The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-31


reclamation.
NIL A motion to suspend the rules
opposed in earnest argument Il
delegate, on the ground the ef
would be stampede of the G
vention, and to leave its most imp
ant work, the platform, uncared
I'D Convention then Q2:l0) took rec
until 8 p. m.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was opened with singing and pray
the rules and nominating Mt. st. 10
nj by reclamation.
Z" Mr. Hopkins, of New York, NOV
as substitute that the roll of stat
be called, and that these delega,
shall announce their choice.
Mr.. Stephens, of Pennsylvan
moved, as an amendment, that that
o postponed till after the adoption of Il
. platform.
Mr.. Stephens motion was rejects
The question was then taken c
suspending the rules and calling Il
roll of states for the declaration
their choice for president, and it VIZ
y agreed to.
q The call of states was proeeede
Q with. As the roll of states was cal
|. ed the chairman of each delegatio
, cast their respective vote for John |
p st. John.
The roll was completed and the SET
: rotary announced that 6O2 votes ha
f been cast, all of them for j
p. st. John. The announce
ment was greeted with loud cheers
! A picture of st. John Wa
exhibited from the stage and amit
great enthusiasm the delegates anC
spectators joined in singing the choru.
to campaign SON.,
"GLoRY, GLORY, HALLEUJAHl
Our Cause is Marching Onl" Thi.
was followed by rousing cheers. Then
the convention joined in the singing
of the hymn, praise God From Whom,
All Blessings Flow" after which the
president made formal announcement
of the unanimous nomination of j. p.
st. John, and called for another rous
ing cheer, which was heartily re-
Sponded to, and committee was ap-
pointed to send telegram to ex-Gcv.
st. John, notifying him of his nomi-
nation.
The platform was then reported by
Mr.. Black, of Pennsylvania, chairman
| of the committee on resolutions, as
follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The following is the platform pre-
sented by the committee:
First, the prohibition home protec-
ton party, in national convention as
sembled, acknowledge Almighty God
as the rightful sovereign of all men,
from whom just powers of govern
ment are derived, to whose laws hui
man enactments should conform and
that peace, prosperity and happiness
only can come to the people, when the
laws of the national and state govern
mentS are in accord with the divine
will.
Second, that the importation, manu-
facture, supply and sale of alcoholic
beverages, created and maintained by
the laws of state governments, dur
ing the entire existence of
such laws, are everywhere shown
to be promoting the cause of
intemperance, with resulting crime
and pauperism, making large demands
On public and private charity, impos-
ing large and unjust taxation and
public burdens for penal and shelter
1uS uDOA
tries, manufacturers and commerce;
endangering the public peace, the des-
ecration of the Sabbath; corrupting
our politics, legislation and the ad-
of the laws; shortening
our lives, impairing our health and
diminishing the productive industry;
causing education to be neglected and |
despised; multiplying the teachings of |
hn ha o,nrnh on6 tho cnhnnI.
the standards and guides of our faith |
and growth, under God, of our widely
extended country, and which is
imperilling the perpetuitY ofour civil
and religious liberty. We call upon
our fellow citizens to aid in the repeal
of these laws and the legal suppress
sion of his baneful liquor traffic. At
tention is called to the fact that dur
ing the twenty-four years in which |
the general government and that of |
many of the states was under the re-
publican party, no effort has been
made to change this policy. Terrific
ries have been created from the ma
tional domain and governments for
them established, and states from
them admitted to the union. In no
instance, in either of them has the
traffic been forbidden or the people
of these territories as states have
been permitted to prohibit.
There are over 100000 distileries
brewers and wholesale and retail
dealers in these drinks, holding GER
tifcates and claiming authority of the
government for the continuation OF a
business so destructive to the moral
of tho |
together with the fact that they have
and petitions for the correction of this
abuse of civil government, is conclu-
sive that the republican party is in
sensible to. or Impotent for the redress
of these wrongs, and should no longer
of the government. That
although this party, in its late nation
al convention, was silent on the liquor /
not so its candidates. N[essrs.
Blaine and Logan. Within the year
past, Mr.. Blaine has publicly recon-
mended that the revenue derived from
the liquor traffic shall be distributed
among the states, and Senator Logan |
has, by bill, proposed to devote these
revenues to the support of schools. |
IuuS UObu udNO Virtually ICOOhI-
mended the perpetuation of the traffic,
and that the states and their citizens
shall become partners in the liquor
crime. The fact that the democratic
party has, in its national dellverance
of party policy, arrayed itself on the
side of drink makers and sellers by
declaring against the policy of the
prohibition of such traffic, under the
false name of sumpGtary laws, and,
of some of the states in refusing rem
edial legislation, and in congress, of
refusing to permit the creation of
board If inquiry to investigate and
report upon the effects of this
traffic, proves that the demo-
cratic party should not be
entrusted with power or place; that
there can 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 will
engage in competition: will court the
favor of the criminal classes; will
barter away the public morals, the
purity OF the ballot and every trust
that the object of good government
for party success and patriot, and good
citizens should find, in this practice,
sufficient cause for immediate with
drawal from all connection with this
party.
Thar we favor reform in the admin