Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-29
THE PROHIBITION PARTY.
ST. JOHN AND DANIEL NOTIFIED.

The Notification COMMITTEE" of the prohi-
bitionist National Convention Onicial
lN Inform the Candidates of Their
Nomination-Thcir Replies.
CrGA. y. Y" Aug, 95-Thc Prohibitory
notification proceedings were held to-day
at the St John camp-mccting circuit
grounds, two miles from Cuba village
where temperance Camp-mectng is in
progress. Three thousand people were
present. The exercises opened with
music ana prayer. after which Prof
DickcN, chairman of the notification com
mittcc. was introduced. He spoke as fol
lows John =. St John and William
Daniel, gentlemen: ! am to speak for
this committee representing here to-day
the National convention of the Prohibition
party. recently in session at pittSburg. In
harmony with political usagcs and in keep
ing with the dignity and importance of
the high positions in which we shall en-
dcaNur to place you. we are here for the
purpose OF notifying you in this official
and formal manner Of your selection
as the candidates of the National
Prohibition party for the posi-
tions respectively of President and
Nicc-President of the United States. The
convention which has thus hOnOred itself
~ ~ w lot stleclioh Oh candidates was
no ordinary gathering. Men were there
, bowed under the weight of many years.
who generation ago gathered in the same
hall tolorganize for victory in what seemed
to some IL hopeless cause.-the battle
against that other slavery-and strong
men were there in the full maturity of
their powers. 1t was Il convention of
earnest men and pure women, who were
'ntio ~ w i'HN thVII c"iiN ic'loh 'h'I inc
mem nf thn nno,,In and thn
people. and not the government of
the saloon and by the saloon
uptu n"' assure You that the Irohlbl'
n,,,, ' "a ,,,,, w" n,uo, "i''',i' HuP-
Won to the hirh uositinus far tyhirb vnI,
have been named. but we Shall enjoy the
proud satisfaction of kuowiur our cnndi-
dates were the only candidates.
and our party was the only party
that ought to have succeeded And now
gentlemen in the name of the noblc-t
manhood and the purcst Wumanhuud of
America invoke the blrssngo of ALMIGHTY
God To rest upon Won and may that Divine
Power which rule, and uvclrulcs i'm the
offices of nations and men. Nuuchsafp unto
YOU such Il measure of strength and
courage ANA wisdom as shall enable YOU
To bear we'll the burdens which the Nation
al l'IlI'itl'lIl party WIN supreme con
lidcnce, now lays upon YOU The nom
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VII. Chairman ana MelnbclSo the Com
mittcc In receiving this formal notice
of my nomination for the highest office
within tbn ,,ift ,f ,ho ,,o,,l. -. ,h. y,
.;, 90, P,'l'i, ~ wv va
''o''''! c'"N e'''l"'i ol 'ile i,r"hinl'loil party
permit me, Notwithstanding the distinc-
to EXPRESS tn Won in viewuf thcun,rinitv
with ,,bich IL u.,. ,ri,.o,, ,.l,i.,,' ,,,,,.;
WIN ~, " 1t was S'Nc' NY "'S "PPrcci-
u,ioii I'll the very great h"h"r II c"niers,
There are more political parties in the
field to-day than there are pnliticol issues
I-nnu thn ,rrn,t uuo.tin,, ,. =, ,.h,, ,h,,lJ
he dom. with tb. traffic in i,toxic,tin,
liquors as II beverage both the Democratic
and Republican parties are united in favor
of making the traffic permanent. while
the prohibitonists demand that it shall
forever he placed under condemnation Of
the laws of the land. Thus an issue is
clearly made. and think if safe to sov
the only one to-day that really reaches the
heart and conscience of the citizen. Tpon
this issue we 20 to the people the source of
allpolitical power. Let us appeal toreason
rather than to prejudice. Let those resort
to personal abuse and scandal who have
nothing better to UNFOLD their causp
The Prohibition party was not
organized ms mere threat or
menace 1t is the Outrrowth of
ii rapidly increasing crystaized senti-
ment against the great evil of the age-the
evil that the old parties dared not attack
but against which this Young party of the
people in defence of the homes of the ma
ton has entered upon.a warfare that shall
never cease 50 long as the nag of our
country waves its protecting folds over
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