St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-25
FOURTH CANDIDATE:
The Prohibitionists Nominate
Gov. st. John for
President.
BY Unanimous Vote and with Enthu-
siastic Cheers and
Singing.
Their Platform Demanding National Pro-
hibitory Laws and Denouncing the
Old Parties.
Our Own Brother satterlee On Hand and
Makes a Speech for
st. John.

PITTsBURG, July 24.-The Prohibition
party met this morning at o'clock and was
called to order. A short time was occupied
in the singing of hymns, prayer, etc. AT
10 O'Clock a motion was made and carried to
proceed to the call of states for nominations
for candidacy for the presidency.
Mr.. Babcock, of California, nominated R.
HI. Mcdonald, and made very neat speech
eulogizing his choice.
Mr.. Christian. of Illinois, nominated ex-
Gov. st. John, Of Kansas. He said the name
he presented was above any other in its
power to gather together and concentrate
the forces of the Prohibition movement.
w. T. Eustis, of Maine, put in nomination
Gideon T. Stewart, of Ohio.
The nomination of st. John was seconded
by Miss Willard, Mr. Miner, of Massachus-
sets, Honey, of Michigan, W. W. saterlee,
Of Minnesota, Ransom, of New York and
Finch, Of Nebraska.
So many good things were said of st. John
by the various speakers, that the remark was
made on the stage that the audience had
been listening to new gospel of ST. John.
The names OF the other candidates were
withdrawn, and on motion the call of states
was proceeded with. At the close the secre-
tary said that here were COZ votes cast, all
for Hon. ?. st. John. The announcement
was greeted with loud cheers. A picture of
st. John was exhibited from the stage, and
amid great enthusiasm the delegates and
-, -, oho 70
campaign song, "Glory, glory, hallelujah,
our cause is marching on'' This was fol-
lowed by rousing cheers, and then the con-
vention joined in singing, praise God from
whom all blessings flow"
| The platform was then reported by Mr..
Black, Of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
committee on resolutions. There swas con-
siderable OF discussion ON the different sec
! tions, and motion was made to strike out
that portion which contained personal allu-
| sion to Blaine and Logan. This brought
Heaney, Of Illinois, to his feet, who declared
it his belief that both Blaine and Logan were
on the Republican ticket because of their
action on the liquor question. The Prohibi-
tionists could face the music, and shoot
where they wanted to hit.
| Russell, of Michigan, thought Blaine and
Logan should be rebuked for asking the suf
frage of the American people under such
circumstances.
The question was finally laid on the table
and the platform adopted as reported. The
following is
THE PLATFORM.
| rJ,J,o bo,,o ,rotaot;o, ,>or+,, L.
convention assembled acknowledge Al
mighty God as the rightful sovereign of all
men, from whom the just powers OF govern
ment are derived, to whose laws human en-
actments should conform, and that peace,
| prosperity ond happiness only can come to
| the people whose laws OF national and state
| government are in accord with the Divine
| viii.
That the importation, manufacture and
sale of alcoholic beverages, created and main
tanned by the laws of the national and state
governments during the entire history of such
laws, is everywhere shown to be the promot-
ing cause of incompetence with its resulting
crime and pauperism, making demands up
on public and private charity, imposing
large and unjust taxations and public bur
dens for penal aud sheltering institutions,
| lures and commerce, endangering the public
peace, desecrating the Sabbath, corruptng g
our politics, legislation, and administration
of the laws, shortening lives, impairing
health, and diminishing productive industry,
causing education to be neglected, nullify-
ing the teachings of the Bible, the church
and the school, the standard guides of our
fathers and their children in the founding,
and growth under God of our widely extend
ed country, and which, imperilling our civil
and religious liberty, are baneful frauds, by
which we know that these laws are alike
contrary to Gods laws, and contravent to
our happiness, and we call up our fellow
citizens to aid in the repeal of these laws.
and the suppression of this baneful liquor
traffic.
The fact that during the twenty-four years
in which the Republican party has controlled
| the general government, and that of many
of these states, no effort has been made TO
change this policy. Territories have been
created from the national dominion and
governments for them established and states
from them admitted to the Union; in no in
stance in either of which has this traffic been
forbidden or the people of these territories or
states been permitted to prohibit.
That there are now over 100000 distiller-
les, breweries, wholesale and retail dealers in
these drinks, holding certificates and claim
ing the authority of the government for the
! continuation of business so destructive to
moral and material welfare of the people, to-
gether with the fact that they
have turned deaf ear to
| remor STRANGE and petition for the
corret ton of this abuse of civil government
! is conclusive; that the Republican party is
insensibge to or impotent for the redress OF
these wrongs, and should no longer be en-
| trusted with the powers and responsibilities
OF the government
That although this party, in its late ma
tional convention. was silent on the liquor
question: notice It's candidates, Blaine and
| Logan. Within the year past Mr.. Blaine has
| publicly recommended that the revenue
| derived from the liquor traffic shall be dis
| tri1uted among the states, and Senator
Logan, by bill, proposed to devote this
revenue to the support of schools. Thus
both virtually recommended the perpetual
ton of the traffic, and that the states and
their citizens shall become partners in the
| liquor traffic.
The fact that the Democratic party has in
its national deiverances of the party politics
/ arrayed itself on the side of the drink makers
and sellers, by declaring against the policy
of prohibition OF such traffic under the false
name OF '.supptuary laws and when in
power in some of the states in refusing TO
remedy legislation, and in congress refusing
to permit the creation of board of inquiry
to investigate and report upon the effects of
this traffic, proves that the Democratic party
should not be entrusted with power or place.
That there could be no greater peril to the
nation than the existing competition of the
Republican and Democratic parties for the
liquor vote. Experience shows that any
party not openly opposed to the traffic viii
frrars in this com r,etitinn Kill court farnr