, holding certi-
icates and, claiming the authority of the,
Toiernrnent for the continuation of 4
1nsiaess 90 destructive to the moral and
material welfare Of the people, together
y,th the fact that they have turned deaf
.ar to the remoustrance and petition for
he Correction Of this abuse OF civil gov
.rnment n conclusive that the Repub-
ICON "a rtv "a insensibie to. or imDotent
~, ths redress of those WRONGS, and
should no longer BIZ" intrusted with the
IA /. "a -
Is that n aithonoh ( thfs