Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-07-31
PRoHIBIT1oN1sTs ar P11rsBuRG.
They Meet in National Convention IN that
City-Nearly 500 Delegates PFesent.


The National Convention of the Prohibi-
ton Home Protection Party assembled in
Lafay ette Hall, Pittsburg, on July 23d /
The convention was called to order by
Gideon I. Stewart, Of Ohio. Prayer was
offered by Rev. DR.. A. Miner, of Boston
G. 8. Rose, of Pittsburg, then delivered
the address of welcome. Gideon 7. Stew
| art responded on behalf of the convention.
The temporary organization was effected
by electing William Daniels, of Maryland,
temporary Chairman, and Mrs. Wood bridge,
President of the Ohio Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union, and Charles Carter, of
/ Washington, ID. c., as Secretaries.
After the appointment of Committee
on Credentials and Resolutions, the meet
| ing adjourned until p. m.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The session opened with prayer, after
| which the Secretary reported the following
representatives to the convention: Alabama,
2; Colorado, %; Connecticut, 2; Illinois,
| 40; Maine, 3; Kansas, II; Kentucky, 6;
| Michigan, 90; Nebraska, %; Dakota, 1
| Ohio, "a; New Jersey, IS; Maryland, 25
! New York, 70; Missouri, 10; Tennessee,
Il; Texas, 10; Pennsylvania, 53; Wiscon-
| sin, 55. Total, 446. kilograms encourag-
ing the convention in it's work were read
from various parts of the country and ap-
plauded.
Miss Willard, President of the Woman's
| Christian Temperance Union, appealed to
the convention at this time to listen to q
J memorial prepared by the Union, and it was
read by the Secretary.
| 1t asserts that the homes of America,
which are the citadels of patriotism, purity
| and happiness, has not an enemy so relent-
less as the American saloon; therefore, as
citizens of the United States, irrespective of
sect or religion, but having deeply at heart
the happiness of our homes, we do hereby
respectfully and earnestly peti ion you to
advocate and adopt such measures as are
requisite to the end that prohibition of the
! importation, expectation, manufacture and
sale of alcoholic beverages may become an
| internal part of the National Constitution,
and that your party candidate may be by
| character and public pledge committed to
National Constitutional prohibitOry amend
ment.
After some further delay the report of
| the Committee on Credentials was present
ed, showing that there were thirty-one
States and Territories represented by $40
| delegates, and that there were actually
| present 461 delegates. A resolution accom-
panied the report to the effect that the dele
gates be authorized to cast the full votes of
the States which they represent. The re-
port was accepted and the resolution was
adopted.
Adjourned till evening.
EVENING SESSION.
| The Committee on Permanent OrganiZa-
! ton reported the name OF Prof. Samuel A
D1ckey, OF Michigan, Tor chairman, and
Clinton B. Fiske for Secretary.
The Committee on Rules reported the or
der of business and the rules under which
| the Convention would be conducted.
| Adjourned till morning.
THURSDAY.
Tho convention convened Thursday at 9
o'clock.
The roll of States was called for the pre-
sentation of candidates.
| Babcock, of California, presented the
name of r. II. Mcdonald.
When the State of Illinois was reached,
! Geo. @. Christian presented the name of
John P. st. John.
Miss Francis e. Willard seconded the
nomination of St. John. She spoke of hav
ing known him a man and little barefoot
| boy. She had seen him go out into the
world unfriended and unguarded, making
| his way toward the west, crossing the Big
Muddy without dollar in his pocket, get
ting to Pixies Peak and across the Rockies
! and Sierras She had seen him when other
men were asleep studying Blackstone and
Coke. When the war broke out he did not
wait to be drafted, but voluntarily barred
his breast to the enemy. Then who were
his friends? She saw him next elevated to
the position of Governor of great and free
state and the idol of his party. There he
was the pathfinder, the John G. Fremont
of the new campaign.
w. T. Eustis, of Maine, placed in nomina-
ton Gideon 7. Stewart of Ohio.
Pennsylvania presented the name of Hon.
Jas. Black.
The name of Stewart was Withdrawn by
Ohio.
California withdrew Mcdonald and sec
onded the nomination of st. John. Penn
sylvania withdrew Black and seconded St.
John.
On motion the rules were suspended and
st. John was nominated by reclamation.
| The T1IatfOrTO was then presented nv
Black, of Pennsylvania.
It declares that the importation, manu-
facture, supply and sale of alcoholic bever-
ages created and maintained by the laws of
the National and State Governments during
the entire history OF such laws, Is every
where shown to be promoting the cause of
iutemperance, with resulting crime and
pauperism, making large demands upon
public and private charity, imposing large
and unjust taxation, imposing burdens for
penal and sheltering institutions upon thrift
and industry, manufactures and commerce;
endangering public peace and Dissertation
of the Saboath; cOrrupting our political
legislation and the administration of the
laws; shortening lives, impairing health
and diminishing productive industry; caus-
ing education to be neglected and despised;
multiplying the teachings of the Bible,
church and school standards and guides OF
our fathers and their children in the found
ing and growth under God of our widely
extended country, and which is lmperiling
the perpetuity of our civil and religious
liberty, are the baneful fruits by which we
know that these laws are alike contrary to
Gods laws and contravene our happiness,
and we call upon our fellow-citizens to aid
in the repeal of the laws and legal
suppression of this baneful liquor traffic.
mat the collection of revenues from alco-
holic liquors and tobocco should be abol-
ished as vices of men and not proper sub
iects for taxation. That revenue for custom
duties should be levied for the support of
the Government economically admins
tered, and when so levied the fostering Of
American labor, manufactures and indus
tries should constantly be held in view.
That the public land should be held for
homes for the people, and not for gifts to
corporations or to be held in large
bodies for speculation upon the needs of