The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-28
PROHIBITION PAP
ST.. JOHN AND DANIELS NOTIFIED.
rhry Accent the N"inina,ions, hut Know
they are Doomed Ia i"frni-si.
John D.nounces his Late
Republican As-sCiatos.


Mr.. ~. John,
CUHA, y, ", Aug. 2i.-tiov. -. John
aud Mr.. Daniel arrived to-day, aud were
met 10y the Reception Committee of the
Notification Com miltoe. All of that
committee have not arrived. Prof.
Dickoy, the Chairman, is expected At
noon.
The Prohibition notification proceed
| ingS were held to-day nj ~, John camp
meeting circuit grounds, two miles from
. cuba village. \ temperance camp
meeting, to last five days, is In progress,
/ ia, principal leaders and speakers of
/ the pIoh llitlun mnv"uluEt uro IN attend
/ unrr aud wlli address the uorting dur
/ iLig li' week, IN audience of 500 was
] In attendance. The exercises upcncd
win music and prayer after which
| Prof. birkoy. Chairman of the katilica-
/ ton Committee, WAS Introduced To- the
uuGlence amt rondidntcs, and addressed
/ the candidates, John Z. -. John and
/ William Daniels, as follows;
/ GFATLE,fAS nm lu speak for this
/ Committee, representing here tl-duy,the
| National convention of tine Prohibition
/ party, recently In session M litiSburg.
. IN harmony Eith political u,ugyS aud in
keeping with the dignity nnl import
uuce of the high position In which we
. NAlt.iA 'll'ltlF'Al W IiN'f .N'INAs " " Nl'
| here tor the purpose of Notifying You IN
.h's official and formal mnnncr, Of your
. selection rs the candidates 81 the Ma
tiOpal Prohibition party, for the posi-
| lions respectively, al President and
/ Vice President of The nited States. The
convention, which thus houolcd it,
SELF hY gathering men there
bowed under the weight Of many
years, VINO generation ago gathered in
the same hall To organize Tor victory
what seemed to some II hopeless cause
the battle against that other slavery;
young men were there with the ardur of
youth and devotion and heroes; women
Woodbridge, Mrs. Burt and Mary
Lathrop and Esther Hugh-reprcSenta-
tives of the best brain and heart of
American womanhood. 1t was II con
Vention of earnest men and pure women,
who were there to express their convic-
ton that the government ought to be
government OF the people and by the
people and for the people, and not
government of the saloon and by the sa-
loon and for the saloon. 1t was con-
veution representing powerful con-
stituency from all parts of our land-a
constituency composed Of citizens
grown tired OF the spectacle
of the old political parties
riyaling each other in their eagerness to
serve the liquor traffic, going down upon
their faces in the dust before the mon
arch of man and crying out in language
of Scripture, "Am not thine ass upon
which thou hast rdden? need not as
sure you that the Prohibition party will
give you most ardent support. we
may not succeed in electing you to the
high positions for which you have been
named, but we shall enjoy the proud sat
isfactiun in knowing that our candidates
were the only candidates and that our
1 party was the only party that ought to
nave succeeded. And now, gentlemen,
in the name of the noblest manhood and
purest wonanhood in America, invoke
The blessing of Almighty God to rest
upon you, and may that divine power
which rules and oyerrules in
the affairs of the Nation and
among men vouchsafe unto you
such u measure OF strength and courage,
and wisdom, as shall enable you to bear
well the burdens which the National
Prohibition party, with supreme conf
dcnce, now lays upon you.
81. JOHNS SPEECH.
Governor st. John replied us follows:
Mr., Chairman and members otthe commit
, tee:
In receiving this formal notice Of NV
nomination for the highest Office with II
the git of the people by the National
convention ofthe Prohibition party, pei
NIT me, notwithstandingth distincD,un,
was neither sought nor desired by me,
To assure you, in view OF the unanimity
with which it is given, of my high appre-
cation OF the very high honor it COlters.
There are more political parties in the
field to-day than there are political
issues. Upon the great question as To
what should he done " it'll the traijc in
Intoxicating Gnur~ as 4 beverage, both
the Democratic and the Republica'
party are united in favor Of making tn
. NJ, ,vbiln the prnlihl-
tionists demand it he forever placed
under the condemnation of the laws of
the land. Thus an is ne is clearly made,
and / think it sale to say the only one TO-
day that really reaches the heart of the
citizens. Upon this issue we go to the
people, the source of all political power.
Let us &ppeal to reason rather than
prejudice. Let those resort to personal
abuse and scandal VINO have nothing
better to uphold their cause. The Pro-
hihition party is not organized as a
mere thread, IT is the outgrowth of a
rapidly increasing crvstalized senti
ment against the great evil ofthe AEGEAN
attack, bit against which this young
party Of the people, in defense of the
| homes of the nation, has entered upon
Il warfare that shall never cease rs long
as the flag Of our country waves it's pro-
tecting folds over legalized dran-shops
In this struggle let us ever remember
that we are accountable to God; that
our duty to him is paramount to our al
leglance to any political party; that po-
litical ties will never, in his sight, eX-
cuse a ballot for any party that does not
stand up fearlessly for the right of their
home. They will have nothing to fear
of the people if they vote as they pray.
DANIELS DELIVERY.
Mr.. Daniels followed, and said:
| To the Chairman and Members of the Com
mittee:
am profoundly gratified for the honor
conferred upon me by selecting me
as one of the standard bearers
of this great movement. l accept
the nomination to the Office of Vice
President, and expect to do SO
more formally by letter hereafter, know
and involving no little personal sacrifice.
And l appreciate the honor, not merely
PERSONAL but for the appreciation by
the convention of the earnest and solid
prohibition work tn It has been done in
my native State, Maryland, within the
few years past. | also appreciate it as
an indication that our brethren of the
great north and west desire to Obliterate
all sectional party lines and build up
best elements on both sides of the line,
in array against the worst: the repre-
sentatives of protection to homes every
where as against the saloons. This dis
position is more clearly evinced from
the fact that / am the first person
selected since the war from a
Southern State as candi-
and I trust this action will hs tic har-
bnger of that reign Of harmony. good
Will and unity throughout the land, |
which a pOpt has described as